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$16M plan unveiled for school makeover Chenango location will be new home of alternative facility By Tom Munds

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Craig Hospital patient Rex Haskins straps in for a flight in a small plane as therapist Claire Cahow looks on. Photos by Deborah Grigsby

Small planes help spirits, hopes soar Volunteer pilots, ground crew take therapy to new level By Deborah Grigsby

dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com For people with spinal cord injuries, recovery can be a long and difficult challenge, but a new program at Englewood’s Craig Hospital has some patients literally flying through the process. CraigFlight Mission, a unique partnership between Craig Hospital’s therapeutic recreation program and the Jeppesen Employees Flying Association, puts patients with spinal cord injuries into the cockpit of a small airplane for a short flight around the Denver skyline. Volunteer pilots and ground crew Flight continues on Page 9

Craig Hospital patients Jake Nelson, left ,and Rex Haskins, right, visit with pilot and Jeppesen employee Scott Kennedy outside the Denver Jet Center at Centennial Airport. CraigFlight Mission is a partnership between Craig Hospital and Jeppesen employees to provide patients with brain and spinal cord injuries the chance to see Denver from the cockpit of a small plane.

Food donations can erase library fines Inter-Faith benefits from twice-yearly program By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com The Englewood Public Library offers the opportunity to help needy families while clearing past-due fines off the books through its semiannual Food for Fines program. Through Dec. 9, a patron bringing two non-perishable food items to the library can cancel one fine for keeping a library

item beyond the turn-in date. The food is turned over to the Inter-Faith Community Services food bank for distribution to families in need. Deb Parker, library executive assistant, said because the library is changing to a new computer system in December, the staff is encouraging everyone to take advantage of Food for Fines before Thanksgiving, although the library will continue to accept food for fines through Dec. 9. “The program has worked well since it was started it in 1990,” Parker said. “The program does reduce the money we collect in fines. But the program encourages

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people to bring materials back to the library while donating food that will be used to help feed needy families in our area.” She noted that donations to the Food for Fines program doesn’t apply to the obligation of paying for lost or damaged items. Patrons taking part in Food for Fines are asked to bring the food items to the library’s circulation desk on the first floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. That way, the staff member on duty can make sure the fine can be canceled in the computer. The Food for Fines program has been an Englewood tradition since 1990. Originally, it was a once-a-year program. But in 2003, then Library Director Hank Long got permission from the Englewood City Council to hold the event twice a year. Since it began in 1990, the Food for Fines program has collected food donations for Inter-Faith valued at more than $47,000. For information on the Food for Fines program, call the library at 303-762-2560.

The plans are completed for a project to transform Englewood Middle School into a new location for Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School. “This projects fits in with project under way to construct a seventh- through 12th-grade campus on the current Englewood High School site,” said Brian Ewert, school superintendent. “When the campus is completed, the middle school students will move there, and we now have plans for the makeover of the middle school building so it can be the new home of Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School.” The work at the middle school building at 300 W. Chenango Ave. is a $16 million project funded by $8 million from the voter-passed bond issue and an $8 million state grant. Ewert said the outside of the building will be spruced up, but about the only major change is that the entrance will be moved from its present location on the north side of the school facing Chenango Street to the west side of the school facing the parking lot. “However, there will be a lot new inside the building,” the superintendent said. “We are excited that the project will once again make it possible for Englewood schools to have a cosmetology program.” Englewood used to have a similar cosmetology program, but it was closed down a few years ago. Now, when the project is completed, Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School building will have all the equipment so students who take and complete the cosmetology program will be prepared to take the tests to be licensed, so they can immediately apply for jobs cutting hair, plus they will be qualified to give pedicures or manicures. Ewert said the new CFAHS building will also have a fully equipped STEM lab for students focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Also, when the project is completed, it will mean, for the first time, students at the alternative high school will have a gymnasium, locker rooms and the facilities to serve a full lunch program. There will also be equipment and studios for students studying video production. The superintendent said moving the alternative high school to the Englewood Middle School location will provide a safer location than the current site at Baker Avenue and Zuni Street, plus it will mean students will have ready access to public transportation that isn’t available at the current CFAHS location. School continues on Page 10

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November 2, 2012

‘Push past it’ helps man push the envelope

Ryan, 25, grew up in a small Texas town near Houston. In high school, he trained unflaggingly to break the record in the 400-meter freestyle swim relay. One day before the meet, the coach told him a faster teammate would replace him. As he opened the front door, his grandmother handed him a muchawaited letter. “Dear Ryan: Thank you for submitting your application to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We regret to inform you that blah, blah, blah.” Ryan pauses. “Grandma grabbed my wrist, leaned in.” His voice climbs higher. “Ryan, we all get rejected. Push past it. Besides, who really wants to live in North Carolina anyways?” Five years later, in 2009, he graduated from Colorado State University with degrees in journalism and anthropology. He moved to Portland with his new wife, Chelsea, a CSU graduate studying for a master’s in social work at Portland State University. He scanned Craigslist for any job he could find to pay the bills — teaching an older man to use the com-

puter; dressing up as Lord Voldemort for a Harry Potter midnight premiere; month-long marketing contracts with Nike, Toyota, Safeway. “I was scary broke and I called Grandma for help. Ryan, you need money? Well, you and me both! Push,” his hands flick, “past it.” In January 2011, 75 applications later, Ryan landed a job with Special Olympics Oregon. As manager of marketing and communications, he did TV and radio interviews, but didn’t like what he heard. He was part of the “like” generation — the word peppered his speech. His dad, a Toastmasters Club member, suggested he join the public-speaking organization. So he did. One Saturday morning last January, he came across a YouTube video of a competitor in the Toastmaster World Championship of Public Speaking. An idea crystallized: If he didn’t do something big right then, he never would. Chelsea sat on the sofa completing a paint-by-number mountain scene as he announced his goal — to be the world champion in public speaking. Chelsea looked at him. OK, she said. They drove to Home Depot and bought huge whiteboards they nailed to the living room wall on which he could craft speeches. In the middle, he wrote “Ryan Avery — 2012 World Champion of Public Speaking.” The goal, Chelsea knew, was daunting. The 2011 winner had entered the contest 35 times before winning, and some 30,000 members start the competition each year. But Ryan dreamed big. The training began: Ryan woke at 5 every morning, worked on speeches until 8, ate breakfast and went to work. At 6 p.m., he returned home and continued practicing. At one point, he was giving 11 speeches a week at various clubs. Chelsea suggested if he could speak in uncomfortable situations, he’d give great speeches in comfortable ones. So he spiked his hair, hiked his jeans above his belly, threw on a ratty green T-shirt and headed to Pioneer Square, a downtown area where he would spontaneously rehearse among strangers. He spoke in gyms, saunas and prisons. He spoke underwater to figure out where to breathe and pause. He spoke in an airplane bath-

room, anywhere that felt awkward. Finally, it was time. Contestants from 116 countries descended on Orlando in August for the 2012 World Championship of Public Speaking. In the fifth round, there was Ryan among nine semi-finalists. “Every stage of our lives we face fears and obstacles we have to push past, starting young with that la-a-rge hairy monster living under our bed, building up courage to walk into that first Toastmasters meeting, or to face the day when we lose someone that we love.” Ryan pauses as he looks across the audience. “Grandma’s not the same person she once was.” Pause. “The woman who has always been there for me, who comforts me in that familiar perfume” — his hands fold toward his chest — “sl-i-i-ide me a cookie before dinner — will look right at me, forget who I am. Grandma is still here, but she’s already gone.” This speech, which he recently repeated at CSU’s annual high school Journalism Day before more than 1,500 students, propelled him into the final round. The speech he gave in the finals was about trust and, ultimately, his love for Chelsea. In the end, eight months after deciding he would become the World Champion of Public Speaking, he won. Every day at 5:45 p.m., a reminder rings on Ryan’s cell phone as it has for the past two years, and he calls his grandma, now 86 and living in Tampa with her daughter. The brief conversations are filled with ordinary questions — How was your day? What are you having for dinner? They keep a young heart connected with an old, beloved one. “Every bridge of fear we’re on starts that same mental countdown. Three! Am I really about to do this?” Ryan spreads his arms wide. “Yes.” “Two! Wait! Wait! I am not ready for this! “If not now, when? “One! Why do I listen to Grandma? “Because life is limited.” He looks at the audience. “Push past it.” Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews. com or 303-566-4110.

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He spreads his long arms wide so quickly, the audience startles. “Three! Am I really about to bungee jump?” He throws out the question emphatically. “Two! Wait! Wait! I am not ready for this! One! Why do I listen to Grandma-a-a?” His voice rises and his 6-foot-4 lanky frame pitches forward. He straightens and peers seriously through darkrimmed glasses. “Push past it — advice that will stick in my mind till the end of my time.” Push past it. Those three words have defined milestones in Ryan Avery’s life, so much so that they recently led him to an extraordinary achievement. He learned them from his fiery but sweet, independent grandmother, who always gave it to him straight. So, listen to this story. It’s about dreaming big, working hard, believing in oneself. But, mostly, this is a story about a boy and his grandmother. “Last summer, I willingly attached myself to an industrial-sized rubber band, h-u-u-rled my body off the tallest bridge in North America, and almost wet myself. Bungee jumping for me was the equivalent of someone being scared of spiders bathing in a tub of tarantulas. Ugh! Why would I do something so scary? Because,” he gazes toward the audience, “Grandma’s famous words.” His voice rises. “Ryan, we all experience fear. Push.” His hands flick outward. “Past it.” His hands flick again.

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November 2, 2012

Helping hands get pat on back S Luncheon honors eight who make difference By Jennifer Smith

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It takes collaboration to make a great community, and everyone at the Englewood Chamber of Commerce Service Club Luncheon is an example — business people, nonprofits and educators working together for the city’s residents. “Let us continue to strive to make a better world,” Jason Whyte of First Community Bank said Oct. 30 during his opening invocation at Meridian Retirement Community. The honorees have been doing a good j0b so far. John and Carrie Morgridge, for example, have donated $750,000 over the last two years to benefit Englewood Public Schools, allowing the district to purchase reading programs, smart boards and Netbooks, among other things. “As we were moving forward and thinking about reforming education in Englewood, we really had some work to do,” said Assistant Superintendent Karen Brofft. “They are incredibly generous.” Carrie Morgridge said it’s an honor to invest in Englewood. “We have an opportunity for millenniums to be the most educated group of students we’ve ever had, but it’s going to take all of us,” she said. Englewood Rotary honored Dawn Shepherd for her service to the Englewood Housing Authority. Rotarian Larry Matten cited her volunteerism with the schools, among many other selfless acts. In turn, Shepherd thanked everyone in the room for touching lives.

