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Anderson re-enters sheriff ’s race Castle Rock police commander asks voters to write him in By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@coloradocommunitymedia.com Castle Rock Police Cmdr. John Anderson isn’t going to let the outcome of the Douglas County GOP Assembly stop him. Anderson, who fell 20 votes shy of making the Republican primary ballot in what had been a three-person race for the party nomination, is officially back in the running for sheriff, and is asking voters to consider writing him in as the county’s top law officer in June when the Republican primary rolls around. Heading into the March 22 county assembly, Anderson, Coroner Lora Thomas

and Undersheriff Tony Spurlock all were seeking the Republican nod. Yet after Spurlock garnered the support of 50.4 percent of the 460 delegates who voted and neither Thomas (24.8 percent) nor Anderson (24.6 percent) got the required 30 percent to make it on to the ballot, Spurlock became the only one of three to get on. That didn’t sit well with Anderson, who is frustrated, not just with the caucus process, which he calls “corrupt,” but also with the current regime that has been in control of Douglas County since Sheriff Steve Zotos took office in 1983. Zotos was succeeded by his Capt. Mike Acree, who after his resignation as sheriff supported the county commissioners in appointing his undersheriff, current term-limited Sheriff David Weaver, to the office in 2005. Spurlock is Weaver’s undersheriff. “When you get an establishment in

there for 30-some years, it becomes a machine,” Anderson said. “And I think that this machine self-serves itself and steps away from what the public really needs, which is improved public safety.” Anderson Anderson pointed to the 2011 election in which Douglas County voters shot down ballot measure 1A by a margin of 60.4 percent to 39.6 percent. Had 1A passed, it would have allowed for the county to extend the sheriff term limits from two to three. If Spurlock is elected to the office, he said, “the status quo will continue,” adding that if Weaver also becomes the newest Douglas County commissioner “it stays the exact same, and (the regime becomes) even more powerful.” “Right now what I need to do is remind

the public that they asked for change in the sheriff’s office by voting out the possibility of a third term. “I’m running to give them that other choice.” With 101,164 registered Republican voters in Douglas County, Anderson said it’s a bit of a sham that a few hundred get to make a decision for all of them and said there’s a reason the caucus system is only practiced in 11 states anymore. “I’m putting my heart, soul and passion into this, because it’s what I believe in, what I believe to be right, to have a new administration and take new direction. I’m putting everything into this thing to try to make it right.” Anderson said he hopes that he will be able to engage Spurlock, as well as Libertarian candidate Brock McCoy, in some debates. Currently no Democrat has filed for the office, and Thomas has said she is not running as a write-in candidate.

Republican candidates for governor square off Gessler, Beauprez and Kopp take part in debate By Vic Vela

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ABOVE: Jay and Joel Engel, Cayden Leslie, Luke Laudeman and Tevin Stauth work to dig a hole to plant a tree for Arbor Day at Kistler Park on April 23. RIGHT: Boy Scout Will Laudeman, 9, digs a shovel into the soil to pack around a newly planted tree.

TREE’S COMPANY Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 870 and Highlands Ranch Metro District forestry staff teamed up to plant three new trees at Kistler Park on April 23 in honor of Arbor Day, just before high winds and lots of rain covered the community. This year marks the 26th consecutive year Highlands Ranch, on behalf of the metro district, has been recognized as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Three Republican gubernatorial hopefuls tried to stand apart from one another — while getting in plenty of shots at Gov. John Hickenlooper along the way — during an April 24 debate held two months before voters cast ballots in the GOP primary. The event yielded few surprises, with the candidates speaking in near lockstep on issues that included gun control and the Affordable Care Act — issues they believe will resonate with voters in a general election. But the candidates also addressed a confounding reality for the Republican Party — the fact that they’ve held the governor’s seat just once over the last 40 years. There was a little bit of soul-searching going on when asked whether they felt their party has branding problems. “We have not articulated our values in a practical and positive way,” said Secretary of State Scott Gessler. Three of the four GOP candidates for governor took part in the KUSA-TV debate in Denver: Gessler; former Congressman Bob Beauprez; and former state Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp. Former Congressman Tom Tancredo did not take part in the debate. To take over the governor’s mansion again, Republicans will have to win the seat from a sitting governor who currently Debate continues on Page 14

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World of homeless youths hits home From the apartment balcony, in the hours just past midnight, he could see beams of light from patrol cars cutting through the blackness in the grassy area near Denver Skate Park. Cops looking for the homeless, he guessed. A few hours later, as the day began to awaken, Nick Santulli, 18, and his two companions left their friend’s apartment to burn some time near downtown Denver before heading back to their suburban Castle Rock homes. A young man and his friends, their shirts stained with dirt, bulging backpacks on their shoulders, passed them on the sidewalk. “You guys want to come get some breakfast?” the young man asked. Without hesitation, a curious Nick said OK. A chance encounter. A risk taken. A turning point. The simple yes would build a bridge be-

tween two vastly different worlds and, in the end, make a difference in both. “It was the defining moment of my senior year,” Nick said. “It’s not necessarily changed my life, but it’s altered my life and how I see things and the kind of direction in which I want to live my life.” ••• On that early July morning, they caught a bus, then the light rail. A 30-minute trip to a brick building near the 16th Street Mall. A line of young people waited to step inside,

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where another 100 or so ate breakfast burritos in the kitchen or clustered in the lobby, seeking the simple comforts of food, sanctuary and fellowship. The sight of so many girls and boys in their teens and early 20s without a place to call home or a family to care for them struck Nick hard. As he sat at a table and ate, he asked questions and listened. Intently. A boy told him how he and his mother, although she was no longer in his life, had been on and off the streets for most of his 17 years. Another young man recounted how he’d jumped from foster home to foster home, from friend’s couch to friend’s couch, finally, to the street. It was, Nick thought, the tales of heartrending movies and songs. When he returned home later that day, just 30 miles south yet so very far away, he brought their stories with him. “You wouldn’t guess where I ate breakfast this morning,” Nick said to his mom. “A homeless shelter.” ••• Urban Peak. It is the only nonprofit that offers a full convergence of services to homeless youths in the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. Last year, it helped 1,700 youths from 15 through 24 years of age, providing food, clothing, GED instruction and a multitude of other educational, mental health and job services. Its drop-in center is always busy, its 40-bed shelter usually full. A 2013 Denver-area survey found 921 youths on the streets. They are there for all kinds of reasons: physical, sexual and emotional abuse; parents who sell them for drugs and alcohol; mental illness. Some, at 18, have aged out of the foster care system. Others have been kicked out of homes because of their sexual orientation. The tragedies are staggering. As Dan Hanley, director of development and public affairs, recently said: “We are the voice of the 1,700 youth who don’t have one.” ••• In August, just after the start of the new school year, Nick — a passionate musician and shy transplant from Texas who favors shoulder-length hair and cowboy boots —

sat in a circle of students on the floor of his newsmagazine classroom at Castle View High School, sharing highlights from the summer. As he quietly described his encounter with the homeless, the staff became intrigued. The story inspired a theme for the first issue — “Going Outside the CVHS Bubble” — with Nick writing the main story about homeless teens. He reached out to Urban Peak, toured the facility, learned about its services. He later explored the grassy space near Denver Skate Park and the 16th Street Mall to find homeless youths to interview. “It was really hard to approach them,” Nick remembered. “I mean, I’m going to high school in Castle Rock and they’re on the streets in Denver.” He returned to Denver three times for more interviews to make sure he understood how to tell their stories. “It was weird at first,” Nick said of walking up to strangers to ask such personal questions. But “I would call it a pivotal moment in my life.” ••• On April 14, the school kicked off Make a Difference Week. More than 1,800 students crowded onto the gym bleachers. A selection process had winnowed about 10 charities and nonprofit organizations to three finalists, including Urban Peak, nominated by the newsmagazine staff. Students overwhelmingly voted it the recipient of this year’s fundraising efforts. The goal: $15,000, a few thousand more than needed to keep Urban Peak open for a day. “We want to turn this outside of our walls for one week,” student government adviser Bob Sutterer said to the students. “These are people just like you who are also talented, who also have great energy, who need a little bit of help.” Charlie Annerino, a representative from Urban Peak, walked to the middle of the floor. “A lot of times, they (homeless youths) feel like they don’t have any support,” he told the young audience. “Just looking around at Healey continues on Page 9

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Cresthill Middle School is hosting a 5K run for Camp Wapiyapi, a summer camp for children with or recovering from cancer, on May 17 on the school’s campus, 9195 Cresthill Lane. The school hopes to raise $10,000 for Camp Wapiyapi and is up to $6,000 so far,

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Lawmaker chastises school district lobbyist Douglas board chief lashes back at Murray By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com A state representative publicly chastised the Douglas County School District’s lobbyist last week, prompting DCSD leaders to fire back. Rep. Carole Murray, R-Castle Rock, accused Jason Hopfer of unethical behavior during negotiations surrounding the Student Success Act, House Bill 1292. School board president Kevin Larsen said Murray wasn’t on DCSD’s side in recent school-funding negotiations, and claimed she “lashed out” at Hopfer in frustration over changes to the funding bill. “I’m very much on the side of all the taxpayers in Douglas County,” Murray said. “Sometimes you have to do the right thing. In this case, I think I did the right thing.” Hopfer, who has served as DCSD’s lobbyist for several years, did not immediately return calls from Colorado Community Media requesting comment. Records show the school

district paid him $45,000 in 2013. The bill that sparked Murray’s comments was created after last November’s election, in which voters rejected Amendment 66, a proposed statewide income tax increase to fund education. HB 1292 is an attempt to enact some of the reforms included in the failed proposal without raising taxes. Co-sponsored by Murray, the bill would change the way school districts are funded and give them more money for special education. It passed the House in mid-April, but not without significant changes and intensive lobbying from school representatives statewide, and has moved to the Senate. Of Colorado’s 178 school superintendents, 170 signed a letter urging legislators to include in HB 1292 restoration of basic funding to reduce the negative factor — a $1 billion education budget cut made during the recession. The superintendents said district-funding restoration should get priority over new programs. The version of the bill that now is in the Senate would give superintendents part of the funding they sought, restoring about $120 million of the $200 million requested. Larsen calls the proposed reduction in

the negative factor “a rather strong accomplishment.” Lobbying efforts aimed at getting that reduction into the Student Success Act were “fast and furious,” Murray said. She believes some went too far. Murray During an April 22 address to other House members, Murray said Hopfer urged his peers not to attend a legislator-initiated K-12 lobbyists’ meeting about ways to improve the bill. “I think the public would be outraged to think that a paid lobbyist was attempting to thwart an honest effort of legislators, especially when those lobbyists are representing school districts,” Murray said. “I regret he works for my own school district, so that hurt me even more. “I’m going out of office. It would have been easy to fly out of here and not bring any controversy to myself,” she added. “At some point, some form of decorum has to be kept.” A former Douglas County clerk and recorder, Murray was elected to House District 45 in 2008. She has decided not to seek a fourth term.