“To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that’s success,” she told them. Englewood VFW and its ladies’ auxiliary honored Dewell and Sue Zinser, reB spectively. Maggie Phillips said Sue Zinserj is somebody who dots her i’s and crosses her t’s, and Lyle Carter said Dewell Zinser had gotten the VFW back on track. “I don’t know what we’d do withouth him,” said Carter. “We’d be in deep wa-f R ter.” David Oppenheim of the Denver Techw Center Sertoma Club introduced hon-w oree Adam Smith by saying Smith onlyA agreed to accept if Oppenheim kept thej introduction short. Either Oppenheimg has a strange idea of short, or Smith’s nop table acts would fill a notebook. “Adam is one of those people who1 work hard, and he’s one of those peoplew who we all want to be,” said Oppenheim. C “I am far better off than I deserve, andH the result of that is I try to give back to thef S community,” said Smith. Dr. Bob Boardman was the Englewoodo Lions’ choice of the year. “Bob is a guiding light for the Kid Sightc program,” said Bruce Nordwall. That’s an Elks initiative that uses special equipment to check the eyes of young children who can’t yet read an eye chart; it detects vision problems in 7 percent to 10 percent of them. Doug Harder introduced the Arapahoe Sertoma Club’s Sertoman of the Year, Scott Manley. “He has brought new enthusiasm toB every position he has held,” said Harder. j “This group is truly dedicated to helping people in the community,” said Boardman. “It’s a crusty old group who I enjoy, and their hearts are there to helpc a people.” c s r

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Dog day. Pit bulls made their way down Littleton’s Main Street as part of an awareness movement. Page 17 Fun for youngsters. Mosaic Church recently held its yearly Kidzfest to give back to the Englewood community. Page 10

Family entertainment. A new short play leads the program when Englewood Live! comes to the Civic Center. Page 17

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The telephone number for Inter-Faith Community Services, which is seeking help for its project to feed families for Thanksgiving, is 303-789-0501.

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Suspect in fatal shooting arrested Police also identify teen who was killed By Jennifer Smith

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The Littleton Police Department has arrested a suspect in last week’s fatal shooting. Dion Rankin, 20, of Englewood, is being held -without bond at the Arapahoe County jail, facing a first-degree murder charge. - Also on Oct. 24, police identified the Rankin o18-year-old male who was killed as Centennial resident Da Von Flores. dHe and a 17-year-old boy were efound shot at the intersection of Fox Street and Berry Avenue in Littleton on Oct. 19. Police confirmed that the altercation began at a house party in a s n s

home on Fox Street. Neighborhood teens said it involved gang members with a “previous beef” who took their argument outside, where guns were drawn. A little after 11 p.m., shots rang out. Police were just a block away at the time and arrived quickly on the scene. A young girl watching police work on the afternoon of Oct. 20 said Flores was her longtime friend and recently became the father of a baby boy. His body remained in the street, concealed by a red tent, until that afternoon. Flores was a senior at Options this year and was on track to graduate this December, confirms Littleton Public Schools spokeswoman Diane Leiker. “Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time,” she said. A memorial Facebook page says a fund has been started at Public Service Credit Union for the Flores family to help with funeral costs and the baby. The other shooting victim won’t

be identified by police because he’s a juvenile, but friends knew him as Chase. He was taken to the hospital from the scene; there’s been no word as to his condition since then. There’s also been no comment from police as to whether they’re seeking additional suspects, but detectives are continuing to interview witnesses and evaluate evidence, police said last week. The community is weighing in on Flores’ memorial Facebook page. “God has plans for everyone. This is no joke,” writes Donald James Farley. “And I hope it really opens up peoples’ eyes to see what is actually going on in this `little town.’ May you Rest In Peace bro. You will never be forgotten.” “We are losing too many young (people) to gun violence,” writes David P. Howard. “We have to band together before another young person loses their life. God help all this evil in the world. Kids should not die before they have had a chance to live. Stop the violence.”

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jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com o d Some Littleton and Englewood city council members are nervous about the future of the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley, despite assurances that it’s now on the right path. “Do we have confidence in this organization? I feel like they’ve made numerous blunders,” said Englewood Council Member Joe Jefferson, at a joint meeting of the councils on Oct. 23 in Littleton. HSSPV’s board fired executive director Nick Fisher on Oct. 12 and replaced him with an interim director, Leslie Maisonneuve. Board member Martha Smith resigned at the same time, saying she didn’t have enough time to give the board. “Martha Smith leaving may

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change their outlook a bit,” said Englewood Deputy City Manager Mike Flaherty. “She and Nick were very close,” agreed Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman. “I think it would be difficult for her to go on without him.” Fisher’s contract entitles him to a six-month payout, about $30,000. “But they would like to not have to do that at all,” said Brinkman. To avoid it, they’d have to prove Fisher intentionally committed some wrongdoing. Brinkman called that highly unlikely. “I think his heart was there, I just don’t think he had the management skills to pull this off,” said Englewood Mayor Randy Penn. Although Brinkman remained upbeat about the shelter’s future, she said city staff is performing an audit of its books, and Maisonneuve had found $30,000 in surprise payables, subtracting from an already shaky bottom line. Englewood Council Member Jill Wilson wondered whether the board

should hold off on paying Fisher until after the audit. “We have zero ability to get into the management,” said Littleton City Manager Michael Penny. “The audit is really our only ability to take any action to make sure public money is going to serve requirements.” Brinkman said the board might have to come back to the two councils for money to finish out the year. “They’ve already warned me,” she said. “That’s the last thing they want to do, but they also don’t want to compromise their service.” Fisher had asked for $91,000 from each council for 2013. Littleton only gave him the $50,000 the contract calls for. Englewood approved the whole $91,000, but Penn indicated council might take another look at that to maintain parity. “I’m not willing to give them any more money this year,” said Littleton Councilor Peggy Cole, noting that council had to forgo funding some other things that it would have liked to support.

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November 2, 2012

Looming sewer plant costs cause concern

Englewood, Littleton ‘behind the eight ball’ By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com Much to the consternation of elected officials in Littleton and Englewood, they seem to have no way around spending $15 million for upgrades to their jointly owned sewer plant. “We’re behind the eight ball,” Stu Fonda, director of the Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant, said during a joint meeting Oct. 23. Both city councils recently voted to raise customer fees starting in 2013 to cover the costs of construction, slated to begin in 2019. There are two separate issues. First, the plant is subject to stricter nutrientremoval standards as of 2022; council

members are quick to call them unfunded mandates from the state. In order to meet them, staff says design and permitting for the project needs to begin in 2017. Second, a study showed the plant contributes about half of the phosphorous found in Barr Lake near Brighton and Milton Reservoir near Gilcrest, which causes algae blooms and other unpleasantness in the recreation areas. “The plant has a responsibility to downstream users,” Amy Conklin, coordinator for Barr Lake/Milton Reservoir Watershed Association, wrote on Oct. 28. “It matters how clean our effluent is because people downstream drink it.” Centennial Water and Sanitation District, which serves the city of Centennial and a portion of Douglas County, apparently is the reason for the other half. Its director, John Hendricks, urged Littleton and Englewood officials to work with him to get the standards relaxed. “We are going to take off the gloves, but we’re going to do it initially with a gentle, cooperative approach,” he said.

“This is a statewide issue, and we need some leadership down there at the Capitol to help us out.” Conklin agrees a collaborative approach is necessary, noting that half of Colorado residents live in the watershed. “Gone are the simple days of environmental regulation,” she said. “But if BarrMilton can pull it off, we may serve as a model of how to bring all sides of these expensive environmental solutions to the table and not to court.” Plant manager Dennis Stowe said a statewide coalition against the regulations is currently inactive, reluctant to pursue expensive litigation. Gov. John Hickenlooper’s only input, said Stowe, has been to ask the Legislature to look more closely at the costs inflicted by the regulations. Engineer Sarah Reeves, a private consultant, said a potentially cost-reducing practice of nutrient trading — similar to cap and trade to regulate emissions — isn’t feasible, because there are no workable trading partners.

So customer costs increase with no guarantee the problem will be solved, according to council members. “You could get to zero (discharged nutrients), and it still might not solve what’s happening to the reservoir,” said Littleton Councilor Phil Cernanec. The study itself seems to agree: “Almost all scenarios examined in this exercise do not result in mean phosphorus and/or chlorophyll levels as low as may seem desirable from the evaluation of possible target values.” Englewood Council Member Jim Woodward noted that stormwater and a number of creeks affect the water quality downstream from the plant. “By the time it gets to one of the lakes, will it be better than it is right now?” he asked rhetorically. Fonda said the last round of upgrades produced water almost good enough to drink. “When we get to discharging Perrier, is that going to be good enough?” asked Littleton Councilor Bruce Stahlman.

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November 2, 2012

Cherrelyn students debate election issues

oFifth-, sixth-graders meet in state Senate facility

-By Tom Munds stmunds@ourcoloradonews.com The walls of the state Senate com-mittee room have echoed with de-bates on issues like health care and simmigration, but on Oct. 24, those ydebating the issues were Cherrelyn Elementary School fifth- and sixthf graders. “We have spent a lot of time mstudying the presidential elections aand its key issues. During the study, ythe idea of the debate was suggested,” teacher Lisa Jackson said. “The ,students got really excited and the eexcitement level increased when they learned we would be doing the sdebate at our state Capitol.” o Jackson worked with the students on the debate and, at the same time, she arranged for a tour of the Capitol and the opportunity for the students ”to conduct their debates in one of ethe Senate committee rooms. In preparation for the debate, the teacher had the students divided into teams. Each team was given the assignment to prepare to debate for or against one of the four election issues: the Afghanistan war, immigration, health care and borrowing money to balance the budget. “The teams were chosen and assigned one side of an issue,” Jackson explained. “They did in-depth research on the issue and developed their own strategy for the debate.” Each team developed a detailed script for the opening remarks and for the arguments. However, it was up to the students to use their own words to present their rebuttals. On Oct. 24, students first toured the Capitol and, about mid-morning, they arrived at the committee room. Jackson got the students seated and then took time to explain details about the upcoming debates. She said each team would be made up of four to five students and two teams would face off to debate each issue. The teams also said three students would serve as moderators. The moderators were to explain each step plus maintain strict time limits that applied to both debate teams. The format provided each team

Cherrelyn Elementary School student Eboni Williams presents her argument during the fifth- and sixthgraders’ debate on presidential issues. The students conducted the debates during their Oct. 24 visit to the Capitol. Photo by Tom Munds about two minutes to make opening remarks, three minutes to present their argument and two minutes each for rebuttals, followed by closing remarks. Generally, each team member took part in each aspect of the debate. Although there was evidence that some students were nervous, considering the setting and the need to speak to a large crowd, the debates were very well presented. The initial debate issue was a team supporting ending involvement in Afghanistan and a team supporting continuing involvement there. The depth of research showed in the comments. For example, those for bringing the troops home quickly quoted the battlefield statistics and the cost of fighting the war. The other side countered with comments about fighting the terrorists there instead of in the United States and the fact that the Afghanistan army and police force were not yet well enough trained to provide security for their company. Jackson had the students in the audience grade each team’s presentation and thus determine which team won each debate. Triston Hercules-Flaminco was a member of the team supporting continuing military involvement in Afghanistan. “I was a little shaky at first and messed up a little,” he said after his

debate. “But, the other members of the team did a good job, I got more confidence and I think I did OK from there.” He said preparing for the debate required a lot of research. “We tried to find out all we could about the subject, so I learned a lot about our subject,” he said. “Listening to the other debates I also learned a lot about the other subjects too.” Classmate Lily Maxie was on the other side of the Afghanistan war debate but she had similar comments. “I was sort of nervous and had some butterflies at first,” she said. “But all that went away when the debate got started. I though our team did well and so did the other team.” She, too, said the project was very educational. “The research helped me learn a lot of things I didn’t know about the Afghanistan war,” she said. “I feel spending the time on the research was valuable because it helped me know more about what is going on in the world and helped me be a lot more informed about the key issues in the upcoming presidential election.” Jackson said she was very pleased with the debates. “The students worked very hard on this project,” she said. “You could hear from the presentation that the students did a lot of research on their subjects.”

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SCHOOL BOARD meetings are normally held the first Tuesday of the month. But since Nov. 6 is Election Day, the November meeting will be held on Nov. 7 in the community room at Maddox School, 700 W. Mansfield Ave.

THE ANNUAL holiday meal with a traditional Thanksgiving Day menu will be served at lunchtime. Families are welcome. Cost is $2.20 for children and $3 for adults.

SCHOOL PICTURE retakes will be scheduled. FAMILY FREE movie night, sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Organization, will be held at 6 p.m.

THE ANNUAL holiday meal with a traditional Thanksgiving Day menu will be served at lunchtime. Families are welcome. Cost is $2.20 for children and $3 for adults. • NOV. 9

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March 10, 1918 ~ March 19, 2012 Martha I. Hardin of Fort Collins, previously of Englewood, was born March 10, 1918 to Albert and Cliff Lovitt, in Coin, Iowa. She passed away March 19, 2012 at LeMay Avenue Health in Fort Collins. She married Hale Hardin of Wallace, Nebraska, and had two children, Susan and Michael. She was preceded in death by parents, husband, two sisters, Ruth and Lois, four bothers; Merlin, Meredith, George, and John, and daughter in law Mary Kay (Brady) Hardin. She is survived by her sister Racheal Hicks of Manitou Springs, her daughter Sue Hardin of Akron, Ohio, her son Mic Hardin (Janet) of Fort Collins, her granddaughters Erin Hardin of Highlands Ranch, and Jyenna Baeza and her great grandson Gabriel Baeza of Wellington, numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She worked as a telephone operator in Portland, Oregon during World War II and in Denver, after her children started school. She was Clerk of Division A of Arapahoe County Court for 20 years, retiring in 1984. Martha had an amazing life that began in Iowa on a farm with no electricity, indoor plumbing or motor vehicles. Before the end of her life, she saw men walk

on the moon. She was a homebody and very proud of her house and yard. She lived in the same house in Englewood for 60 years. She was adventurous, funny, and fun. She left the farm after graduating from high school and moved to Portland even though she had never traveled before. After retiring, she traveled numerous times to Akron to spend time with her daughter. She went to Disney World/Epcot Center, and, with her family, traveled to the Yukon and Alaska, and to Europe four times. She also learned to swim after she retired, in spite of a lifetime phobia. She loved music and sang in the choir at Emmanuel Methodist Church for two decades. She also was a member of a local group in Englewood that performed at local retirement homes, rest homes, and community venues. She was the anchor of our family and much loved. She will be greatly missed by all of us. Cremation has taken place and a family memorial will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, please donate in her name to Pathways Hospice of Larimer County or any local Hospice Organization. Please sign the guestbook and leave a condolence for the family at www.VesseyFuneralService.com

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November 2, 2012

OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS OUR VIEW

Murky water law must be cleared up In approving the Sterling Ranch development last year, Douglas County commissioners paved the way for a project that promised to be both an economic boon and an environmentally friendly use of land. Of the community’s 3,400 acres, nearly 40 percent would be set aside for open space, wildlife and parks. The development would use only a third of the water a comparable project might, while creating thousands of jobs and having a positive economic impact of hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Build-out would take about 25 years. That’s Harold Smethills’ vision for the 12,000-home project in northwest Douglas County. And following zoning hurdles and water concerns, he was able to gain the board of commissioners’ approval to proceed with the $4.4 billion undertaking.

Then, in August of this year, a judge put a halt to that progress. Water, as is often a concern in arid Colorado, was the culprit. District Court Judge Paul King ruled that commissioners had erred in allowing Sterling Ranch to prove water availability at each phase of construction, rather than for the entirety of the project. King’s ruling was a response to a lawsuit against the board of commissioners filed by the Chatfield Community Association. The ruling, which the county says it will appeal, is rooted in a 2008 state law. It is easy to find out what HB 08-1141 says. It is much more difficult to discern what it means. And we find that to be a problem. Some interpret the law to mean developers must show adequate water through build-out. To others, the legislation gives local governments discretion to do what

Seat-belt-eating dog won’t buckle under “Don’t eat the seat belts.” That’s what I tell my dog when I leave him in the car. I have to. He ate through a number of seat belts in my last car. The belts were connected to the electrical system because they were supposed to react whenever I stopped suddenly. The reaction was that they almost cut me in half. Replacements were about $800 for a pair. I bought seat belt shields, which were actually seat belt covers that are intended to protect against seat belt rub. Smitty managed to nose the shields out of his way so he could have seat belt lunch. I am pretty sure their composition involved beef extract. Or he has a Swiss Army knife hidden somewhere in the car. The vet called it “separation anxiety.” I have a few other words for it. I don’t know how he does it. He’s a dachshund, not a mastiff. I have written about him before. He’s been “separated” a couple of times, completely separated. Back to a shelter he went. Maybe he thinks I’m not returning when I leave him in the car. He put a cut in a back seat belt of my new car. I now have a handmade cardboard barrier between the front seats and the back seats. My previous dachshund could be left in the car and here in the house, and nothing would be eaten. Badger would just sleep. And pout. I tried to leave Smitty free in the house when I first adopted him. He ate the front door molding. I bought a baby gate. It was 47.5 inches tall and latched from the outside. The gap beneath it was an inch or two. I came home and found Smitty on the couch reading the Highlands Ranch Herald. His expression was almost a smile. That’s not entirely true, but he did meet me at the front door, the gate was still latched, and the gate was just like I had left it. I still don’t know. Smitty’s thermostat is set at 72. If it’s above or below 72, or if it’s windy, rainy, or snowy, and we haven’t taken a walk, he will sneak away while I am on the computer and leave an art review in the studio. He has a dog door. There are neon

arrows around it, doggie treats on the other side, promises of a print of those dogs playing poker — if he would just go outside. He looks at me and says, “I am 8 inches tall. There’s a foot of snow on the ground. Get the picture?” I shovel a path from the porch to a shoveled area on the lawn. It doesn’t matter. I have tried dog whisperers and trainers and psychics. Hypnosis. We’ve been to classes and seminars. Retreats. It doesn’t matter. He’s 9. I could have another six years of this. I decided that it was OK. He’s worth it. All I have to do is clean it up. If I had a child, it might be a lot more work to restore the walls and the floors. What if the kid drove through the garage door? Heck. I have done that. “Fur children” require almost as much time (and money) as real children. Smitty won’t need braces on his teeth, but he did have major back surgery. ASPCA Pet Insurance refused to pay because “dachshunds have a pre-disposition” to back problems. Duh. Dopes. That may be why I insured him. He’s never gotten into mischief. I am not sure if he knows how. The sad thing is that he doesn’t know how to play either. I am cranky to the third power, but it all goes away when we read the morning paper together. He always wants me to read his horoscope and it’s always five stars. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net

Douglas County did in allowing Sterling Ranch to show proof of water a phase at a time. State Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, opposed the measure. He says as written, it is open to “multiple reasonable interpretations” and that it is a hindrance to responsible development. If the law is to be strictly interpreted to mean all of a development’s water must be secured from the outset, it creates a daunting climate for Colorado developers. The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, along with other state and area business groups, filed a brief in October asking the judge to reconsider his ruling. In it, they say: “This requirement of (water) certainty for the entirety of a 20 to 30 year project would essentially preclude any large-scale multi-stage development in the State of Colorado and

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result in small-scale patchwork develop-B t ment and unplanned sprawl.” Weeks earlier, Sterling Ranch had filed a motion asking the judge to reconsider. If King doesn’t do so, this case is likely tov wind up in appeals court. Whatever thet outcome in court, it is clear to us that thea Legislature should take up a bill duringf the next session to bring some clarity tot i the situation. Developers who have the foresight toc incorporate land and water conservation into their plan should be rewarded,p not punished. Sterling Ranch appears toe be a water-conservation model that willw be emulated in the future, and it pro-P vides water taps to established neighboring developments whose wells areB e running dry. It would be ironic and a shame to al-a low a cloudy water law to hinder thisJ W project with a bright future.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR We can do better in election season I do not voice my political views publicly. I believe that the right to vote is not only the most important but also the most personal of rights. Therefore, it has been very sad for me to witness what has happened this “election season.” Maybe because this time social media and technology have been so prevalent, the choice to exercise the privilege of free speech (one that comes with an implied responsibility for truth and respect) has been both glaringly visible and unfortunately disappointing. What I have been seeing is a level of negativity (I perceive the spewing of negativity towards one candidate as the absence of anything positive to say about the other candidate), proliferation of misinformation often resulting in outright lies (which are rarely corrected and neither “the media” or Facebook are sources of accurate information), blatant mockery of both candidates and their supporters, and egregious disrespect with an almost frenzied desire to trash the other side. It’s always been a battle of the candidates but somehow this time, there have become “sides.” Everyone who

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doesn’t agree with one side automatically becomes an adversary to be degraded, put down, or criticized at all cost. It’s no longer political, it’s personal. The First Amendment allows us all free speech and therefore it is very powerful. What has been said, and typed, cannot be taken back or erased. Because of that, what has been done is very damaging. What happened to responsibility for and integrity of the spoken/written word? What happened to basic respect? I prefer to believe that it is always more powerful to rise above and pull each other up than to degrade in an attempt to push “the other” in to the muck, to be either “right” or “better than.” Seemingly intelligent people appear to have lost their minds, succumbing to the “thunderdome” like mentality of annihilating their opponent. I can only hope, that after all that has been said and done, there will be some way in which we can all come together again as Americans after the election. It is then, and only then, that we can truly help each other. Trish Humenansky-Laub Highlands Ranch

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Author, Iwo Jima vets to speak from the Marines’ successful battle to capture the strategic island of Iwo Jima. The author said at the April event that she met the four former Marines at a back-to-school night at Chaparral High School. “As I listened to them talk, I thought someone should write a book about them,” the Parker resident said. “In true Marine fashion, I decided to do it myself.” The three Marines at the April 22 event agreed that Barrella did a great job writing the book. “I think she pretty much told the story as it was,” Blain said. “We were four young men caught up in a very difficult situation. She didn’t Hollywoodize it and she didn’t write a lot of blood and guts details. She just wrote about four guys before, during and after experiencing the hell that was Iwo Jima.” Blain said the four men didn’t meet on the Pacific island. They actually met about eight years ago at a monthly Marine meeting at an American Legion post. “We got talking and found out we were all at Iwo,” he said.