Murray said another lobbyist also was involved in the alleged attempted boycott. Larsen said emails he read indicate that an unnamed lobbyist initiated the boycott, not Hopfer. Larsen said Hopfer agreed via email that negotiations were already complete, and further efforts appeared pointless. “I would agree with the sentiment of his statement,” Larsen said. “I think it’s unprofessional to call him out on the House floor. I think Carole is extremely frustrated that contrary to what people told (school districts) in January, we’ve got a lot of momentum in the Legislature. “Rep. Murray has essentially aligned herself with the Democrats in the House and Senate education circles to insist their allocation of funding is what’s going to happen,” he said. “Our answer is to say, pay attention to the needs of the kids in Douglas County, and don’t take your proxy fight out on the lobbyist who’s working for this district and advocating in the best interests of the students of Douglas County.” Murray said she’s been supportive of most of DCSD’s education-reform policies. “Even though the implementation has been kind of rocky, I’ve been in agreement with them,” she said.

Vaccination bill should sting a bit less Senate passes watered down effort to bolster immunization rates By Vic Vela

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House, passing that chamber on a vote of 42-19. But after the requirements that were part of the House bill were stripped away by the Senate, Aguilar said she did not have the support to get the original bill through the Senate. Many Republicans like Sen. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs, still opposed the bill, even after it had been stripped of much of the original language that concerned GOP members. Hill said that it’s not the government’s business to dictate to parents that their children should receive vaccinations that are “unscientifically proven.” “I am concerned that we’re setting a dangerous precedent here that somehow we know what’s best; that somehow we in this room can determine what parents should and shouldn’t be doing,” Hill said. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 19-16, with just one Republican — Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango — voting with all Democrats. Aguilar assured Republicans that she would not agree to the original requirements making their way back on to the bill, through work of a post-passage conference committee. Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, the House bill sponsor, said he needs to speak with Senate members “to see how firm they are on their position” before he decides whether to make changes to the bill in conference committee. Pabon was not pleased that the bill got gutted in the Senate, saying the legislation was a victim of “misinformation, innuendo and rumor.” “I think it’s extremely disappointing when you look at who is left unprotected in the Senate version of the bill — those children with immune compromised diseases who are going into facilities where there are huge numbers of unvaccinated children,” Pabon said. “They could be coming down with diseases that we’ve cured.”

Bill addresses isolated confinement for prisoners Legislation comes as a result of recent murder of former DOC director By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Another prison reform bill, spurred by last year’s murder of a Department of Corrections director, is awaiting the signature of Gov. John Hickenlooper. Senate Bill 64 would prohibit prisons from placing inmates who have serious mental illnesses in isolated confinement, unless exigent circumstances persist. The bill aims to shed better light on mental health issues behind bars, especially since most inmates end up being released back into their communities after serving time. “These individuals, some of them have spent years in administrative segregation,” said Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, a bill sponsor, during an April 21 House Judiciary Committee hearing. Salazar’s bill — which has the support of the DOC and the American Civil Liberties Union — also creates a board that will examine issues pertaining to mentally ill inmates and isolated confinement. Denise Maes of ACLU Colorado

told the committee that inmates can sometimes spend more than 20 hours of their day in solitary confinement, inside “cells that are a little bigger than a king size bed.” Those inmates, Maes said, are seven times more likely to commit suicide than those who reside in the general prison population. “This kind of confinement will only render one even more mentally ill,” Maes said. “I’ve often said, `If you are not mentally ill going into solitary confinement, you certainly will be when you come out.’” Ten percent of the Colorado prison population have serious mental illnesses, while about 35 percent have at least some sort of mental health needs, according to Kelly Wasco, the DOC’s director of clinical services. Wasco said that the DOC, beginning with Clements and continuing with current director Rick Raemisch, has taken steps in recent years to reduce the numbers of prisoners with mental illnesses who are placed in solitary confinement. The department has implemented a program that moves inmates with mental health problems from isolated confinement to in-house treatment. What lawmakers and DOC officials all want to avoid is another Evan Ebel. Ebel spent much of time in prison in solitary confinement. Ebel was

released and was suspected of gunning down former DOC director Tom Clements outside of his Monument home last year. Ebel — who was also suspected of killing a pizza delivery driver leading up to Clements’ murder — fled the state after the murders and was later killed during a shoot-out with Texas authorities. Lawmakers who support the legislation hope to prevent future cases like Ebel’s. “Some of these people, perhaps most of them, are going to be released at some point,” said Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs. “Because of that, it does invoke public safety considerations.” The bill passed the committee unanimously. It then received initial approval following a voice vote in the House on April 25 and formally passed the chamber April 28 by way of a 63-2 vote. The legislation had previously passed the Senate unanimously, where it was sponsored by Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City. The bill is one of a few pieces of legislation introduced this year that has come as a result of Ebel’s murder; efforts that included a separate bill that toughens penalties on offenders who tamper with electronic monitoring devices while on parole.

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Bill an opening to greater transparency A bill introduced late this legislative session deserves support from all who want to ensure public officials make their decisions in the open and preserve the right to call them out in court if they don’t. House Bill 14-1390 clarifies Colorado’s open meetings law, stating that anyone can challenge a perceived violation of the law, not only those directly affected by the action. In the equivalent of the session’s ninth inning — the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn May 7 — the bill was introduced last week and quickly passed its first committee. It remains to be seen whether the bipartisan measure, sponsored in the House by Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, and Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, can gain final passage before the session’s conclusion.

our view We’re hoping it does, or at least is revisited next January. If not, a Jefferson County judge’s head-shaking ruling in late March could set a dangerous precedent. In January, Arvada’s mayor and city council held a special meeting to fill a vacant seat. The process the officials used to fill the opening on the council prompted an Arvada resident to file a complaint. “The Mayor and Council decided to vote by secret ballot, and employed a process of elimination of any candidate(s) who

letter to the editor Legalized pot a disaster for Colorado Recently, a college student, after purchasing and eating pot cookies, started shaking violently, and then jumped to his death from a Denver hotel room. A local man ate pot-laced candy, started hallucinating, and allegedly shot his wife to death. According to the Wall Street Journal, in recent years Denver area pot-related emergency room visits have more than tripled to 3,871. We even have the sad spectacle of Greeley fourth-graders dealing pot at school. How did the great state of Colorado sink to such a low level when even New Jersey governor Chris Christie has figured out that legalized pot is bad news?

Tragically, voters passed Amendment 64, which makes pot legal in Colorado. But, perhaps this could change as Coloradans see this nightmare continue to unfold. A new amendment could be placed on the ballot to reverse Amendment 64. Perhaps the Colorado state government could propose legislation to over turn this dangerous policy, although that is unlikely with Democrat control of the Colorado senate, house, and governorship. In any event, our state needs to take steps to reverse the tragic consequences of legalized pot. Colorado doesn’t need more suicides and murders. Charles Newton Highlands Ranch

Wishing that some old ways would BRB Social media has created an environment and culture of fun, intrigue, gossip, slander, adventure, mystery and more. It is almost a “no rules apply” phenomenon where whatever we say or do can be posted or “hash-tagged” within seconds. Just keeping up with the acronyms is hard enough. Over the years and having raised teenage children through the cell phone/smart phone era and having managed some folks that would fall into the Generation Y category, I thought that I had at least a grasp on what they were saying via text or on sites such as Facebook. Things like LOL, ROFL, TTYL, BRB, and hundreds more. Recently I became aware of TBT, or Throw Back Thursday. I became aware of TBT because someone had shared a picture of me on Facebook from 34 years ago. And thanks to everyone for the “likes” of “comments” on Facebook, your kindness and sarcasm were both greatly appreciated. It is a picture of me at my high school prom or junior cotillion. As I looked at the picture I was immediately transported back in time to the days of my youth, the friends that I kept, the dreams that I had, and as I reflected on each I was quickly reminded of this fact, that was then and this is now. No one could have predicted the future and what would happen in the world, let alone in our small circle of friends that we grew up with. The lens that we viewed life through at the time was based on the information we had, the communications we received, and the interaction we had with one another. Storytelling even in the 1970s and 1980s was alive and well, just as it was hundreds and thousands of years ago. I loved hearing my grandfather tell stories of our family’s past or an aunt or uncle of a friend share their life stories. Technology has given us many advantages, it has certainly made many

things much easier, and access to information has never been faster. But as I looked back on that picture from 34 years ago, I am a bit saddened by what technology may also be depriving us of. That was then and this is now, I get that, but when I watch how my children interact with others, as I go to the gym and look around at everyone plugged into their own iPod and ear buds, there is something wrong and missing. Human interaction and conversation seems to have given way to texting and postings. Am I being nostalgic or melancholy for days gone by? Maybe? Probably. Definitely. Now I am a fan of Facebook, Skype, FaceTime, and other technologies that allow me to reconnect with family and friends, co-workers and people and clients from all over the world in a virtual environment. I am grateful to be able to still see my kids and loved ones when I am traveling either through a FaceTime chat or through the exchanges of pictures, and yes kids, even my selfies. That was then and this is now. How about you — what do you miss most or enjoy most about where we were then and where we are today? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we can bring the good things from our past into our future, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/ founder of www.candogo.com.

received an insufficient number of votes in each round (the votes for each round were tallied publicly but the identity of the individuals casting each vote was not disclosed),” District Court Judge Margie Enquist wrote in her March 30 finding. Sounds like the plaintiff was on to something — state law forbids secret ballots in most cases. But hold on: The judge found that Russell Weisfield did not “have standing to bring his claim.” The reason? He did not “articulate any direct, specific impact this voting procedure had on him or his legally-protected interests.” Case dismissed. That’s not how it’s supposed to work. Are we to assume that only the unsuccessful finalists for the council position could have legally challenged the process?

If so, that’s an enemy of the very transparency elected leaders so often, at least publicly, espouse these days. Allowing only a select few to protest the actions of public officials is disenfranchising to the masses. “The very point of the (open meetings law) is transparency in government for all citizens, not just people who are directly affected,” Gardner told the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition last month. “Every citizen ought to have standing.” While the judge ruled that Weisfield was not injured by the council’s actions, HB 14-1390 would take any such idea out of play, stating that any person denied rights under the open meetings law has “suffered an injury in fact.” We hope state lawmakers will — very publicly and very quickly — vote for that.

Stuck in a groove because of Top 40 No wonder I am out of whack: I listened to Top 40 radio. I had no choice. We had no choices. WSAI in Cincinnati, and hundreds of AM stations across the country, played 40 songs a week, in constant rotation. It is kind of unbelievable now, because we have many, many choices. I have an AirPort, so I can listen to my CDs, Internet channels and iTunes stations upstairs and downstairs, and never hear the same song twice in one week. There are songs and performances on YouTube. It’s wonderful. But in the early and mid-’60s, we had one choice, and that was Top 40. Of course, you could have a record collection, and I had an IHOP-high stack of 45s. They were about a dollar each. Up until recently you could download a song for 99 cents on iTunes. The playlists were completely nuts, surreal. You would hear something erotic and visceral like “Satisfaction” by the Stones, then three commercials, then “Dominique” by The Singing Nun. Back to back I would hear a great Carole King song by the Shirelles, and “See the Funny Little Clown,” by Bobby Goldsboro. Bobby sang one disturbing hit after another. Remember “Watching Scotty Grow”? Goldsboro, 73, is a painter now. The Top 40 would penetrate your life, and those songs still do. They are used over and over in films, and often wind up being film titles. Here are a few: “Stand By Me,” “Sixteen Candles,” “My Girl,” “Pretty Woman,” “Ode to Billie Joe,” “Blue Velvet,” “Corrina, Corrina,” “Sea of Love,” “La

Bamba” and “Walk the Line.” The film “Stand by Me” was based on a novella by Stephen King. The song “Stand by Me” was recorded by the great Ben E. King, who was once the lead singer of the Drifters. I loved the Drifters. “When this old world starts getting me down, and people are just too much for me to face.” That’s the way “Up On the Roof” begins. It was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. King’s musical contributions are extraordinary. Some of her songs include, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?”, “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “Some Kind of Wonderful” “The Loco-Motion,” “Crying in the Rain,” “Chains,” “One Fine Day,” “I’m Into Something Good,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and “You’ve Got a Friend.” Later she became a zillion-selling recording artist herself. You would hear something seductive by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and they would follow it with “Big Bad John.” That was Jimmy Dean’s biggest hit, and Smith continues on Page 9

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An inside look at battling bipolar disorder Local man shares his story, helps others with similar struggles By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Timothy Bishop’s battle with bipolar disorder began in a mud puddle. “I had shot into mania, and then went off the charts into outer space,” he said. When he was 19, during an argument with his girlfriend, he had his first psychotic break. “I chased her to her house in anger,” he remembers. “She locked the door, thank God, she locked herself in. I took off my shirt, and there was this mud puddle. I started smearing the mud all over myself. … it was crazy, literally crazy.” The girlfriend called his sister, who called his dad, who drove there and ordered him into the car. “I could tell that he got it, that I was out of whack,” said Bishop. That began a long journey of both good and bad psychiatrists, medicine that made things worse or better, therapy that worked or didn’t, choices right or wrong.

But ultimately, he earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1989 and spent years working with at-risk kids. Today, at 48, he’s a certified teen life coach with his own business, Teach to Reach, located in Parker. His experiences offer a unique perspective working with kids, one he hopes will help others be more aware of the challenges people diagnosed with a mental disorder can face. But he still has to manage his disorder and be ever alert for returning symptoms. Just because one medicine has worked for years, doesn’t mean it always will. Bishop jokes that mania can come in handy when working with teens, but it can also lead to things like risky behavior, spending too much, overindulging habits, substance abuse and more. “I’ve never done cocaine, but I’ve seen people do cocaine, and it’s probably like doing cocaine times 10,” he said. “I was writing music, and I don’t know how to write music. But I had all these rock operas I wanted to write. Then I realized it was just a crazy spider web of writing that was on the paper, but it looked normal to me. That’s like a metaphor of a manic brain.” The other end of the spectrum can lead to lethargy, lack of motivation, self-medication and even suicide. “Depression can cause you deep shame

that you are depressed,” said Bishop. “That you are affecting other people, that you have no hope, that you are in despair, that you just don’t belong here anymore. But ultimately what it would do to my family flashes into Bishop my mind, obviously, or I would have done it.” There have been several times in his life where he often thought about killing himself, he said, usually coming after a tragic event or big life change. “But I didn’t, because I’ve had a support system around me, especially my wife, and a will to live,” he says. He and his wife of 24 years, Melissa, have a 12-year-old daughter. “This disorder doesn’t define me,” he said. “It has helped me see people in a different way, to be more compassionate, to be perhaps more intuitive. There’s a gift that goes along with bipolar, and that’s creativity.” Because bipolar disorder runs in families, Bishop says he knows he and his wife have to be watchful. He said parents should be especially concerned if their child starts sleeping too much or not enough, begins self-medicating with drugs or alcohol, or becomes unable to let go of anger or sadness.

“She is all about fun and relationships, so I would worry if she started alienating herself,” he said. He also believes parents should encourage and support kids with their passions. “Many of the students channeled their gifts, and sometimes their pain, from mental-illness issues through the various art forms. … (In doing what they love), most of the time they are exposed to others who can show support, encouragement and love. It is one more way to have eyes on those who might need it.” If parents suspect their child’s behavior is more than just signs of normal teenage weirdness, they should gently ask about their state of mind, says Bishop. “I mean, what if you don’t ask, and he kills himself the next day. Then what?” he said. Bishop is working with the south metroarea chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness to help get information into area schools, and says NAMI is a great resource for parents who might be worried. “I had the opportunity to coach, and I’m at the best place I’ve ever been in my life,” he said. “What wrapped it all up for me was the transformational work I have done through learning to become a coach. Sometimes past memories cause me pain, of course, but I understand more and more that there was a purpose in them, as with everything.”

The bill passed the House with unanimous support on April 24. The legislation now heads to the Senate. Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, a bill sponsor, said the bill would help students who may not qualify for existing need-based financial aid programs, because their household earnings exceed qualifying income standards. “What we often miss are those kids who are just on the bubble,” McNulty told the House Education Committee on April 21. “The kids whose families make just enough money that they don’t qualify for many scholarships and grants, but not enough money that they are priced out of college education.” McNulty said that “a significant por-

tion” of the new scholarships will be dedicated to students whose incomes are 100 percent to 250 percent of the poverty line. The dollars for the new program would come from found money that has been buried in the state education budget since 2010. That money came about from the state’s sale of its College Invest Loan Portfolio, when it was moving away from providing state-backed college loans. Scott Wasserman, chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia, said the sale of the state’s loan portfolio required that the proceeds could only go toward tuition assistance,

but that the accompanying language provided an “ambiguous mandate.” “This (bill) transfers the money and clarifies what the money is for,” Wasserman told the committee. The bill provides a one-time transfer of $33 million to the new loan pipeline. A newly-created board would determine how the money gets awarded. The bill also includes a legislative declaration, which requests that the General Assembly provide fresh funding for the program each year.

‘Found’ money could provide tuition help Low- and middle-income families would benefit By Vic Vela vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com More than $30 million — money earmarked for education that has been sitting idle for four years — will be freed up to help low- and middle-income students pay for college, under a bill that passed the House last week. House Bill 1384 creates the Colorado Opportunity Pipeline Fund, which would provide need-based scholarships and grants for in-state college students.

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this gym, that’s not true at all. … It is so powerful to see people your age care about this issue and be passionate about doing something.” Mid-week, Annerino, Hanley and three others from the organization spent the day talking to 33 classes about the issue of youth homelessness. By the end of the week, students had raised $12,168. “It’s remarkable,” said Chris Weiss, Urban Peak’s development manager. “Castle Rock is 30 miles away from the epicenter of homelessness. To raise $12,000 for us is remarkable.” ••• In less than a month, Nick graduates. He is headed to college and a life, he hopes, where he has the opportunity to help others. It is an ambition nurtured by what evolved from a chance encounter with some homeless youths one early summer morning. “I didn’t imagine it would have been the major direction of my senior year,” he said.

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long before he started selling sausages. AM radio began to break apart in the late ‘60s, fortunately, but it would be years before MTV, iTunes and YouTube. I had hundreds of LPs, alphabetized (See: “High Fidelity”). They’re all gone except “Meet the Beatles” and a rare album by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. Were the Beatles named after the Crickets? AM and FM radio ratings have been in a steady decline. We have too many other

“If I hadn’t have done that article and done MAD Week, I probably wouldn’t have stayed on track as much. It kept me kind of headed straight, I guess.” Urban Peak, for its part, never imagined the kindness that would surge from a suburban high school in a community so removed from the everyday struggles of the discarded youths it serves. The connection, Weiss said, makes this world a better place. Nick wants to do more at Urban Peak in the coming year. “I’d really like to work in the kitchen,” he said. Where he first saw the reality of wounded humanity. And where this unfinished story of compassion began. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-5664110.

options. I have listened to KBCO ever since I moved here in 1977, but I wince every time they play “Landslide.” I think they play it every day. I wanted to be a DJ. I wanted to have a late-night program that had a theme every night. I have a voice - and a face - for radio. Some of those Top 40 songs still get to me. “Tonight you’re mine completely, you give your love so sweetly, tonight the light of love is in your eyes, but will you love me tomorrow?” Yes. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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A view from on high Lincoln Mountain Open Space a perch for hikers, equestrians By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com The beauty of Douglas County unfolds with each step toward the top of the Lincoln Mountain Open Space. Hikers, bikers and equestrians who reach the apex of the main bluff are treated to a 360-degree panoramic view of southern Douglas County and northern El Paso County. Pikes Peak, in all its glory, serves as the southwestern backdrop. The rolling hills and forest near the Palmer Divide adorn the southeastern landscape. Greenland Ranch and Spruce Mountain are noted nearby features. At an expansive 876 acres, Lincoln Mountain Open Space is the latest addition to the parks and trails system. It opened on Labor Day weekend 2013, and through word of mouth, has gained a faithful collection of regulars. In spite of a soft opening, “people found out about it,” said Cheryl Matthews, director of open space for Douglas County. Counters on the trails showed that 3,300 people were using the trail each month by the time the winter months hit. “It’s getting a fair amount of usage,” she said. “It’s doing pretty well.” Weekend mornings at the trailhead, a half-mile west of Highway 83 on Jones Road, see an increase in traffic, but only a few cars dot the parking lot on weekdays.