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The Englewood Public Library invited the young Marine who wrote the book “More Than 36 Days,” along with the veterans of the battle for Iwo Jima who are the subjects of the book, to take part in a discussion in about the true meaning of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday. The free event will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 5 in Hampden Hall, located on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. The author of the book, Carron Barrella, said she plans to attend the event, as will the four men she wrote about, former Marines Max Brown, Jim Blain, Joe Weihmeire and Don Whipple. Barrella, a young female Marine, wrote the book and she and the four

The author of this book, “More than 36 Days,” and the four men who were subject of the book about their experiences on Iwo Jima will attend a free event Nov. 6 at Hampen Hall. Courtesy photo men attended April’s Faces Behind the Books event at the Englewood Library. Their table attracted a lot of attention perhaps because, in addition to the Marines, the table included photographs and souvenirs

Flight: ‘Can do’ attitude is objective of program Flight continues from Page 1

joined Craig personnel and patients on Oct. 27 at Centennial Airport to demonstrate the many life options still available, even after catastrophic injury. South Dakota farmer Rex Haskins suffered a “spinal stroke” that has him, for now, confined to a wheelchair. But for Haskins, a pilot with more than 2,000 logged hours, the loss of his ability to walk also meant loss of his ability to fly. “I really miss it,” said Haskins. “I used to hop in my plane and fly around;

it’s just a real sense of freedom that you can’t find anywhere else, and I’m really looking forward to getting back in the cockpit.” The primary goal of the program is to get patients interested in and focused on recovery with a “can do” kind of attitude, explained Bert Mendardi, Craig Hospital therapeutic recreation specialist. And while the flight serves more as an attention-getter, it’s also a convenient opportunity to educate patients, who in most cases are wheelchairbound, on issues such as transportation challenges,

accessibility and other important milestones toward independence. “When we buckle a Craig patient into the cockpit of an airplane, we take off hoping that we can share a bit of our passion for flying with them,” said Jeppesen president and CEO Mark Van Tine. “But when we land, we realize they’ve shared their own sense of spirit, courage and determination with us. The experience is simply inspiring for everyone involved.” Craig patient Jake Nelson, 27, who is also an aviation enthusiast, hopes to start ground school as

soon as he’s able. “I mean really, who doesn’t want to fly?” he said. “Craig is the best hospital; they care and they know when and how much to push you to help you meet your goals.” Craig Hospital is a private, not-for-profit center that specializes in rehabilitation and research of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.

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The Englewood High School Pirate gets in on the fun, riding the mechanical bull at the Oct. 28 Kidzfest. Photo by Kristina Cowell safe environment to have fun,” he said. “It allows community members to come together in a positive setting. The more positive things that happen shines a brighter light on the community and the citizens.” The pastor’s son Tyler Harris, an Englewood High School student, also volunteered. He said the event “shows how much we care for the community, the kids, and the city as a whole. Our community has a unique, caring environment that some communities do not have.” Kidzfest is not the only free event that the church holds for the Englewood community. It hosts Breakfast with Santa, a Christmas Eve family event called Glow and a community Easter egg hunt with around 5,000 eggs. It also teams up with schools to give away turkey baskets to families in need,

and hosts a weekly food bank and Friday night free meals. Brandon Dominick, the church’s youth pastor, enjoys providing fun events for families. “What I like about Kidzfest is families can come together, dress goofy, and let loose and enjoy themselves in a safe environment,” he said. Tom Rowley, Englewood High School resource officer, supervised the event. “With all of the abductions and attempted abductions that have been showing up in the news, it is important to make sure that kids in the community can stay safe on Halloween,” he said. Mosaic Church will continue to host events with the goal of creating a stronger community. “These events are important because they unite the community,” Pastor Harris said. “A united community can accomplish anything.”

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‘Gabby Gourmet’ stays the course

Hercules, a blue-nose pit bull, nuzzles Oreo, a terrier pit bull, during the second annual National Pit Bill Awareness Day event at Reinke Bros. Oct. 27. Photo by Jennifer Smith

Pit bull parade aims to educate By Jennifer Smith jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com People are passionate about their “pitties,” and took to the streets to prove it Oct. 27. A parade of pit bulls down Main Street was capped off by a peaceful and playful pooch party and costume contest at Reinke Bros. The event celebrated National Pit Bull Awareness Day, a nationwide effort to bring positive awareness and attention to the much-maligned breed. “NPBAD was established as a day to educate and foster communications and experiences in the communities in which we and our dogs live,” said local organizer Kelly Kaliszewski. “It provides an opportunity, right in our own towns, to be positive role models for responsible dog ownership, as well as introduce the truth about a grouping of dogs commonly re-

ferred to as ‘pit bulls.’” Indeed, not every town could celebrate the day. Many cities, including Denver, Castle Rock, Aurora and Commerce City, have banned pit bulls outright. Littleton bans all vicious dogs, not any specific breed. Littleton’s second annual pit-bull party drew 150 people and pooches, twice last year’s attendance, and included a new fundraising feature that garnered more than $500 for Colorado State University’s Animal Cancer Center. “It’s a cause very close to my heart since losing my dog Cain to cancer in 2009,” said Kaliszewski. “In addition to advocating for pit bulls, raising money to help find a cure for cancer is extremely important to me. Dogs get many of the same types of cancer as humans do, and at roughly the same rate. Many of the same treatments that are used in dogs benefit people too, leading us closer each

day to finding a cure for some types of cancer.” About a year after Cain’s untimely demise, Kaliszewski met and fell in love with pit bull Zoey. “She became my ‘ambassadog,’ helping me raise money for canine cancer research and treatment and other dogs in need, while being a positive role model for pit bulls.” The experience inspired her to found Wishcuit (rhymes with biscuit), which raises funds for canine cancer research and treatment, no-kill shelters and financial assistance for families who are unable to afford oncology. “The rest, as they say, is history,” said Kaliszewski. “Zoey is my rock, reminding me daily that life is for living and love carries on.” For more information, visit www.wishcuit.com.

Family entertainment comes to Englewood By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Englewood Live! aims to gather talented performers from the south metro area and offer programs for families at Englewood’s Hampden Hall — for a modest ticket price. Joe Fleenor of Englewood is the organizer, and for the Nov. 10 production, he has written a new short play, which heads the program list. The world premiere of Fleenor’s play, “A Monet Picnic,” stars Arlene Rapal, Kaitlynne Funderburgh and Ami Hall. (A mother and daughter go to Giverny, France, to share a picnic in Monet’s famous garden.) “A Grand Romantic Three Act Opera” (in only eight minutes) will be presented by Opera and Beyond. Frederick Root’s “An Extract of Opera: Grand Romantic Opera in Three Acts,” is described from the prologue: “We now propose to perform an opera romantic. We only give its essence, omitting all needless floriture and antic. The story is this: a brave young prince a young princess adores. The rival comes. He has murder in his heart. The prince he slays! But a good fairy restores, a good fairy restores.” Also programmed, according to Fleenor: Three Clarinetists; “A Story

Pat “Gabby Gourmet” Miller won’t talk trash about restaurants. In her 27th edition of the Gabby Gourmet Restaurant Guide, which just hit bookstores, select restaurants and cooking stores, Gabs continues that tradition. “I try to give people an idea of the place, and do not write up negative reviews,” she said. Instead, she bestows “pig” ratings on restaurants. To die for, the highest rating possible, means, “An absolutely divine experience, and we believe they are Colorado’s over-the-top spots for dining.” Five pigs: “This is the creme de la creme for the very best restaurants in the area.” Four pigs: “Some deliciously topnotch eating places.” Three pigs: “Fun places to dine.” NR or no rating: “Restaurants are too new to rate or are markets.” And she tosses in a half pig for restaurants that are in between a solid number of pigs. Making the coveted to-die-for cut this year were: Barolo Grill, D-Bar Desserts (which also serves savory fare), Elway’s Cherry Creek, Elway’s in The Ritz-Carlton Denver, Frasca Food & Wine, Fruition, L’Atelier, Linger, Mizuna, Rioja, Root Down and Shanahan’s. For the second year, Gabby includes a “Gabalicious” list, “highlights of her favorite selection of dishes from the best and brightest of the area’s culinary creators.” At Solera, for example, she recommends the Thai-style calamari. At Z Cuisine, the duck cassoulet is simply Gabalicious. What keeps her from putting the pigs out to pasture after all these years? “Because things change so much, and I think having a book to give you the location, hours, reservations, cross streets, price, etc., is a special thing to have all in one place,” she said. “I hope people like the reviews, but the information is super anyway.”

Eating and events in ‘burbs

Littleton Dance Academy will present excerpts from “The Nutcracker” during the Englewood Live! program at the Englewood Civic Center. Courtesy photo Tellin,” by Ray Mohr; Flamenco guitarist Mike Hayden; and “Bits of Nutcracker” by Littleton Dance Academy, in anticipation of the academy’s upcoming full production. The audience will also hear “The Flower Duet” from the opera “Lakme” by Leo Delibes, sung by Nancy Harris and Annette Germinario.

IF YOU GO Englewood Live! plays from 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 10 in Hampden Hall, second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Tickets cost $5 for those 12 and older. Younger audience members admitted free. Refreshments provided by Café 180. Information: 720-351-3871, joehandymanjoe@yahoo. com, englewoodlive.org

Speaking of eating, 5280, Denver’s magazine, has a supplement in the current issue that includes Best of the ‘Burbs, a guide to dining, events and shopping in cities including Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Englewood, Parker, Castle Rock, Greenwood Village and Lone Tree. Pick up the insert that comes inside the November issue of the magazine on newsstands now.

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Opera soloists touch on favorites

“Saints and Sinners: The Good, the Bad and the Opera” is the intriguing title for a program presented by soloists from the Central City Opera at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. They will perform opera and classic musical theater favorites. Featured: soprano Amy Andersson, mezzo soprano Marcia Ragonetti, tenor Jason Baldwin and baritone Bradley Thompson, accompanied by pianist Deborah Schmit-Lobos. Admission is free. 303-794-6379.

Female singers perform

The Colorado Women’s Chorale, conducted by Jennifer Ferguson, will perform pop and choral music at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at St Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway in Highlands Ranch, and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave. in Denver. CWC will be joined by Brady Lloyd, conducting the all-female Douglas County High School Belles. Tickets: $20/$15/$8, free under 5. 303-388-4962, augustanaarts.org.

Parker Writers gather

The Parker Writers Group will gather from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Parker Library, meeting room A, 19801 E. Main-

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ing.) Guests and new members are welcome. Social time: 6 to 6:30 p.m. Books will be for sale, $22.95.

Music at Lone Tree

street, to hear a talk by author Catherine Montrose about “Epic Fiction Creation.” Learn essential fantasy elements and how to avoid tiresome clichés. Montrose, of Denver, also writes as Catherine Cooke. She has taught writing courses at CU Denver. Free and open to all.

Gardeners meet

The Littleton Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 to hear “Colorado Gardener” publisher/editor Jane Shellenberger speak. Shellenberger is the author of a new book: “Organic Gardner’s Companion: Growing Vegetables in the West,” and will talk about Western gardening and the larger environmental picture, such as supporting pollinators and healthy soil. The group meets at the Education Services lunchroom, 5776 S. Crocker. (Accessible from Ida Street; parking on the south side of the build-

• “Essential Jazz” by the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra, conducted by Art Bouton, will return at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 to Lone Tree’s Main Stage. Program title: “When the Duke Meets the Count,” featuring such tunes as “Satin Doll,” “Shiny Stockings,” “Corner Pocket,” “April in Paris.” Tickets: $15, lonetreeartscenter.org. • Chamber Music Insights will present the Ivy Street Ensemble at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. with “Narrative in Music: Beethoven to the Present Day.” Hosted by Betsy Schwarm, who tells stories about composers and music. Tickets: $15, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Tuscan memories

Diana Armstrong of Littleton will tell of her experiences in Italy at 7 p.m. November 7: a restored monastery in Umbria, where she and her husband live part of the year; favorite places to visit and travel suggestions; the food and her book, “Somewhere South of Tuscany,” which will be available for purchase. The program will be at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303-795-3961.

Poe readings

The Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, will host dramatic readings of Edgar Allan Poe’s eerie stories and poems at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and 3, followed by cider and cookies. Tickets: $10. 303-797-1779.

ACC news

• The Arapahoe Community College Foundation will hold its third annual Grapes to Grads Wine Tasting and Silent Auction from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 at 2575 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton (formerly Opus). Food will provided by downtown Littleton restaurants. Tickets: $30 each or two for $50, foundation@ arapahoe.edu, 303-797-5881. • ACC will host “Start Now!” at all three campuses from 8 a.m. to noon on Nov. 3. Participants who check in between 8 and 9 a.m. can take the ACCUPLACER assessment test free. Regular tours of the campus, meetings with instructional staff and administrators and advice on financial aid will be available. (Bring tax form.) In order to enroll in spring 2013 classes, new students are required to complete the assessment test and attend orientation. (Two sessions on Nov. 3: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.) Questions: admissions@arapahoe. edu, 303-797-6521, arapahoe.edu.

Bikers Push Themselves for Shooting Victims By Sarah Walker

Gritting their teeth, Shawn Evans and Jared Thaut are in it for more than just the ride. They are racing and pushing each other to the end–the end being a 1,423.09 mile, ten day bicycle ride for charity. On August 31, Kuni Lexus of Littleton’s Sale Manager Evans and Service Manager Thaut took their bicycles to the extreme by riding to Lexus’ headquarters in Vancouver, Wash. The 43,034 feet climb raised over $88,000 for victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting that took place on July 20. “It’s much larger than either of us could have personally contributed,” explained Thaut. “We could help and make someone’s life better and do it in a way that we could never contribute this large sum of money [individually].” “If somebody told you hop on your bicycles and ride on up here to Vancouver and we’ll strike a $30,000 check, $40,000 or whatever, to your charity, would you do it?” said Evans, not realizing his fundraising potential. “Then I said lets go, we’ll do it.” Evans admitted that he “…can convince him [Thaut] to do just about anything in any amount of time…” so he proposed a cross-country bicycle ride to Los Angeles and Thaut immediately accepted the challenge. Upon further thinking, they agreed that they needed to find a way to raise money and going to the Lexus headquarters in Vancouver would help them by gaining sponsorship from Lexus and Kuni Lexus, says Evans. “It was more of everything–it was literally more fun than I ever thought it would be,” said Evans. “We had more laughs then I ever thought... we raised more money than I thought we would. It was more rewarding, but oh my goodness, there was more pain than I ever, ever A-thought that I would have or B-that I would have to endure.” Evans suffered through the ride while dealing with pain from developing Achilles Tendonitis while Thaut had such bad inflammation at one point that it felt like raindrops were dripping beneath the skin of his left leg. “When we were on the bike we could ride. At the moment that you stopped, you literally couldn’t lift your legs off of the bike to walk,” said Thaut. Both Evans and Thaut agree that despite the difficulty of the longest ride they have ever attempted, as well as the pain, they would both do it again because of the experience–the determination that they discovered in themselves. “We did it because of the act of one evil person, but what we brought away from everything is that there are so many good people,” said Evans, reflecting on the experience. “We are just your two average guys that are dumb enough to push each other 1,400 miles and that’s it.”

Kuni Lexus Service Manger Jared Thaut and Sales Manager Shawn Evans reach the Continental Divide on day 1 of their ten day journey from Littleton, Colo. to Vancouver, Wash.

Evans and Thaut in front of their Kuni Lexus support car.

Campaign to Fix the Debt Launches Colorado Chapter, Urges Lawmakers to Address Fiscal Cliff and Long-Term Debt Bipartisan group of elected officials, business and community leaders call on Congress to find practical solutions The Campaign to Fix the Debt – a national nonpartisan coalition of business leaders, elected officials, community leaders, academics and individual citizens – officially launched its state chapter in Colorado to bring concerned individuals together and call lawmakers to address the ballooning national debt. Steering Committee member John Brackney, President and CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce – which has formally endorsed the effort – argues that many small businesses are deeply concerned about the debt and the fiscal cliff. “Most of our business owners and executives are worried about investing and growing their businesses because of the uncertainty brought on by the uncertainty whether Congress will act to address the fiscal cliff and rapidly growing deficit. If Congress acts, it will help our small businesses and, in turn, our economy. I encourage everyone to join this grass-roots effort. To get involved on a local level, contact me at jbrackney@bestchamber.com or 303-795-0142.” Former Governor Richard Lamm (D) and former Senate Majority Leader Norma Anderson (R) co-chair the Colorado effort. This week, Lamm and Anderson announced the members of the Colorado steering committee, called on lawmakers in Washington to put aside political differences to find practical solutions to stabilize the debt and encouraged Coloradans to ask their leaders to take action. “Frankly, the national debt is at an unsustainable level,” said Lamm, who served as Colorado’s Governor from 1975 to 1987. “The debt is not a far-off issue. It is already affecting businesses and consumers in Colorado and the burden on our children and grandchildren will be crushing if we don’t act boldly. Senator Anderson, who served in the Colorado General Assembly for 19 years, added, “We

need Washington to put partisan differences aside and work together to find common-ground solutions. Our message from Colorado to Congress is simple: act quickly, boldly and fairly, and we will stand behind you.” In addition to the long-term challenges associated with our debt, lawmakers will also need to confront the rapidly approaching “fiscal cliff” set to take effect on January 1st. This event triggers over $600 billion of spending cuts and tax hikes next year alone that analysts unanimously agree would push the country back into a recession unless Congress can settle on a budget deal. The Campaign to Fix the Debt is committed to advocating for our elected leaders to avert the cliff while gradually putting our debt on a sustainable course by generating more tax revenues and making smart spending cuts to programs that aren’t working or aren’t necessary. “We are thrilled that the Campaign to Fix the Debt is involving so many Coloradans at the grassroots level,” said Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, who is spearheading the Campaign. “In order to put our debt on a sustainable path, elected officials are going to have to make tough choices. These choices will be made easier if they know that the people they represent do indeed value cooperation and demand a long-term, comprehensive agreement over our debt.” Through grassroots organizing, earned media activities and high-profile outreach, the Campaign to Fix the Debt is urging lawmakers to set aside political differences to formulate practical solutions to our nation’s debt problems. For more information, and to sign the campaign’s Citizen’s Petition, please visit www.FixTheDebt.org.

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OUT OF BOUNDS

BY THE NUMBERS The seed Kent Denver received in the Class 2A state football playoffs, which gets underway this weekend. The Sun Devils (9-0) will host No.16 Strasburg (54) Satruday at 1 p.m. at Kent Denver.

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of 4-loss teams to not make the playoffs since Class 5A went to the 32team format. Thornton (5-4) earned that distinction this year after starting the year 5-0 and then dropping its final four contests.

Arapahoe linebacker Jaylen Mosqueira (58) throws Chatfield quarterback Mason Brozovich (5) for a loss October 26 at Littleton Public School Stadium. Photos by W. Patrick Lanius

Arapahoe claims Super 6 League title

By Daniel P. Johnson

djohnson@ourcoloradonews.com LITTLETON - Arapahoe’s football team wears adversity like a pair of wellworn blue jeans. The wear-and-tear of the 2012 season are evident when you inspect those jeans; the knees have holes (Arapahoe started the year with eight players suspended), the cuffs may have frayed (Thomas Trotman and Jose Cancanon, two of the team’s top players, each missed games due to injury) and the dark-denim color is now a tad faded (several last-minute deficits). With the Class 5A Super 6 League championship at stake Oct. 26 against Chatfield, the Warriors rallied back from an early 14-0 deficit and then, after falling behind 28-27 in the fourth quarter, scored 14 points in the final two minutes to win the game 40-28 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. “We’ve definitely earned everything we got this season,” Arapahoe coach Mike Campbell said. “We start the year with eight players suspended and our schedule, man was it tough. There were no gimmie games and we beat some real quality teams in Mullen, Lakewood and now, Chatfield. “This is a great win for the program and for the entire Arapahoe community.” With the league championship in toe, Arapahoe enters the 5A state playoffs as the No. 5 seed in the 32-team field. They open against cross-town rival and No. 28 seed Heritage (4-5), a team they defeated to open the 2012 season. The game is set for 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Arapahoe (8-1, 4-1) saw its chances at victory against Chatfield fade when quarterback Taven Sparks’ pass was intercepted in the end zone by Chatfield’s Nate Voth with 4 minutes, 16 seconds to

play. After allowing a 16-yard run on Chatfield’s first play following the turnover, the Warriors defense stiffened and eventually forced the Chargers to punt. The kick angled towards the right sideline but didn’t go out-ofbounds. Thomas Trotman ran up on the ball, caught it in stride and returned the ball 41 yards down to the Chatfield 29-yard line with 2:32 to play. Cancanon rumbled 24 yards, and then scored from two yards out on the next play to put Arapahoe up 3328 with 2:06 to play. Trotman sealed the game three plays later as he intercepted a Mason Brozovich pass and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown that put the Warriors up 40-28. “I knew I had to step up Michael Babb lines up a long pass for an Arapahoe touchdown as the and make some big plays for Warriors defeated Chatfield 40-28 and earned the Super 6 league the team,” Trotman said. “It championship. felt so great to run that interception back for a touchdown. To be Michael Babb on a 33-yard pass that league champions is something special gave Arapahoe its first lead of the game and I’m glad I was able to be a part of it.” at 27-21. The Warriors would hold that lead Early on, it did not look like Oct. 26 was going to be Arapahoe’s night. They into the fourth quarter until Chatfield’s gave up a 73-yard touchdown on the Brendan Murphy scored on a 3-yard run game’s first play and then allowed a 72- with 6:32 to play that put the Chargers (6yard touchdown run later in the first 3, 3-2) up 28-27, and set up a wild ending to a game that was full of big plays. quarter to fall behind 14-0. “This win feels so great,” Babb said. But, like they’ve done so many times this season, the Warriors clawed back “This was a fun, high-scoring game. You into the game. Ethan Brunhofer scored see Chatfield put up all those points earon a 70-yard screen pass from Sparks, ly and it stunned us for a minute, but we and then threw a 53-yard pass to Michael just kept fighting and battling and that’s what it is all about. Babb that evened the score at 14-14. “It’s been a real long time since ArapSparks’ third touchdown pass of the night came on the opening possession ahoe has won a league title. We all put in of the second half, as he connected with a lot of hard work to get to this point.”

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of 4-win t e a m s to make this year’s field. Legacy, Regis Jesuit, Heritage, Castle View and Mountain Vista all made the tournament with a 4-5 record.