The county acquired the initial 771-acre property — previously known as Palmer Divide Ranch on West Cherry Creek — in 2009. An additional 105 acres comprising three 35-acre parcels, in a development known as Estates at Living Water, was purchased a year later. The total cost was $6.7 million, with $500,000 coming from Great Outdoors Colorado, which uses lottery proceeds for public land acquisitions. The timing was fortuitous. There was once a very different set of plans, and Lincoln Mountain wouldn’t look anything like it does today. “Ironically, a lot of the property was owned by a development group. They were in for a development proposal, then the bottom fell out of the economy,” Matthews said. One of the general partners was “very conservation-minded” and convinced the other investors to sell to the county, she said. It then purchased the three undeveloped 35acre parcels, a move that “kept the whole top of the mountain from having houses on it,” Matthews said. With Lincoln Mountain, the county acquired high-value wildlife habitat, unique geologic formations and noteworthy recreational opportunities. The spot has become especially popular among equestrians and it is leased to Praying Hands Ranch, which utilizes the property as a satellite facility for equine therapy for veterans and for adults and children with physical and emotional disabilities. Lincoln Mountain has similarities to the Hidden Mesa Open Space north of Franktown, but boasts its own distinct character. The lower loop is 4.5 miles and incorporates a variety of terrain from wide-open prairie to

ABOVE: Dr. Earl Voight, 76, and his grandson, Jeremiah Watson, 21, hike through Lincoln Mountain Open Space in southeastern Douglas County. RIGHT: A horse rider hits the trail at the Lincoln Mountain Open Space, an 876-acre spread of public land near Highway 83 and Jones Road in southeastern Douglas County. Photos by Chris Michlewicz slower-paced technical rock sections, while winding through Gambel oak and Ponderosa pine. The upper loop, the shorter of the two, is roughly four miles long. “It’s neat because it has a completely different feel to it. You can see from Pikes Peak to Longs Peak and there’s no trees,” Matthews said of the upper loop. “Then on the lower loop, you have all cap rock and trees. It’s kind of unique that way. The views are pretty incredible.” The open space is open from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.

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Tapas bar opens in Highlands Ranch Owners, chef say food is ‘from the heart’ By Hannah Garcia

hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia.com Late on a Thursday morning, with the door just unlocked and the “open” sign just flicked on, the clanging of pans and voices bouncing around the hard surfaces of the kitchen can be heard in the empty dining room of one of Highlands Ranch’s newest restaurants. Beso Tapas and Wine Bar, located at 32 W. Springer Drive, has been open for around three weeks, and already owners Beth and Julio Escobar are soaking in their newfound success. “We both have over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality industry and it’s always been a dream of ours to open a restaurant,” Beth Escobar said. “We thought this would be the perfect time and spot to do that.” Julio Escobar has traveled around Europe, including Spain, and those influenc-

es show up in the menu that the proprietor developed with chef Toby Rhoton and sous chef Kathryn Bartholomew. The the menus a blend of Spanish and English, Julio Escobar said that the restaurant can boast “truly Spanish tapas.” “We had customers who visited Barcelona 10 years ago and they said our food has just took them back,” Beth Escobar said. Julio Escobar even makes the house sangrias, one white and one red, himself. “The menu is made up of local ingredients in a nod to northern Spanish cuisine,” Rhoton said. “It really is just from the heart. Everything is made in-house, nothing from a jar or out of a bottle.” Rhoton said staff tends to enjoy cured meats and “anything on the bone.” The menu also features a lot of Colorado ingredients, including potatoes and goat cheeses. “We really wanted to promote and support those mom-and-pop vendors because we are mom-and-pop ourselves,” Julio Escobar said. He said his favorite dish is the salmon ahumado, a cold tapa with fried

capers and tarragon aioli, which is also something he’s made at home. “The passion is there. Not one item is the same.” In a market saturated with fast food and chain restaurants, the Escobars said that the community response has been largely positive. “The best part is when people thank us for opening this kind of place,” Julio Escobar said. “The community has really embraced us and what we’re trying to do here.” As far as wine selections go, the couple said they plan on offering up to 36 bottles, ranging from South American to European selections. “The goal, I think, is to have a constantly growing and undulating list to accompany the food,” Rhoton said. “It will be an evolving list.” The dining room is spacious and rustic with lots of wood. The couple renovated the space — formerly home to Romano’s Grill — themselves, including building a new, granite-topped bar. A private room will be available soon for parties and banquets, Beth Escobar said. The restaurant

Beth and Julio Escobar opened Beso Tapas and Wine Bar in early April. Photo by Hannah Garcia also plans to offer cooking classes and wine tastings. “We don’t want this to just be for us, but for the people around us as well,” Julio Escobar said.

Highlands ranch burglaries spur request to be vigilant

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diately about any suspicious activity or vehicles by calling • Lock all doors and 303-660-7500 or 911 in case of windows during the day A rash of daytime residenan emergency. For those with and night tial burglaries has the Douglas information regarding a crime, • Do not leave valuables County Sheriff’s Office asking call DCSO’s patterns crime in plain sight inside the Highlands Ranch residents to unit tip line at 303-660-7590. home keep their eyes open and doors Teller said the information • Remove garage door locked. can help investigators catch openers from vehicles There have been around a perpetrators, as in a previous parked in the driveway dozen burglaries in the comor street case when a neighbor called munity over the last month, about “suspicious occupants” • Make sure garage according to the sheriff’s office. doors are closed at night in a vehicle. Most of the crimes involve bur“This report resulted in glars entering homes through contacting suspects that were sliding glass doors or a back door or wingetting ready to burglarize several homes,” dow. “The perpetrators are looking for any- Teller said in the release. “Talk with your neighbors. Ask them to thing of value to take, which is typically left report any suspicious persons or activiin plain view sight,” Deputy Chad Teller ties around your home to Douglas County wrote in a news release. In response, the sheriff’s office is urging Sheriff’s Office. Good neighbors make safe residents to contact the department imme- neighbors,” Teller said.

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School board president Kevin Larsen and Miss Colorado Kyle Hurd, an applied mathematics and quantitative finance senior at CU Boulder, stand with STEM School and Academy students and staff after a student-built robot cut the ribbon for the campus’ new expansion on April 28. The $4.1 million, 30,000-square-foot expansion will feature state of the art science labs, a physical education studio, 16 new classrooms, a cafeteria and a multipurpose space. Larsen challenged the students of Mike Shallenberger’s high school engineering class to build the robot just two weeks prior to the event. Courtesy photo

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On April 18, A Highlands Ranch woman reported giving personal information to an unidentified man who called claiming to be with the IRS. The man, speaking with an “East Indian” accent said her husband brought money into the U.S. from India and may be arrested if she did not pay a $3,000 penalty on his behalf. Believing him, the woman gave the man her husband’s address, Social Security number, birth date and phone number. Her daughter contacted an attorney and the couple has since signed up APSM 2014 AG CO_Comm_Media_Ad.pdf

for identity protection. The woman estimated that about 20 similar calls followed in the next three months from Chicago and California, including one from a man with a similar “East Indian” accent claiming to be officer Ben McCoy with the IRS on April 18, according to DCSO. The case was closed due to a lack of suspects.

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19 from a man claiming that he needed her personal information because of a glitch in the hotel registry. Identifying himself as Tanner Jones, the man said that 35 percent of the hotel guest registry information was deleted and that he required her personal information. Although hesitant, she gave him the information before discovering a $500 charge to her debit card at a Home Depot in Alabama. She reported the fraudulent charge and told the hotel manager about the call, who said other guests complained about similar calls as well.

Rock meets car window at gas station

A group of preteens hitting rocks with a broomstick sent a stone flying into a car window on April 18 at the Circle K on Red Cedar Drive in Highlands Ranch. The owner of the car saw the group run south through a King Soopers parking lot before reporting it to a store clerk. There is no surveillance footage of the incident and the damage totaled $2,500, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The case was deactivated by the sheriff’s office due to a lack of information.

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Former PACE director on board in Lone Tree Administrator banks on her teaching experience Bragg will focus on arts center contracts in role By Jane Reuter jreuter

@coloradocommunitymedia.com Longtime Town of Parker employee and former PACE Center director Jeannene Bragg is back on home turf. Bragg has joined the staff at Lone Tree Arts Center in the newly created position of operations director, where she will help her former co-worker, LTAC executive director Lisa Rigsby Peterson, manage the increasingly popular facility. “The growth we’ve experienced since we opened at the tail end of 2011 has been huge — not just in terms of attendance, but the programs that we have now,” Peterson said. Along with that growth, “There’s just that much more work to do,” she said. “We’re a fairly small team that accomplishes a lot.”

Bragg will focus on negotiating and issuing the 60 to 75 contracts for the upcoming season. “I’ll be free to work more on fundraising, some strategic planBragg ning and helping develop and nurture our programs,” Peterson said. “It’ll mean a few less late nights.” Peterson and Bragg have a long and successful working relationship. “I’m really excited to be here,” Bragg said. “Lisa and I both worked at the Colorado Children’s Chorale in the early ‘90s. She hired me there, so this is the second time she’s hired me.” They also had frequent contact during Bragg’s employment with the PACE Center; both centers opened in fall 2011. “There are lot of similarities in the facilities and how they’re run,” Bragg said. “Each is really working to fulfil the vision for their community, and they are different communities. Parker had a lot of more communi-

ty-based programs. Lisa has a real vision here to be a very professional, regional arts center.” Bragg, who was Parker’s town administrator from 2005 to 2010 and its cultural director from 1994 to 2012, most recently worked as the Colorado Symphony’s director of artistic partnerships. “They often performed here at Lone Tree, so I had the experience of being here as part of a performing group,” she said. “I was so impressed with the customer service here, the hospitality they showed the artists and really the whole way they ran their programs. Customer service and working as a team are really important to me.” The LTAC didn’t add a position, but reallocated existing responsibilities and created the operations director position when former education coordinator Kirstin Fletcher resigned to take a position with the Town of Parker. Bragg lives in Parker with her husband, Highlands Ranch attorney Dane Torbenson, and two daughters.

Two races contested in HRMD election Staff report The Highlands Ranch Metro District is holding its board of directors election on May 6. Five of the seven districts are up for election, with three candidates running unopposed. Incumbents Allen Dreher and Rick Owens, the board chair, are the only candidates for the southeast and west central districts, respectively. Renee Anderson, who ran unsuccessfully in 2012, is running unopposed for the southwest district. John Warnick, who holds the

seat, is not seeking re-election. There are two candidates running for the northwest district, incumbent Nicholas Robinson and challenger Philip Cullen. Robinson served for 10 years from 19962006 before being re-elected to the seat in 2012. Cullen served as a director from 2010 to 2012, when he resigned due to disagreements with other board members. In the race with the most candidates, three are vying for the south central seat. Incumbent Carolyn Schierholz will run against challengers Parrish Salyers and Anthony Yarosh. Schierholz has served on the board since 2006.

The metro district has designated three polling locations: the HRMD office at 62 W. Plaza Drive, the Eastridge Recreation Center at 9568 S. University Blvd. and the Westridge Recreation Center at 9650 Foothill Canyon Blvd. Applications for absentee ballots will be accepted until the close of business on May 2. The deadline to receive a ballot by mail was April 29. Applications are available at the HRMD office or on the district’s website at highlandsranch.org. For more information on the candidates, visit www.highlandsranchherald.net.

Apple Award winner Lychock designs development courses By Jane Reuter

jreuter @coloradocommunitymedia.com Kiffany Lychock is uniquely qualified for her job in the Douglas County School District’s professional development department. With 10 years of classroom experience and 13 years of employment with DCSD, she’s deeply familiar with both the craft of teaching and the district. Lychock, awarded a 2014 Apple Award as Administrative Employee of the Year, gives much of the credit for her recognition to those she works with and the teachers she serves. “It’s a huge honor and it’s very humbling, but I really do work with a very outstanding team of people,” she said. “I’m more of a facilitator of learning. We have such outstanding, thoughtful and talented educators and administrators in this district. I really feel I’m in a very unique and privileged position to work with them as well.” Lychock graduated from the University of Colorado in 2000, and began working for DCSD in 2001. Except for a six-month break taken when her now 5-year-old twins were born, she has always worked for the district, along the way earning a master’s degree in instructional learning technologies. Lychock initially taught Spanish at ThunderRidge High School, where she said Prin-

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is the favorite in the race. A Quinnipiac University poll released the day before the debate shows that Hickenlooper enjoys a seven-point advantage over his closest Republican competitor. Beauprez acknowledged that the last several years have been “a tough era” for Republicans. But he contends that the GOP is finally in a good position to win over voters, due in part to a state and federal government that he feels has overreached in several areas. “At this moment in time, I think our brand is on the rise for a very obvious reason,” he said. “There’s two philosophies. One believes that people are the problem and that they need to be regulated and controlled. The other believes the people are the solution.” The candidates all took shots at Hickenlooper’s leadership style. Though they acknowledged that the governor showed leadership following the Aurora theater shooting, they criticized him for later signing gun-control legislation as a response. All three candidates said they would work to repeal those gun laws, if elected. And Kopp said that Hickenlooper hasn’t done enough on wildfire-mitigation efforts. “The fact of the matter is, the governor has not shown leadership on this,” he said. “His big announcement this spring regarding his wildfire reforms was a big nothing burger.” As far as policy, the three candidates sounded familiar, conservative themes for positions on issues that separate them from Hickenlooper and other Democrats. They blasted the Affordable Care Act, with Kopp saying he would push for legislation that would allow Colorado to opt out of Obama’s health insurance exchange. “I don’t want to be a party of implementing such bad policy,” Kopp said. “We’re adding a new level of government and to me two wrongs don’t make a right.” The debate over Obamacare prompted the debate’s only sharp exchange. As Senate minority leader, Kopp fought against

Obamacare implementation. But Gessler said that those efforts weren’t good enough. “What we need is someone who is going to lead to overturn that,” Gessler said. “Despite the efforts heard earlier, we’ve failed in this state.” That drew a terse response from Kopp. “Mr. Secretary, with all due respect, when I was advancing this agenda you were nowhere to be seen,” Kopp said. They also said they would move forward with the execution of Nathan Dunlap — a death row inmate who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1996. Hickenlooper has taken heat from Republicans since he granted Dunlap a temporary reprieve last year. The candidates said they did not support raising taxes to generate money for schools or prisons. And they all said they would push to repeal a law from last year that allows undocumented students living in Colorado to attend state colleges and universities at in-state tuition rates. For the most part, the candidates wanted nothing to do with gay rights issues. Beauprez and Kopp said they had no intention of overturning last year’s law that created civil unions in Colorado, but Gessler indicated that overturning the law “is on the table” and that he would “have to look at the bill.” The candidates all affirmed their prolife stances, but Beauprez didn’t seem very interested in talking about abortion. He said that pursuing a law to outlaw abortion “would not be on the agenda right now for anyone on this campaign.” The candidates were also asked about the baggage they might bring to the race. Beauprez — who lost badly in a 2006 gubernatorial race with Bill Ritter — said he has learned from his mistakes in that “very difficult” campaign. Gessler was found to have violated ethics laws by the state’s ethics commission for using state money to attend a Republican event in 2012. He said the ethics commission is unethical itself. “We have a corrupt ethics commission in the state of Colorado,” Gessler said. “It is controlled and dominated and run by Hickenlooper re-election supporters who are personally financially interested in seeing him re-elected.”

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This photo, “Ready to Go,” by Rob Lace of Lakewood is included in “The Eye of the Camera Best of Show” exhibit at the Littleton Museum. Courtesy photos

Have Mersey: ‘1964’ coming to Red Rocks Tickets are on sale for “1964” The Tribute, celebrating the iconic music of the Beatles and the Fab Four’s Colorado debut concert at Red Rocks. The tribute to the British Invasion starts at 8 p.m. Aug. 22 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). Here’s your chance to relive musical history with what’s being touted as “the No. 1 Beatles show in the world” that is “hailed by critics and fans alike as the most authentic and enduring Beatles concert live on stage.” In celebration of this historical event, “1964” will kick off the evening with the 10 songs the Beatles performed at Red Rocks in 1964. Come experience what it was like at the beginning. For more information on “1964” The Tribute, go to www.1964site.com. This concert is a benefit for Colorado Public Television 12. Tickets are $32 (plus service charges) for general admission (the original 1964 concert tickets were $6) and are available at www.ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster centers. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000. Group sales through Channel 12 at www. cpt12.org or by calling 303-296-1212 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

‘Memphis’ meets Arvada

For its 38th season, the Arvada Center announced a three-play, three-musical lineup, led by the first locally staged production of the Tony Award-winning best musical, Memphis. The Arvada Center is reducing its total show output next season, while maintaining its ongoing collaboration with Creede Repertory Theatre. “As one of the region’s largest professional theaters, we are committed to artistic excellence and to producing inspiring work that will engage our audiences’ hearts and minds,” Arvada Center Executive Director Philip C. Sneed said in a press release. “As we look to the future, we must also ensure our financial sustainability, so that we can continue to provide the quality our patrons have come to expect.” The Arvada Center has had seven shows each of the past four seasons. Next year the total will be six. This year’s Arvada schedule also includes: She Loves Me, The Last Romance, Harvey, The Archbishop’s Ceiling and A Man of No Importance.

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Larkburger, the popular local burger joint, has been getting lots of tweets from Colorado students attending colleges out of state hoping for a Larkburger being sent to their dorm. So, Larkburger teamed with Frontier Airlines to bring a Colorado student back for a taste of home. To enter “Craving Colorado,” entrants must submit a video via Larkburger’s Facebook page (or post to Instagram and Twitter using #CravingColorado) in which they explain what they miss about their home state. The winner will receive a free meal at Larkburger, $300 toward a Frontier Airlines flight and other Colorado goodies. Parker continues on Page 16

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Photographers’ entries exhibited in Littleton By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton’s Fine Arts Board rewards artists who win Best in Show ribbons with an opportunity to exhibit a collection of works — which is also a reward to viewers, who can enjoy a broader view of that artist’s skills. Since three Best of Show ribbons are IF YOU GO given in the annual Eye of the CamThe Best of Show/Eye era exhibit, held in of the Camera winners February, the show from the 2013 exhibit that opened April will hang through May 18 at the Littleton 25 at the Littleton Museum is packed Museum, 6028 S. with intriguing and Gallup St., Littleton. widely varied imHours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ages, displayed in a Mondays through Frimix from the three days; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. winners: Charles Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Lehman, Mike BeSundays. Admission is renson and Rob free. 303-795-3950. Lace. B e r e n s o n’s award was for Color Digital and his selection includes a number of dazzling night sky images, his specialty, as well as some shot in daylight hours. Included is his “Lenticular Mountain Milky Way,” which was the Best of Show winner at last year’s Lone Tree Photography Show. Also shown is Berenson’s “Milky Way from Sand Dunes Colorado,” about which he writes: “With a mission to improve on

This photo, “Milky Way Gold From Great Sand Dunes National Monument,” by Mike Berenson of Littleton is in “The Eye of the Camera Best of Show Exhibit” at the Littleton Museum. an earlier effort, I went on a late night mission into Great Sand Dunes National Park to capture a glowing scene under the stars. With some subtle light painting, I was able to illuminate some lines on the dunes under the Milky Way skies above — all while clouds on the right side glow from light pollution coming from the little town of Alamosa, Colorado.” Rob Lace won his ribbon for Black and White Digital, but we were charmed by his “Ready to Go” color image of an elderly dog, seated in an elderly Chevy truck, eager to ride somewhere — anywhere. Lace said it is his father-in-law’s dog and truck, parked out in the country, and indeed ready to go.

Charles Lehman is the third winner for Darkroom Processing. His photo was submitted in the Black and White category, but is unique these days because he works with film and develops it himself in a darkroom. His images include landscapes, architecture and people, all with subtle effects from another era. We found his “Cliff Dwelling” especially striking as a story of a long-deserted place where someone once lived. One almost sees ghosts. The gallery is filled with striking images — proof that the award-worthy shots are not a one-time incident. The viewer is challenged to make up stories as they stroll along.

‘Three G’s’ show will go, go, go Jazz pianist to play with Lone Tree Symphony By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Jazz pianist Dana Landry will be featured in the Lone Tree Symphony’s May 9 concert, “The Three G’s,” performing George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Also on the program will be Ferde Grofe’s “Grand Canyon Suite” and Louis Morreau Gottschalk’s “Night in the Tropics.” The orchestra is in its 14th season and is led by Lone Tree resident Jacinda Bou-

ton. “This is an opportunity to highlight American music and in particular, American jazz,” she said. Dana Landry is director of jazz studies and professor of music at the University of Northern Landry Colorado. He teaches graduate courses and jazz piano, directs the UNC Jazz Band and coleads the Jazz Orchestra. He is also director of the large UNC Jazz Festival and director of the UNC Jazz Press. Landry has performed with Milt Jackson, Bela Fleck, Eddie Daniels, Rufus Reid and more, across the U.S. and in Europe

IF YOU GO The Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 9 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets cost $12/adults and $6/children, plus a $3 ticket fee and are available at the box office, 720-509-1000 or at LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. For more information about the LTSO, see lonetreesymphony.org.

and Australia. He is an active classical pianist and appears with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared with the Nashville Symphony, Tennessee Philharmonic and Stones River Chamber Players.

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Lone Tree center gets the ‘Big Band Blues’ The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra wraps up its successful season at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, at 7:30 p.m. May 12 with “Big Band Blues.” The orchestra will play all forms of blues and will feature a guest vocalist. Tickets cost $20 plus a $3 ticket fee. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org, 720-509-1000.

Summer camps scheduled

Cherokee Ranch and Castle will offer three weeklong Youth Science and Nature Summer Camps, held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 2-6, June 16-20 and July 21-25. Reservations: $300 per camper (limit 20 per week). How many summer camps boast a real castle and enchanted forest? Cherokeeranch.org, 303-688-4600.

Birds and more

The Audubon Society of Greater Denver invites families to the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield for a Mother’s Day Bird Banding Breakfast. Two events are scheduled, from 9 to 11 a.m. on May 10 and 11. After a light continental breakfast, take a leisurely hike to the Bird Banding Research Station, operated by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, to see songbirds up close. (It is open on Saturday mornings through June for visitors.) Fee: mothers free; adult/$15; child $8. Call 303-973-9530 for reservations. The center is at 11280 Waterton Road south of Littleton. Also noted in the May Audubon newsletter: Check out the new Chatfield Beaver Cam via the Teens4Oceans Chatfield Beaver Ecology Project Facebook page, facebook.com/ pages/Teens4Oceans-Chatfield-BeaverEcology-Project/293844624107760.