GAME OF THE WEEK GYMNASTICS

State championship meet, Friday-Saturday, Nov. 2-3 at Thornton High School The gymnastic season wraps up with the state championships. 4A prelims and team championship is slated for 9:30 a.m. Friday, followed by the 5A prelims/team championships at 2:30 p.m. Saturday will be the all class finals and individul championships starting at 2 p.m.

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Sports roundup: Volleyball regionals on tap By Daniel P. Johnson

djohnson@ourcoloradonews.com The regional pairings for volleyball were released Oct. 29 by the Colorado High School Activities Association, and several area teams will be host sites. The top 12 seeds in the 36-team field will host their own three-team regional field. The winner of the regional tournament advances to next week’s state tournament. Cherry Creek (18-5), winners of the 5A Centennial League crown, are the No. 4 seed. The Bruins will host No. 21 Rampart and No. 33 Rock Canyon, with all games being held Nov. 3 at Cherry Creek High School. Heritage (16-7), thanks to some quality non-league and Continental League victories, earned the No. 11 seed. Joining the Eagles at Heritage High School on Nov. 3 are No. 14 Pine Creek and No. 26 Monarch. Arapahoe (15-8), the No. 16 seed, won’t be hosting a regional, but they won’t have to travel too far from Centennial, as they’ll play in the Lakewood regional. The No. 9 Tigers and Warriors will be joined by No. 28 Douglas County. Regis Jesuit, thanks to a strong secondhalf of the season, earned a spot in the regional tournament as well. The Raiders (12-11) are the No. 18 seed and will play at No. 7 Grandview. Prairie View, the No. 30 seed, is the other team in the bracket.

Cherry Creek’s Olivia Solow-Niederman competes on the floor during last week’s regionals. The Bruins won the team championship and head to this week’s state meet. Photo by Rolando Buted In Class 4A, Valor Christian (16-7) earned the No. 5 seed and will take on No. 20 Frederick and No. 32 Palmer Ridge at a site yet to be determined. The Eagles haven’t played a home game all season due to a water line break in the gymnasium at Valor Christian earlier this year. Cherry Creek gymnastics wins regional: The Cherry Creek gymnastics team won its school-hosted eight-team Class 5A regional on Oct. 26. The Bruins scored 179.350 points to edge out Rocky Mountain (178.575)

and Chatfield (175.800). Alaina Bolton, a sophomore, finished fourth in the allaround for Cherry Creek with a total of 37.075 points. Olivia Solow-Niederman placed seventh with a total of 36.250. Loveland’s Claire Hammen, a junior, won the all-around title with a score of 38.625. Sela Buted, a junior, finished fourth on the floor exercise with a score of 9.6. Solow-Niederman placed fifth (9.375) and Bolton was seventh (9.225). Buted took third on the beam with a 9.425 score. Bolton finished sixth (9.275) and freshman Riley Malloy was eighth

(8.850). On the uneven bars, Bolton finished seventh (8.950) and Solow-Niederman eighth (8.950), while on the vault, Bolton was fifth (9.475), Solow-Niederman eighth (9.275) and Lauren Niedzinski finished 11th (9.000). Olympic star Franklin headed to Cal: Centennial resident and Regis Jesuit High School senior Missy Franklin, who won five medals (four of them gold) at the 2012 Summer Olympics, recently committed to the University of California, Berkeley. Centennial League all-conference selections for Bruins: Cherry Creek had three girls selected to the Centennial League all-conference first team. Freshman shortstop, Cassidy Blakely; sophomore centerfielder, Lindsey Rindal and junior utility player, Katie McMillan. Freshman catcher, Allie Harris, made the second team along with senior third baseman, Taylor Tinberg, and freshman pitcher, Sterling Martin. Continental League all-conference selections: Stephanie Xavier of Regis Jesuit was selected to the Continental League’s all-conference first team. Courtney Harriman and Amanda Stanton of Heritage earned second-team nominations, as did Lauren Caldwell and Kylee Piper of Regis Jesuit. Mattie Gallegos and Gabbie Ligouri of Heritage were named honorable mention. Regis Jesuit earned the sportsmanship award.

State football playoff capsules By Daniel P. Johnson

djohnson@ourcoloradonews.com Class 5A No. 28 Heritage (4-5) vs. No. 5 Arapahoe (8-1) @ Littleton Public Schools Stadium, 1 p.m. Nov. 3 Game Plan: It’s a Week 1 rematch as cross-town rivals Heritage and Arapahoe prepare to square off in the opening round of the Class 5A state tournament. The Warriors defeated the Eagles 38-23 in the regular season, and would go on to win the 5A Super 6 League championship. Quarterback Taven Sparks has emerged in the second half of the season; the senior finished the regular season completing 78-of-134 passes for 976 yards with nine touchdowns and just three interceptions. Running back Jose Cancanon gained 920 yards and scored nine touchdowns, while Ethan Brunhofer (29-387-5) and Michael Babb (23-328-1) were the big receiving targets. Defensively, Thomas Trotman, Blake Nelson and Will Albyn lead the way. For Heritage, the key is going to be getting senior running back/quarterback Bryan Carlson heavily involved in the gameplan. Carlson finished with 962 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground, also threw for 380 yards. Bravion Haynes, another running back, had 507 yards on the season. Jon Wilson anchors the Heritage defensive line. The senior finished with 100 tackles, second on the team to Nate Novotny, who had 103. Extra point: All the momentum appers to be on Arapahoe’s side. The Warriors won their first league title since 2004 with a come-from-behind win over Chatfield. No. 20 Regis Jesuit (4-5) vs. No. 13 Gateway (7-2); 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at Aurora Public Schools Stadium Game plan: It’s all about defense for

the Raiders; they allowed fewer than 30 points in every game this season, with the exception of a 35-7 defeat to Mullen. Three of Regis Jesuit’s five losses were by seven points or fewer. The running back tandem of Jalen and Trevor Williams (combined for 882 yards and nine touchdowns) will need to be a factor for the Raiders against a Gateway defense that allowed just 66 points on the season. Extra point: Playing on the road is never easy but the Raiders have proven to be a team that can play with any team in the state, so expect a close game. No. 29 Legacy (4-5) @ No. 4 Valor Christian (7-2), 7 p.m. Nov. 1 Game plan: Don’t mess with success. Valor Christian enters the playoffs with a seven-game winning streak, fueled by explosive plays on offense and a stout defensive attack. Quarterback Luke Del Rio has put up big numbers, completing 68% of his passes (108-of-158 for 1,398 yards) and throwing 16 touchdowns to just three interceptions. The Eagles have a plethora of skill players, but look for junior tailback Christian McCaffrey to make at least one big play. McCaffrey finished the year with 636 rushing yards (8.6 yards per carry) and also caught 34 passes for 434 yards and scored a total of 21 touchdowns. Justin Falls led the defense with 57 tackles. Extra point: While they may be the No. 4 seed in the 32-team field, the state title is Valor’s to lose at this point. If they execute the way they have the past two months, they’ll win their fourth-straight state championship, and first in Class 5A. No. 17 Cherry Creek (5-4) @ No. 16 Brighton (8-1), Time TBD. Game plan: Cherry Creek ended the regular season the same it started, losing two straight games. Sandwiched between the losses was a five-game winning streak. The Bruins will need a big game out of quarterback Luke Papilion 102of-186 for 1,171 yards with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions, as well as senior running back Tahj Willingham,

Arapahoe senior caption Michael Babb fends off Chatfield linebacker Davis Deponte during the Super 6 league championship game October 26 at Littleton Public School Stadium. Arapahoe earned the No. 5 seed in the Class 5A playoffs, which begin this week. Photo by W. Patrick Lanius who gained 1,199 yards and scored 12 touchdowns. Extra point: Cherry Creek has the talent to win this game; it’s just a matter of execution. The Bruins were rolling up until the second half of the Grandview game, then the wheels came off and not did they lost that game (and a share of the Centennial League title), but they lost 29-28 to Eaglecrest in the regular season finale. Getting off to a fast start will be paramount. Class 2A No. 16 Strasburg (5-4) @ No. 1 Kent Denver (9-0), 1 p.m. Nov. 3 Game plan: Run, run, run and run some more. If you’re Kent Denver, and you are, that’s what got you to 9-0 and it’s what will get you through the state playoffs. Fullback Brannon Jones is a Division

I-talent; he’s gained 493 yards on just 78 carries and scored four touchdowns for the Sun Devils. Sophomore Jaden Franklin is the playmaker for the team, and he had quite a season, amassing 1,416 yards on 123 carries (11.5 yards per carry) and scored 19 touchdowns. Quarterback Joey Matarazzo has shown he can throw the ball downfield, and he’s also a threat to run the ball out of the team’s option attack. Defensively, Chantz Tanner is a constant force to be dealt with; he finished the season with 95 tackles (64 solo). Matt Pettyjohn led the team with three interceptions. Extra point: All signs point to a Kent Denver-Eaton matchup for the 2A state championship. The Sun Devils have dominated every opponent they’ve played this season, and are looking to advance further than 2011, when they reached the 2A semifinals.

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Bruins bounce Warriors, advance to quarterfinals

Cherry Creek avenges 4-1 regular season loss to Arapahoe

n nBy Daniel P. Johnson djohnson@ourcoloradonews.com

LITTLETON - Talk about a change in fortunes, the Cherry Creek boys soccer team went from pauper to prince in about 90 minutes. Not only did the No. 9 Bruins (10-5-2) get the best ) of No. 8 Arapahoe in a rematch of Centennial League yrivals, topping the Warriors 1-0 in a Class 5A state sec-ond round game, but, thanks to shocking loss by topseeded Adams City, the Bruins will now host a state equarterfinal game against No. 17 Eaglecrest (12-4-1) on Oct. 3 at a time that was not available at press time. - “We’re feeling great right now,” Cherry Creek coach .Chelo Curi said. “It took me until the second half of ;the Grandview game for me to get the lineup figured out. We were zero-zero after the first half and we went on to win 3-1 over a good Grandview team. From then on, we’ve been getting better with each game.” e From the outset of the Oct. 29 contest at Littleton dPublic Schools Stadium, it was clear Cherry Creek was neager to do everything it could to erase the sting of a 4-1 loss to Arapahoe (12-4-1) back on Oct. 1. e The Bruins pushed the pace, controlled possession in the midfield and thanks to the tireless work lof forward Malik Mennana, created a handful of qual-ity scoring chances - three of which clanged off of the post. “I don’t think you need any extra motivation when it’s Cherry Creek-Arapahoe in any sport,” Curi said. “I e do think we had to try and earn back our respect and the respect of the fans after our performance in the dfirst game.” d Despite not scoring a goal in the opening 40 minutes, the Bruins knew it would only be a matter of time before they put one in the back of the net if they continued to play with the relentless pressure they displayed in the first half.

Arapahoe’s Jaret Townsend tries to get past Cherry Creek goalkeeper Pierce Kassmeier Oct. 29.

Cherry Creek’s Malik Mennana, No. 21, annd Austin Hughes, No. 17, celebrate their 1-0 victory against Arapahoe Oct. 29 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ourcoloradonews.com “We could see (the goal) coming,” said Cherry Creek midfielder and captain, Miguel Jaime. “If you take 20 shots, one of them is probably going to find the goal, so we knew if we kept up on the attack that we’d get one through.” Two minutes into the second half, Cherry Creek found its goal as Mennana was finally rewarded for his hard work as he managed to beat Arapahoe keeper Dan Scott to put the Bruins up, 1-0.