ACC holds concerts

Arapahoe Community College music students will perform three free concerts in May in the Waring Theatre (M2900). Each is at 7 p.m: • May 6 — ACC String Orchestra, direct-

ed by Rene Knetsch. • May 9 — ACC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Cecil Lewis. • May 12 — ACC Choir, directed by Ron Kientz; ACC Vocal Ensemble, directed by Mayumi Yotsumoto. For information, contact Dr. Hidemi Matsushita, hidemi.matsushita@arapahoe.edu. The college is at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton.

Young Voices show set

Young Voices of Colorado will perform its Spring Concert, “It Takes a Village,” at 4 p.m. May 4 at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. All 200 singers will take part in a finale honoring Nelson Mandela. Tickets: newmantix.com or 303-871-7720.

Dream machines

The Colorado Custom and Vintage Bicycle Expo will be held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Regional Camera Show at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on May 4. The fairgrounds are at 15200 W. Sixth Ave., Golden. For information, go to coloradobicycleexpo.com.

Curtis anniversary celebrated

Curtis Arts and Humanities Center will celebrate its 100th anniversary from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 3 at the Center and Curtis Park next door, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. Admission is free, 25-cent hot dogs, 10-cent popcorn,

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Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble with guest artists at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, 191 Park Avenue West, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. May 2, 3; 1:30 p.m. May 3, 4. Tickets: $38/$35/$30, 303-2951759, ext. 13.

Winning essays The Littleton Breakfast Optimists honored three essay winners on April 11 at the club’s meeting at the Bistro/Aspen Grove. They were: first place, Mia Green, who won $100; second place, Shivani Chauhon, who won $75; and third place, Mary Hinton, who won $50. Each also received a medallion and certificate.

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Eavesdropping on a woman with a 6-year-old who wanted to try Motto Sparkling Matcha Tea at Whole Foods in Colorado Springs: Not knowing if the “Tea for Life” was kid-friendly, the woman asked a store employee if it was something kids would like. The employee’s response: “Well, King Soopers kids don’t like it, but Whole Foods kids do.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/ pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@ blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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‘Light’ glows at arts center Lone Tree photography features an offering of 62 original images By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com It almost seems the change of a name affected the entries. The Lone Tree Photo Club and Lone Tree Arts Commission changed the name of their annual photography show to “Exploring the Light,” and while light is always a major element, this collection of 62 images — chosen by juror Glenn Randall from 438 entries submitted by 150 photographers — seems to truly brighten the room. The exhibit will be in place until June 8 and we really urge readers to enjoy a visit there — whether one knows the technical niceties of cameras or not. It’s just a visual treat. And the show’s presentation is improved by observing Lone Tree curator Sally Perisho’s request that they hang 15 fewer photos than last year, to give the works more breathing space. Her installation adds to the quality of the exhibit. Randall, of Boulder, said he was freelancing in 1979, just out of college with a journalism degree, when he lost an assignment because his photos were not good enough. “I got serious,” he said. He now uses a 4x5 field camera and specializes in wilderness landscapes — mostly Colorado, some in Utah. His work has appeared widely in magazines, including National Geographic, Audubon and Sierra Club, and he has 71 credits for covers. He also recently finished a new book, “Sunrise from the Summit,” which has taken the past seven years as he shot sunrise — or in a few cases, sunset — from the summit of all 54 Colorado Fourteeners. The publication date is not set yet, but will be within a year, he thinks, probably spring 2015. Randall wrote about his jurying experience. He began by looking to see that each photo fit the category in which it was entered: Landscape, Motion, Abstract, Animals. Then, he examined the technical quality: sharpness, softness, exposure … and finally he considered impact. “A fresh subject, one that we rarely see, or a new take on an old subject, won more points than a standard view of a familiar subject, no matter how spectacular it might once have seemed. The difficulty of making the shot also played in my decision.” He held a seminar for local photographers on April 26 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Randall awarded the Landscape First Place/Best of Show ribbon to Todd Miller of Lakewood for his luminous “Geminid Showers Over Double Arch,” shot in Arches National Monument. He said it was between 3 and 6 a.m., after the moon had set, on Dec. 13. The temperature was 5 degrees and he knew

just where to stand for the meteor shower. He writes that “this image is the combination of several images taken over a nearly three-hour period before astronomical dawn with my Canon 70 D camera on a tripod.” The result is magical. Miller’s bio says he has enjoyed outdoor hiking and exploring since childhood and went on vacations to Colorado and Wyoming with his family, falling in love with the landscape and animals of the Mountain West. He and his wife were able to move to Colorado in 1995. “Photography has been a passion for 20 years,” he said. He will have a one-man show as a reward for his win. Watch for an announcement. Randall’s other first place awards were: Motion: “Cycles” by Fernando Boza, who also exhibits his image “Yguaza (Big Water),” which won Best of Show in Little-

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“Exploring the Light” will be exhibited at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., through June 8. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and during performances. Sales are handled through the box office. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or 720-509-1000.

ton’s most recent Eye of the Camera show. Abstract: “Alien” by Craig Patterson, an imaginative play on auto headlight images. Animals: “Home Schooling” by Winn Halverhout, which depicts a large male lion and a very young cub — it looks like growling lessons are going on! Very appealing and makes a viewer want to create a story.

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“Geminid Showers Over Double Arch” by Todd Miller of Lakewood won Best of Show in “Exploring the Light,” the 12th annual Lone Tree photo show. Courtesy photo

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Summer programs all about theater St. Luke’s offers variety of activities By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Local students can look forward to magic carpet rides, “artful dodging,” 1950s Baltimore and Kipling’s world this summer through the Performing Arts Academy at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Highlands Ranch. Director James Ramsey, who expects over 500 students through the summer, says the academy is looking for more spaces for outreach.

There will be a two- week intensive program at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch for a production of “Oliver!” and at East Elementary School in Littleton for “Jungle Book.” For all the intensive programs, PAA faculty will teach choreography, blocking and music rehearsals in addition to classes in voice, acting improvisation, dance technique and music theory. “Aladdin” (grades 2-6) and “Hairspray”(grades 7-12) will be rehearsed and performed at St. Luke’s. They are both full, with more than 100 students participating. Students come from throughout the south suburbs and from Denver. They may start their stage

experience as a plant or animal, enjoy learning to sing and dance and eventually become a prince or other sort of human as they learn through imagination and build skills. “We simply focus on the needs of students and nourishment of their skills and confidence while building character and community through the performing arts,” Ramsey said. The PAA has more than 40 educators and professional faculty and staff. Available programs will include: Band camp (July); orchestra camp (July); School of Rock Camp (July); keyboard classes (June and July); musical theater intensives of

St. Luke’s Performing Arts Academy will again offer arts programs this summer. The academy has been known to put on productions such as this 2013 version of “Cinderella.” Courtesy photo “Jungle Book” and “Oliver!” (June and July); acting workshop of one-act plays (July); and summer camps for children ages 3-6 that explore theater through books, songs and crafts. (June and July). Visit stlukespaa.org for information and registration.

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The B.I.G. Day – Community Tradition Continues Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Thursday, May 1st: A crew from the LEADAPALOOZA leads group plant leeks at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield.

It was a day of giving and gratitude, sweat equity and camaraderie, dirty hands and warm smiles as the Fourth Annual B.I.G. Day (B.I.G. stands for Be Involved, Give) proved that community spirit is alive and very well in South Metro Denver. The Chamber’s Non-profit & Business Partnership lead by Steve Bocher of Catch Fire Marketing as Chair, and Laurian Horowitz of Colorado Life Lessons as Event Chair continued the community tradition. This year’s volunteer count of 600 almost doubled last year’s count making this one of the most successful Chamber events of the year. Activities ran the gamut from planting vegetables at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, to packing winter clothing and rolling out the spring/summer clothing at SheShe’s Corner and planting trees and weeding at the Denver Botanic Gardens community garden. Medical supplies were sorted at Project CURE for shipment to 3rd world hospitals, and food boxes were packed at the Jeffco Action Center. The American Cancer Society had volunteers brain-storming and phoning participants for their upcoming Relay for Life events while The Home Builders Foundation built a wheelchair ramp for a person in need. Interfaith Community Services was aided in stocking and sorting their food-bank. Brien Darby, Manager of the Denver Botanic Gardens community gardening program was thrilled with the experience. “I presented them with some very big tasks with a lot of digging and heavy lifting and they were just about the most enthusiastic group I have ever worked with! We completed all the tasks I had planned and even started on a few additional projects. I really appreciate the level of teamwork and “ready for anything” attitude that we consistently receive from volunteers participating in the BIG help day.” The Audubon Society of Greater Denver got trails cleaned up and readied for the summer months, Alternatives Pregnancy Center got their offices ship-shape in record

After their morning efforts, B.I.G. Day volunteers gathered at the Chamber to celebrate their accomplishments and volunteerism.

time, and TLC Meals on Wheels of Littleton got much needed help with the preparation and delivery of meals to their elderly clients. South Suburban Parks got a sprucing up through the South Suburban Park Foundation volunteers while crowd-funding materials were assembled for Spa 4 the Pink. Castlewood Canyon State Park was assisted with their spring fire mitigation and Friends of Dinosaur Ridge trails in Morrison were readied for the summer crowds. Denver Rescue Mission got help in cleaning and organizing their pantry while the playground and outside areas of the Littleton YMCA got a sprucing-up from volunteers. Shannon Bertram, Executive Director of the Littleton YMCA was grateful for the volunteer sweat-equity. “Thank you to the volunteers that helped at the Y- the playground looks great! What an incredible effort for so many to go out and help the local non-profits....We appreciate you!” After all of the hard work, it was time to blow off some steam as many of the volunteers gathered at the Chamber Center to celebrate the day. Enjoying a delicious lunch buffet served by event sponsor McCormick & Schmick’s with beverages and desserts sponsored by The Tilted Kilt, the group watched as Brian Olson of Conversation Starters had a video already prepared showing the day’s activities. The crowd gave a cheer of support for the B.I.G. Day and many expressed that this was just a beginning with many more hours of volunteer efforts were to come. Chamber Nonprofit and Business Partnership Chair Steve Bocher of Catch Fire Marketing thanked the B.I.G. Day Organizing Committee members: Chair Laurian Horowitz of Colorado Life Lessons, Brian Olson of Conversation Starters, and Sue Kenfield of See It Thrive as well as all of the volunteers past and present. “ ...while the official tally isn’t in, you should take great pride in knowing that over the past three years over 10,000 volunteer hours have been

B.I.G. Day volunteers take a break from cleaning and mulching to get an understanding of what the Audubon Center is all about.

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Monday, May 5th: Chamber Ambassadors Meeting Volunteers scour the creek at Progress Park for trash, for the South Suburban Park Foundation.

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Wild Animal Sanctuary owner shares story Craig tells Lone Tree audience about decades of animal rescues By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Pat Craig was just 19 when he first heard adult lions and tigers referred to as zoo surplus, and learned most were euthanized. Thirty-four years later, speaking in front of an audience at the Lone Tree Arts Center, the memory of that moment in the back of a zoo made Craig’s voice break. “I was looking at these animals; they were looking back at me,” he said. “I thought, these animals will die without somebody. I should be doing something’.” So he did. In 1980, Craig built and opened a small sanctuary on his parent’s farm near Boulder. Within a month, he heard from people seeking to place more than 1,000 animals. “I thought saving one is better than none,” Craig said. “Pretty soon I realized I had to drop out of school. I had to work a fulltime job to feed these animals. I was up to my neck in lions, tiger and bears. It wasn’t something I ever planned on doing.” Craig now houses 330 animals — most of them large carnivores — on a 720-acre habitat near Keenesburg in Weld County, about 40 miles from downtown Denver. The Wild Animal Sanctuary is still growing, with demand far outstripping available space or funds. He rarely takes the time to share his story like he did April 21 during the talk sponsored by the Lone Tree Arts Center Guild. The reason why, he said is due to the time demands of building habitats, rescuing animals, pushing for stricter exotic animal legislation and running the sanctuary. The nonprofit features a 4,800-foot-long elevated walkway that extends over the animals’ habitats, allowing them to observe grizzly and black bears, African lions, tigers, wolves and other animals housed there. Admission is $15 for adults, and $7.50 for children. “There’s no other facility in the country like it,” Craig said. “You really can’t draw from your experiences going to a wildlife park or zoo.” A total of 137 volunteers and a few paid staff help Craig run the sanctuary. Craig said the proliferation of unwanted exotic animals extends from several sources, including the entertainment industry. Longtime Las Vegas entertainers Siegfried and Roy, whose act ended when Roy was injured by a

These two grizzly bears, among 300 animals abandoned in Texas, cool off in a pool at the Wild Animal Sanctuary. Photos by Jane Reuter tiger in 2003, contributed to the issue Craig works to counteract. Because they needed young animals willing to perform stage tricks, “they would breed up to seven tigers a year to find enough babies to have understudies. The audience had no clue the tigers were rotating in and out of this show like crazy; they all had the same name.” The tiger that injured Roy was the 25th named Montecore. Craig and his team have rescued big cats from basements, back yards, barns and crawl spaces. Most have never lived outside of a cage or sharply confined space and require a gradual transition to the large, grassy multiacre pens that make up most of his property. The animals are spayed or neutered upon their move to the sanctuary. “We take away the main things they argue about in the wild, so they’re very social,” Craig said. “They love to play together.” The animals eat 20,000 pounds of food each week, much of it donated by Front Range Wal-Mart stores, Craig said.

A pair of tigers lounge in the late April sun at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg. The demand for rescues is endless, he said. “This year, we’re going to have to find the funding to go out and buy more land or we

won’t be able to house any more animals,” he said. For directions and more information, visit www.wildanimalsanctuary.org.

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May 1, 2014 Rock Canyon High School senior Tessa Johnson stands next to her award-winning work, “Humorous Side of Life,” moments before winning top honors for the piece at the Lone Tree Golf Club on April 22. Photo by Jane Reuter

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Misc. Notices Essential Oils, Nature’s Giftsfor Healing and Much More! BLOSSOM, a Lunch with Friends-Lunch & presentation, last Thrs ea mo. $25, May29, 11:30 AM, 1290 Williams St, Denver Must RSVP 303-359-7303 Meetup.com/BlossomLunch

Mothers Day

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Local students win district art show Top award includes national display in D.C. By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Rock Canyon High School senior Tessa Johnson finally will gain the recognition that slipped through her artistic fingers in 2013. For the second year in a row, Johnson was named winner of the Colorado 4th Congressional District high school arts competition during an April 22 ceremony at the Lone Tree Golf Clubhouse. Last year, Johnson also won the coveted spot, but because her artwork depicted a famous likeness that prompted concerns about copyright infringement, it wasn’t displayed at the nation’s capitol. This year’s winning piece, created with newspaper and acrylic paint, depicts a laughing man’s face and is titled “Humorous Side of Life.” And with no questions of likeness in her work, Johnson and her mom will now make the trip to Washington, D.C., to see her mixed media work on

display at the U.S. Capitol, where it will hang for a year. “It’s my last high school art show, so I’m really excited,” Tessa Johnson said after learning she’d won again. After taking a June trip to Washington with her mother Lisa for the national ceremony and the opening of the 2014 display, Tessa plans to attend the Art Institute of Chicago. RCHS junior Erin Riner also won recognition for her work, “My Brother.” She received the Congressman’s choice award, given by Congressman Cory Gardner. Castle View High School’s Rannen Worsley received third place and $100 for another entry. Gardner handed awards and certificates to students from throughout the district who participated in the event. The Lone Tree ceremony was part of a nationwide high school arts competition sponsored by members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.

Saturday May 10, 2014 Eternal Life Temple 745 South Lowell Blvd. Denver, CO 80219

11am - 4 pm

Free to the Public!!

Come support a local community and congregation! Bring some non-perishable food for the food drive! Meet local business owners and do some Mother's Day shopping! your ONE STOP shop for finding that special gift for the Mother in your life!

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Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

Farm Products & Produce Grain Finished Buffalo

quartered, halves and whole

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Locally raised, grass fed and grain finished Beef & Pork. Quarters, halves, wholes available. Can deliver 720-434-1322 schmidtfamilyfarms.com

Feed, Seed, Grain, Hay Horse hay for sale

$11.00 65 lb bales Brome Orchard 303-618-9744 Franktown

Garage Sales Arvada

BIG MOVING SALE Fri., Sat., Sun. - May 2, 3 & 4 8am-4pm 11834 West 56th Drive Off Ward Road Patio Furniture, Grill, Lawn Tools, Snow Blower, Power Tools, Kitchen/Housewares, Furniture, Camping Equipment, Fishing Rods/Gear, Books, CD's, Cross Country Skis, Ski Machine, Much More Cash Only

Keep misplacing glasses or keys? A local research study needs people age 50 to 80 concerned by their memory changes. • No-cost care from a local doctor • Investigational medication for memory loss • Compensation up to $800

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Castle Rock Community Garage Sale Plum Creek / Fairway Vistas II Friday May 2, Saturday May 3 8am-1pm Amazing Everything! Plum Creek Pkwy to Emerald to Stafford Circle Watch Signs at Cul-de-Sacs Castle Rock 6322 Millbridge Ave. – Castle Rock Friday, May 2nd & Saturday May 3rd - 8am-3pm. EVERYTHING MUST GO! NO JUNK! All in excellent condition. Antiques, power tools, household, patio, office furniture, lawn mower, snow blower, chainsaw, liquor furniture, Fluval fish tank filters and Diatom filter, aquarium stand and much more.

Garage Sales

Health and Beauty

Lakewood Quilt Shop Fabric and Notions Retail Fixtures and Office Equip. Also Multi-Family Household Goods May 2nd & 3rd from 9am-5pm No Early Birds Cash Only 10000 13th Place (13th Place & Kippling) See itemized list on Craigslist

Health Professional expanding in Denver area seeking 5 wellness focused individuals - enthusiastic collaborative for business partners. Exceptionally fun work, Limitless Income 303-666-6186

Lone Tree Large Sale, Name Brand/Good Condition/High Quality Clothes, Toys, Sporting Gear, Exercise Equipment 7422 Indian Wells Court (Terra Ridge sub division) Friday May 2nd & Saturday May 3rd 8am NO EARLY BIRDS MOVING SALE! First of several sales. Fri & Sat May 2nd & 3rd. 11935 Humboldt Drive Northglenn, lot's & lot's of stuff, antiques, furniture, glassware, women's coats & clothing, books, shoes, purses, hardware stuff, quilts, sheets, yard stuff. Next sale is the 16th & 17th! Moving Sale! Friday and Saturday May 2nd and 3rd from 9am-1pm. Furniture, appliances, tools, and much more. 20203 E. Shady Ridge Rd. Parker. 970-946-4542

Cats

Centennial NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE IN CHERRY KNOLLS Arapahoe Rd & E Nobles Rd 70+ Homes! Maps Available Fri & Sat, May 2 & 3 SAVE THE DATE!

Free to good home: 5 year old long-hair spayed female with the world's cutest face. Needs home with no other cats. Will provide a year's worth of free food. 719.248.8023.

NORTHGLENN UNITED CHURCH Annual Church, Garage & Bake Sale. Friday May 9th 8am-4pm and Saturday May 10th 8am-3pm 10500 Grant Dr. Northglenn 80233

TRANSPORTATION Autos for Sale

Vendor Trunk Craft Show Saturday May 10 from 10-2 Vogel Auto & Diesel Lot 720 Jerry Street Last minute Mother's Day gifts. Raffle prices and freebies. Handmade items by local artisans and more!!!

1979 Jeep Cherokee Chief 4x4 360 Engine, Less than 82,000 original miles New tires, new tint, new CD player and speakers, Great Condition, $9800 (805)310-4565

Estate Sales ESTATE SALE! Saturday May 3rd & Sunday May 4th 8am-3pm. Some furniture, books, china, dishes and much more. 2262 W. Briarwood Ave. Littleton

2007 Buick Lucerne CXL 61,000 miles, very clean, silver, $9800 (303)926-9645

Classic/Antique Cars

Arts & Crafts Spring Arts & Crafts Show at Ward Road Baptist Church 5858 Ward Road, Arvada May 3rd 10am-4pm Gifts, Food, Home Decor Free admission Free crafts for the kids Just in time for Mother's Day

True muscle car needs new home for someone to enjoy. 1966 Chevelle SS 396/360HP 4 speed car. Red/Red 90% Origional 303220-1371

Bicycles

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Cash for all Cars and Trucks Under $1000 Running or not. Any condition

Furniture

Garage Sale at

12033 West 71st Avenue, Arvada Friday & Saturday 8am-3pm Motorcyle helmets and parts, camping items, wire field welder, 4x4 ATV w/plow, Happy Jack camper system, fishing gear, household items. Lots to look at and buy.

PETS

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May 1, 2014

THINGS TO DO

EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia. com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis. MAY 1 DIVORCE SEMINAR Rebuilding When Your Relationship

Ends, a 10-week seminar that promotes healing for those who are going through a divorce or the ending of a love relationship, begins Thursday, May 1, from 6;30-8:30 p.m. at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The seminar offers education, support and optional social activities. Contact Beth Walker, bethdwalker@gmail.com to register and for information on costs. Complimentary child care provided with prior registration.