“That goal … that was a good one,” said Mennana, a junior. “I knew that I had to get that one.” Mennana’s goal seemed to finally awaken the sluggish Arapahoe attack. The Warriors began to string some passes together, which led to a few nice set pieces that just missed the mark. Arapahoe’s best look at goal came in the 60th-minute when senior forward Bryan Howie created a bit of space for himself and ripped a shot from 15 yards out. The shot was on frame but wound up right in the arms of Cherry Creek keeper, Pierce Kassmeier. Clovis Fahn crossed a ball into the box in the 70thminute that had potential for danger, but again, Kassmeier snuffed out the attempt before a charging Howie could make a play on the ball. “Cherry Creek definitely came out with something to prove,” Arapahoe coach Mark Hampshire said. “If we had played as well in the first half as we did in the second half, who knows, it could’ve been a different game.” Despite the loss, Hampshire was proud of the effort his team displayed during the season. “This was the nicest group of guys,” Hampshire said. “They were kids that you wanted to see every day; they were great to be around. This loss hurts because they are genuinely good kids and you want to see them move on, but it just wasn’t meant to be.”

A scary finish for Creek’s Colter Seniors go out in style By Daniel P. Johnson

djohnson@ourcoloradonews. com

COLORADO SPRINGS The public address announcer came over the loud speakers to alert those in attendance that the lead runner in the Class 5A girls cross-country state championship race was approaching the finish line. That runner was widely expected to be Cherry Creek sophomore, Jordyn Colter, the defending state champion. Colter had dominated the field in every race she took started in 2012, and according to early accounts from those watching the race unfold, the state meet on Oct. 27 at the Norris Penrose Event Center wasn’t proving to be any different. Then, the unthinkable happened. Around the two-mile mark, Colter veered off the course, rdropped to the ground and ultimately was unable to finish -the race. After spending time ain the medical tent, she was 3transferred to a local Colorado Springs hospital for precautionary measures. l Her coach, Holly Lane, said that Colter was treated for possible dehydration and was released later that afternoon. “It was scary,” Lane said. “I saw her around the mile mark; she was out in front and looked good. Then, after the two-mile mark, I saw the lead bike come up around the corner and didn’t see Jordyn. -More runners went by and dI knew something had happened; I just didn’t know what e it was.” Lane said that Colter’s teammates, who still managed to string together an eighth-place finish in the

team standings, were understandably concerned about what was going on with Colter. “It’s definitely a tough situation,” Lane said. “You become really close over the course of a season and you never want to see your teammate hurt. I talked with the girls and told them to cheer on the boys and try to stay positive.” Katie Plomondon, a freshman, had the top finish for the Bruins. She was 24th overall with a time of 20:14.2. Sami Bremner was 37th (20:32.2), Emily Cutter was 44th (20:38.9) and Anne Raymond was 87th (21:16.5). Also competing for Cherry Creek were Lillian Markusch (21:35.1) and Abbe Guarino (21:40.3). Wolff fights for top-10 finish Arapahoe’s Emily Wolff wasn’t exactly sure what her place was after she crossed the finish line in the 5A girls race. When she was told she had finished 10th (her time was 19:42.6), the junior cracked a wide smile. “That was my goal,” Wolff said. “The course was beastly but we are Warriors and we were prepared to come out and fight.” Wolff’s finish helped Arapahoe finish 11th in the team standings with 333 points. “We had a really good season,” Wolff said. “We had to fight through some injuries, but that just pulled us closer as a team.” Shelley Lautenbach (66th, 21:00.1), Devan Foster (77th, 21:09.5), Jordan Seitz (89th, 21:16.8), Zoe Gibbs (22:24.7), Elaine Barella (22:30.6) and Erica Petersen (22:46.9) rounded out the Arapahoe squad.

Heritage finishes 12th Led by Annika Reuter’s 30th-place finish (20:22.9), the Heritage Eagles finished 12th in the 5A team standings. Lauren Linscott finished 38th (20:32.6) and Nicole Green was 88th (21:16.6) for the Eagles, who also had Erika Neave (22:01.1), Rachel Street (22:04.9), Syd Slouka (22:57.8) and Katie Potts (23:13.1) compete at the state meet. Regis Jesuit places 18th Madalyn Somer, a senior, led the way for the Raiders with a 39th-place finish (20:33.5) to help lead her team to an 18th-place finish at the state meet. Hannah Freehan (21:44.6), Meredith Hoggatt (21:46.8), Lindsey Koch (21:59.8), Jen Steyaert (22:05.2), Katherine Kello (22:51.1) and Fiona Murphy (23:22.7) also competed for Regis Jesuit. Littleton locks down 21st at state Freshman Magda van Leeuwen (21:34.2) was the top finisher for the Lions, who finished 21st in the team standings. Also competing for Littleton were: Kelly Dinneen (21:43.5), Elizabeth Bollendonk (22:07.8), Stacey Zuppa (22:15.1), Rosa Hardarson (22:18.3), Carli Murray (23:01.5) and Elizabeth Rothrock (23:15.5). Sun Devils place eighth in 3A Caroline Kawula, a freshman, finished 12th for Kent Denver (20:53) to help guide her team to an eighth-place finish in the team standings. Erica Seff, another freshman, finished 27th (21:37.6), while senior Courtney Kolberg (22:14.3) finished 43rd and Julia Jaschke, a freshman, was 60th with a time of 22:43.7.

By Daniel P. Johnson

djohnson@ourcoloradonews. com COLORADO SPRINGS There’s nothing wrong with wanting more. Arapahoe’s Danny Vavrik was certainly content with his fifthplace finish at the Class 5A boys cross-country state championships Oct. 27 at the Norris Penrose Event Center, but wouldn’t have complained if that placing had been a few spots higher. “I’m content,” said Vavrik, who guided the Warriors to a fourth-place finish in the team standings. “I wouldn’t have minded to place a few spots higher, but fifth-place in a race that was very deep, talent-wise, I’ll take it.” Vavrik, a senior, finished the race in 16 minutes, 44.8 seconds. Vavrik and all of the runners that finished in the top-10 broke the 17-minute barrier. Finishing just behind Vavrik was Cherry Creek’s Alec Brudzinski and Heritage’s Christian Martin. Brudzinski, who won the 5A Region 2 race and the Centennial League individual title, finished seventh with a time of 16:49.2. Martin was eighth with a time of 16:52.5. “It’s the same place I finished last year,” Martin said. “I wasn’t feeling too good before the race started, but we had a false start and after that, I was ready to go and I felt like I was able to run a strong race.” The Eagles would go on to finish 12th in the team standings behind Martin’s top-10 finish. “This was kind of a rebuilding year for us, but I felt like we

really came on strong at the end of the season,” Martin said. “I’m sad to be leaving these guys because they were a lot of fun, but I am looking forward to running in college.” John Lundy, a junior, finished 37th with a time of 17:33.0, while Sam Payne clocked in at 18:02.8. Richard Weigang finished in 18:22.4, while Jay Mahoney (18:36.8), Lee Mahoney (18:45.6) and Ben Mahoney (18:49), all juniors, also competed for Heritage. For Arapahoe, junior Nick Petersen was the next finisher behind Vavrik. Petersen’s time of 17:31.9 was good for 38th overall. Louis Hood was 51st with a time of 17:46.3 and Jon Johannsen placed 66th after crossing the line in 17:52.8. Dominick Brevig (18:00.3), Nick Moore (18:07.9) and Ryan Tekolste (18:28.8) also competed for the Warriors. Cherry Creek, which finished third in the team standings, saw Shane Rhodes clock in with a time of 16:58.5, good for ninth overall. Noah Westfall was 27th with a time of 17:19.9, Daniel Book placed 48th in 17:42.5. Connor Mackey (18:43.3), Matt Odum (18:58.5) and Josh Walker (19:00.4) also competed for the Bruins. More local results Valor Christian finished 26th in the team standings in Class 4A. They were led by senior Ben Kedl, who finished with a time of 18:37.6 … Kent Denver freshman James Hueston was 23rd overall in the 3A boys race with a time of 18:07.8 … Frank Morton of Regis Jesuit finished 47th in the 5A race with a time of 17:40.4. Sean Morton was 91st (18:09.1) for the Raiders.

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the board of directors. “It had been long coming,” van Hall told me Thursday. “There is a group wanting to do things very differently, so they pushed me out the door.” Van Hall, who knew most of the 2,000 club members by name, was hired to run the 128-year-old Denver institution 10 years ago. Nearly four years ago, van Hall was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that took most of the sight in his left eye. Then late last year, the disease attacked the other eye, rendering him legally blind. I profiled van Hall’s journey into near darkness in a February story for The Denver Post. What struck me most at the time was not only his upbeat attitude, but also his agility in getting around the massive building on Glenarm with all its stairs, narrow hallways

and tricky turns. When it was apparent that his eyesight was permanently impaired, the board of directors approved the purchase of special equipment van Hall needed to do his job, including a 32-inch monitor with a machine that enlarges letters to 3-inch type that he can still read. When I spoke with him recently, van Hall was at the club cleaning out his office. He called the experience “heartbreaking.” “They’re such a great group of people in this club, it’s a shame that a smaller group wants to do things their way,” he said. In the end, van Hall and the board of directors couldn’t agree on the direction of the club. “They wanted me to eliminate staff and I didn’t think we should. They wanted the club to be more exclusive.

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I’m told they made some hurtful comments about my disability and ability to run the club. I was being undermined every step of the way.” David Hague, the acting general manager and comptroller, answered my request for comment by saying, “First, I want to assure you that in no way is Andre’s current situation related to his eyesight. The club is dedicated to the principles of equal opportunity employment, and we do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of age, race, sexual orientation, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability or any other status protected by state or local law. “The DAC is making a change because, in the best judgment of the board of directors, it needs to do so in order to ensure its continued viability. In addition, the DAC and Andre are at an

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DOG WASH opening. Paws & Tails, a new retail pet store, will have a grand opening celebration, featuring the debut of the eco-friendly Anivac Animal Bathing System, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Arapahoe Lima Center, 11435 E. Briarwood Ave., Englewood. Visit www.shoppawsandtails.com. NEUROLOGY PROGRAM. Colorado Neurological Institute presents “Painful Feet: A Peripheral Neuropathy Symposium,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 3 at Wellshire Event Center, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Register early as space is limited. To register, call 720-870-1999 or email debstef827@gmail.com. Visit www.thecni.org. NOV. 10 BLOOD DRIVE. Cherry Creek Presbyterian Community Blood Drive is from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 10 at 10150 E.

Belleview, Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www. bonfils.org. NOV. 13 CONSERVATION AUCTION. The Cutthroat Chapter of Trout Unlimited will have its annual conservation auction from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 13 at the historic Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9900 S. Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. The event includes a silent and live auction, door prizes, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar. Auction items include vacations, guided fishing trips, fly fishing equipment, signed Broncos and Rockies memorabilia, outdoor apparel, etc. Proceeds from the auction are used to support CCTU’s local area conservation projects and youth and community education programs. Visit http://www.cutthroatctu.org or contact Cam Chandler at 303-956-5140. BLOOD DRIVE. DTC Belleview Tower Bus Community Blood Drive is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 13 inside Bonfils’ mobile bus in front of Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant, 5050 S. Syracuse St., Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment please contact the Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www. bonfils.org. NOV. 20 THANKSGIVING DINNER. St. Louis Catholic School will have its annual Thanksgiving dinner for seniors at 4 p.m. Nov. 20 in the cafeteria of Cline Hall, 3300 S. Lincoln St., Englewood.

The dinner is free to all area senior citizens. Ingredients are donated by our school families, the meal is prepared by our faculty, and our students are the wait staff. The traditional Thanksgiving menu includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, and pie for dessert. Before dinner, Fr. Reycraft, pastor of St Louis Parish, offers a Mass of Healing in the church at 3:30 p.m. The church is at 3300 S. Sherman St., Englewood. DEC. 1

CALL FOR entries. Students in grades K-12 are invited to enter an upcoming poetry and art contest, River of Words, which has the theme of watersheds and the environment. The deadline for entries is Dec. 1. Entry forms are available are at www.coloradohumanities.org. Designed to help young people explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, students then express what they discover in poetry and visual art. JAN. 11 CALL FOR entries. Letters About Literature is a national writing competition for students in grades 4-10. Students are asked to write a personal letter to an author, poet or playwright, living or dead, from any genre, explaining how their ways of thinking about the world or themselves have changed as a result of reading the author’s work. Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book coordinates the adjudication at the state level. All winning entries receive prizes and are published in the Student Literary Award anthology. Deadline for entry is Jan. 11. EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send event information to calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Englewood Herald. No attachments. Listings are free and run on a spaceavailable basis.

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Poundstone to share humor in Denver Comic speaks out for libraries By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Paula Poundstone creates humor on the spot as she speaks — equipped only with a stool, a microphone and a Diet Pepsi. Her spontaneous interaction with audience members will bring guffaws when she appears in concert at 8 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Newman Center. The Comedian a regular panelist on National Public Radio’s weekly news quiz show, “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me” and offers commentary on NPR’s Morning Edition at times. Literate comedy would describe her style. Poundstone has for

some time been the national spokeswoman for the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a national network of library supporters. Libraries benefit from her appearances as she partners with local groups. She said: “It’s funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing bespectacled women. The truth is that libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. Librarians have stood up to the Patriot Act, sat down with noisy toddlers and reached out to illiterate adults. Librarians can never be shushed.

If you haven’t been to your library lately, you’re overdue.” Her frequent TV appearances on her own shows and on comedy specials have earned her ongoing recognition.

In 2010 she served as a judge in the humor category for Scholastic’s Art and Writing Awards, a long-running recognition program for teens across the nation. She is completing a

On or about November 16, 2012, the City of Englewood will make final payment to: Major Environmental Services PO Box 16662 Golden, CO 80402-6010 For the Project of: Duncan School Environmental Remediation and Demolition

Notice To Creditors

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission will be held on November 20, 2012 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood City Council Chambers, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110. Case #ZON2012-007: The issue to be heard before the Commission is to consider a proposed rezoning from an I-1 (Light Industrial zone district) to a PUD (Planned Unit Development) at 601 West Bates Avenue. The proposed PUD would allow for residential uses. Case #ZON2012-008: The issue to be heard before the Commission is to consider a proposed rezoning from an I-1 (Light Industrial zone district) to a PUD (Planned Unit Development) at 3001 South Galapago Street. The proposed PUD would allow for residential uses.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of

Catherine M. Smith, a/k/a Catherine Marie Smith, a/k/a Catherine Smith, Deceased Case Number: 12PR1190

Evelyn E. Smith, aka Evelyn Erickson Smith, aka Evelyn Smith, Deceased Case Number: 2012 PR 1158

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 18, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County (18th Judicial District), Colorado on or before March 2, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronald E. Smith Personal Representative 11290 Ranch Place Westminster, CO 80234

Claudia E. Earley Personal Representative 2462 West Dry Creek Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No: 4878 First Publication: October 19, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Legal Notice No: 4913 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 16, 2012 Publisher: Englewood Herald

PUBLIC NOTICE A copy of the proposed PUD may be reviewed in the Community Development Department. Anyone interested in the proposed PUD is invited to attend the Public Hearing and address the Commission at that time. By Order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission Barbara A. Krecklow Recording Secretary Legal Notice No.: 4912 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Timothy Lee Denton, Deceased Case Number: 12 PR 593 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 26, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred. Jackson Denton Personal Representative 2041 W. Bates Avenue Englewood, Colorado 80110-1212 Legal Notice No: 4900 First Publication: October 26, 2012 Last Publication: November 9, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Edna E Leeman aka Edna Eloise Leeman aka Edna Leeman, Deceased Case Number: 2012 PR 1164 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representa-

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of WINIFRED F. CRIBBS, also known as WINIFRED FLORINE CRIBBS, Deceased Case Number: 12PR1214, Div. 21 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 28, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred. Rosanne Lucerne Personal Representative 3317 West Aksarben Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80123 Legal Notice No: 4905 First Publication: October 26, 2012 Last Publication: November 9, 2012 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of Timothy F. King, a/k/a Timothy King, a/k/a Timothy Francis King, a/k/a Tim King, Deceased Case Number: 12PR1217 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 2, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred. Diane King Personal Representative 1808 S. Pagosa Way Aurora, Colorado 80017 Legal Notice No: 4911 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 16, 2012 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Notice To Creditors tive or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 18, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred. Terry M. White Personal Representative 3333 E. Florida Ave #41 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No: 4877 First Publication: October 18, 2012 Last Publication: November 1, 2012 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Paula Poundstone will appear at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver. Tickets: $44. 303-871-7720.

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second book, to follow her “There’s Nothing in this Book That I Meant to Say,” and has released a CD, “I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them in Maine,” recorded at the Stone Mountain Arts Center.

Government Legals Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sheridan Colorado will hold a Public Hearing at the City Council Meeting of November 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 South Federal Blvd. to receive citizen input on Amendments to the 2012 City of Sheridan Budget.

Any or all claims relating to this contract must be filed with Frank Gryglewicz, Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373 prior to November 16, 2012

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Frank Gryglewicz Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 4902 First Publication: October 26, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2013 BUDGET OF SOUTHGATE AT CENTENNIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget was submitted to the Board of Directors of the Southgate at Centennial Metropolitan District on October 15, 2012 for the ensuing year 2013; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at Mulhern MRE, Inc., 2 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200, Englewood, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the district offices at 2 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200, Englewood, CO 80112 on November 13, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2013 budget, inspect the budgets and file or register any objections thereto. This meeting is open to the public. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHGATE AT CENTENNIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Mitchell M. Chambers, District Manager Legal Notice No.: 4910 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

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CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Legal Notice No.: 4921 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT On or about November 16, 2012, the City of Englewood will make final payment to: Major Environmental Services PO Box 16662 Golden, CO 80402-6010 For the Project of: Duncan School Environmental Remediation and Demolition Any or all claims relating to this contract must be filed with Frank Gryglewicz, Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373 prior to November 16, 2012 Frank Gryglewicz Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado

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Legal Notice No.: 4902 _________________________________ First Publication: October 26, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Public Notice Publisher: The Englewood Herald NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wayne Clifford Oetken, Deceased Case Number 12PR1073 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court, Probate Court, Colorado, on or before November 29, 2012, or the claims may be

Purpose: To consider a modification of the River Point at Sheridan Amended Final PUD Site Development Plan for Lot 1, Block 2 River Point at Sheridan Subdivision. The property is located on the southeast corner of River Point Parkway and Highway 285, Sheridan, Colorado. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS: Lot 1, Block 2, River Point at Sheridan Subdivision Filing No. 2 as recorded in the office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder at Reception No. B7158299, located in the southwest quarter of Section 4, Township 5 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, in the City of Sheridan, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Applicant/Owner: Weingarten Miller Sheridan LLC

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Arlene Sagee, City Clerk City of Sheridan, Colorado forever barred. Legal Notice No.: 4922 First Publication: By: Anita Lipton November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Personal Representative of the Estate of Publisher: The Englewood Herald Wayne Clifford Oetken, Deceased 1688 S Clay St. Denver, CO 80219

Legal Notice No.: 4927 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 16, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

The Sheridan City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Sheridan Municipal Center, 4101 S. Federal Blvd., City of Sheridan, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Purpose: To consider a modification of the River Point at Sheridan Amended Final PUD Site Development Plan for Lot 1, Block 2 River Point at Sheridan Subdivision. The property is located on the southeast corner of River Point Parkway and Highway 285, Sheridan, Colorado. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS: Lot 1, Block 2, River Point at Sheridan Subdivision Filing No. 2 as recorded in the office of the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder at Reception No. B7158299, located in the southwest quarter of Section 4, Township 5 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, in the City of Sheridan, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado

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Applicant/Owner: Weingarten Miller Sheridan LLC Arlene Sagee, City Clerk City of Sheridan, Colorado

Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

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On the 24th day of October, 2012, the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 20-2012

CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2013 AND APPROPRIATING SUMS FOR DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2013 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2013 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN

On the 24th day of October, 2012, the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Ordinance:

Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado.

ORDINANCE NO. 19-2012

Legal Notice No.: 4925 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Legal Notice No.: 4922 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN AMENDING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2012 AND APPROPRIATING SUMS FOR DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2012 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado. Legal Notice No.: 4923 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sheridan Colorado will hold a Public Hearing at the City Council Meeting of November 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 South Federal Blvd. to receive citizen input on the Proposed 2013 City of Sheridan Budget. All interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Hearing or in writing to be received by the City Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on November 14, 2012. Anyone wishing to speak at the Public Hearing may sign the speaker’s list at the door. Arlene Sagee, City Clerk City of Sheridan Legal Notice No.: 4924 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 24th day of October, 2012, the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado, approved on first reading the following Ordinance:

Public Notice CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Wesam LLC d/b/a George’s Liquor, by application dated August 24, 2012, has requested the licensing authority of the City of Sheridan to grant a Retail Liquor Store License for Wesam LLC d/b/a George’s Liquor at 3400 S. Federal Blvd., Unit C1C2A, Sheridan, CO 80110 to sell malt, vinous and spirituous liquors.

A Public Hearing to consider the application has been scheduled to be held before the City Council of the City of Sheridan acting as the Local Licensing Authority on November 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 S. Federal Blvd., Sheridan, CO 80110. Name and address of the Applicant: Wesam LLC d/b/a George’s Liquor, 3400 S. Federal Blvd., Unit C1-C2A, Sheridan, CO 80110

Managing Member: Wesam Sawaqed, 7458 W. 84th Way, Apt. 1301, Arvada, CO 80003 Managing Member: Mais Haddad; 7458 W. 84th Way, Apt. 1301, Arvada, CO 80003

All interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Hearing or in writing to be received by the City Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on November 14, 2012. Anyone wishing to speak at the Public Hearing may sign a speaker’s list at the door. ARLENE SAGEE, CMC CITY CLERK Legal Notice No.: 4926 First Publication: November 2, 2012 Last Publication: November 2, 2012 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

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Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado.

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