MAY 2-3 CHILDREN’S MUSICAL Spotlight Performing Arts Center

presents “Sound of Music” at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at 6328 E. County Line Road, No. 102, Highlands Ranch. The full-length musical will be performed entirely by children ages 5-17. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Go to www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-443-2623 for details.

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Association’s farmers’ and street markets will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays from May 4 to Oct. 26 in Town Center, 9288 Dorchester St. in Highlands Ranch.

a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Admission is free. Go to www.hrmafestival.org.

MAY 7

MAY 30

IMAGINATION EXPO Northridge Elementary welcomes

BLOOD DRIVE Halliburton/Landmark blood drive, 8-9:40

Hollywood special effect guru Steve Wolf and News meteorologist Matt Makens at its fourth annual Imagination Expo from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at the school. The expo includes hands-on activities that reflect the school’s STE(A)M (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) philosophy. Admission is free. Contact Tricia Clingman at triciaclingman@gmail.com.

MAY 9 MUSICAL AUDITIONS Teens and children ages 5 and older can audition at 4 p.m. Friday, May 9, for Spotlight Performing Arts Center’s full-length production of “High School Musical.” No experience or preparation is necessary; however, those auditioning for a leading role should prepare a song. Once accepted, classes are from 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays, and the performance is in September. Auditions, rehearsals and the show will be at 6328 E. County Line Road, No. 102, Highlands Ranch. Go to www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-443-2623 for tuition rates and more details. MAY 17-18 ARTS FESTIVAL The ninth annual Highlands Ranch Music

Arts Festival, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17, and 11

a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 30, inside the Bloodmobile, 1805 Shea Center Drive, Highlands Ranch. Contact Karen Witt at 303-779-8080 ext. 3060.

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MUSICAL AUDITIONS Children ages 3-11 are invited to audition at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, for Spotlight Performing Arts Center’s musical production of “Toy Story,” which will be in late August. Auditions, rehearsals and the show will be at 6328 E. County Line Road, No. 102, Highlands Ranch. Go to www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-443-2623 for tuition rates and more details.

Share the hunting experience you enjoy with your kids— for less. All hunters 15 and under can get Nebraska deer and turkey permits for only $5.

JUNE 24, June 28 AUDITIONS CHILDREN and teens ages 5 and older may audition at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, or 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28, for Spotlight Performing Arts Center’s production of “Wizard of Oz.” Rehearsals are from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays, or 9-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, and performances will be in October. Auditions, rehearsals and the show will be at 6328 E. County Line Road, No. 102, Highlands Ranch. Go to www. spotlightperformers.com or call 720-443-2623 for tuition rates and more details.

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Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

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Non-Denominational “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher…You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.” (C.S. Lewis)

Beginning March 9th: “Jesus–The Son of God”

Sunday mornings at Immanuel Lutheran Serving the southeast Denver 9:30 a.m. Sundays area Tree, CO Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone

www.ImmanuelLutheran–LoneTree.org

Littleton

 Services:  Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am

Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

2121 Dad Clark Drive • 720.259.2390 • www.HFCdenver.org

Welcome Home!

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

worship Time 10:30AM sundays

Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the Southeast Denver area

Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Highlands Ranch

Cowboy Church First Presbyterian Church

Parker

Sunday Worship

8:00 am Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 am Sanctuary 10:20 am St. Andrew Wildflower

of Littleton

Line camp - Castle Rock Sundays 10 am DC Fairgrounds – Kirk Hall www.savethecowboy.com

Meeting Sun at 11am at Northridge Rec Center 8801 S. Broadway Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 email: bobandtreva@yahoo.com

8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

An Evangelical Presbyterian Church

1609 W. Littleton Blvd. (303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

Sunday Worship 10:30 4825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd. Castle Rock • canyonscc.org 303-663-5751

Lone Tree

Church of Christ Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM & 6PM Bible Study: 9:30AM Children, Young People & Adults

Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

www.st-andrew-umc.com

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510 9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 Miller road Parker, Co 80138 303-841-2125 www.pepc.org

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop 10926 E. Democrat Rd.

Phone: 303-910-6017

Sunday

Weekly children’s classes, devotions and study DouglasCountyAssembly@gmail.com 303.947.7540

Connect – Grow – Serve

4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836

www.gracepointcc.us

with Kevin Weatherby

The Bahá’í Faith

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”

Sunday, June 1st @ 9 a.m. Biff Gore of NBC’s “The Voice”

Open and Affirming

Highlands 303 798 6387 Church of God

A place for you

Parker

Special Mini-Concert

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

“Loving God - Making A Difference”

Pastor Paul Flannery “It’s not about us... It’s about serving others... T hen God gets the Glory!”

Greenwood Village

Methodist Church  1200 South Street  Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

Highlands Ranch 9:00 am Sunday WorShip

Trinity Lutheran Church & School

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Abiding Word Lutheran Church 8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy. (Across from Murdochs)

303-798-8485

SErviCES:

Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org Parker

Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet

303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

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that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/10/2014 Last Publication: 5/8/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/14/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 14-00676 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 213, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2574 West Cove Creek Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/28/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 3/29/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007025238 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $221,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $217,716.59 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 32, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 67-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9051 Bermuda Run Circle, Littleton, CO 80130

Public Notices

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0069 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/14/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: MICHAEL O FORELLE AND DONALD TROUT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, FIRST CENTENNIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/2/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 8/16/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010050495 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $217,076.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $207,094.76 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 276, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10499 Tracewood Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/10/2014 Last Publication: 5/8/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/14/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY DECKER Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 14-910-26037 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0069 First Publication: 4/10/2014 Last Publication: 5/8/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0074 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/14/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JAMES C. WALTERS AND NORA L. WALTERS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR IDEAL HOME LOANS, LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/19/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 2/24/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010011712 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $209,497.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $198,501.76 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 22, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 12-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8082 Eagleview Drive, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/10/2014 Last Publication: 5/8/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/14/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202

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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0074 First Publication: 4/10/2014 Last Publication: 5/8/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0082 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/26/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: ALEJANDRO IZQUIERDO AND GLORIA I ALVAREZ Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/9/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 2/24/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009011993 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $281,722.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $262,530.97 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 124, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 118-F, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 1267 Briarhollow Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/24/2014 Last Publication: 5/22/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/26/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1068.100156.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0082 First Publication: 4/24/2014 Last Publication: 5/22/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0086 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/26/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: PAUL A. SCHULER AND KIMBERLY M. SCHULER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR TEAM LENDING CONCEPTS, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/14/2002 Recording Date of DOT: 11/25/2002 Reception No. of DOT: 2002127990 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $215,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $176,349.37 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 213, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 111-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2574 West Cove Creek Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/24/2014 Last Publication: 5/22/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/26/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER H TRACHTE Colorado Registration #: 40391 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1068.100166.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2014-0086 First Publication: 4/24/2014 Last Publication: 5/22/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0090 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/26/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: CHARLES R. BOSICK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, AMPRO MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF UNITED FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWMBS INC., CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2006HYB2, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HYB2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/20/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 11/8/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005107977 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $420,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $368,712.37 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 42, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 95-D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2991 Clairton Drive, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 4/24/2014 Last Publication: 5/22/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 2/26/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TONI DALE Colorado Registration #: 30580 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 14-910-26117 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0090 First Publication: 4/24/2014 Last Publication: 5/22/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0091 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/4/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: MATTHEW J MANN Original Beneficiary: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/28/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 3/29/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007025238 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $221,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $217,716.59 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 32, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 67-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,

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Original Beneficiary: BANK OF AMERICA,

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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 5/1/2014 Last Publication: 5/29/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/10/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER H TRACHTE Colorado Registration #: 40391 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1159.100139.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0091 First Publication: 5/1/2014 Last Publication: 5/29/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0093 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/4/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: PHUONG SIU HY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/15/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/21/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005122301 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $199,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $208,093.99 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.***LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT made on December 11, 2012 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 21, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 100-M, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3927 Garnet Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 5/1/2014 Last Publication: 5/29/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/10/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER H TRACHTE Colorado Registration #: 40391 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 9696.100098.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0093 First Publication: 5/1/2014 Last Publication: 5/29/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0676 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/28/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: SIERRA BUILDING & DESIGN LTD Original Beneficiary: BANK OF THE WEST Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WEST LOAN ACQUISITIONS HOLDINGS, L.P. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 10/10/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008069164 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $680,000.00

WAY NO. 85 AND TO THE POINT OF TERMINUS OF SUBJECT CENTERLINE. TOGETHER WITH ALL EXISTING OR SUBSEQUENTLY ERECTED OR AFFIXED BUILDINGS, IMPROVEMENTS PUBLIC NOTICE AND FIXTURES; ALL EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY, AND APPURTENLittleton ANCES; ALL WATER, WATER RIGHTS NOTICE OF SALE AND DITCH RIGHTS (INCLUDING Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0676 STOCK IN UTILITES WITH DITCH OR IRRIGATION RIGHTS); AND ALL OTHTo Whom It May Concern: On 10/28/2013 ER RIGHTS, ROYALTIES, AND the undersigned Public Trustee caused PROFITS RELATING TO THE REAL the Notice of Election and Demand relatPROPERTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMing to the Deed of Trust described below ITATIONS ALL MINERALS, OIL, GAS, to be recorded in Douglas County. GEOTHERMAL AND SIMILAR MATOriginal Grantor: SIERRA BUILDING & TERS. DESIGN LTD To advertise publicWhich notices call 303-566-4100 has the address of: Original Beneficiary: BANKyour OF THE Tract 2 Chatfield Ridge, Littleton, CO WEST 80125 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WEST LOAN ACQUISITIONS HOLDNOTICE OF SALE INGS, L.P. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2008 secured by the Deed of Trust described Recording Date of DOT: 10/10/2008 herein, has filed written election and deReception No. of DOT: 2008069164 mand for sale as provided by law and in DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of said Deed of Trust. Debt: $680,000.00 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Outstanding Principal Amount as of the that on the first possible sale date (unless date hereof: $649,296.61 the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you nesday, June 4, 2014, at the Public Trustare hereby notified that the covenants of ee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle the deed of trust have been violated as Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucfollows: The covenants of said Deed of tion to the highest and best bidder for Trust have been violated for reasons incash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs cluding, but not limited to, the failure to and assigns therein, for the purpose of pay all amounts owing at maturity as repaying the indebtedness provided in said quired under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Evidence of Debt secured thereby. Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE of sale and other items allowed by law, A FIRST LIEN. and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificThe property described herein is all of the ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. property encumbered by the lien of the First Publication: 4/10/2014 deed of trust. Last Publication: 5/8/2014 Legal Description of Real Property: Publisher: Douglas County News Press PARCEL A: PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Dated: 10/30/2013 TRACT 2, CHATFIELD RIDGE THIRD GEORGE J KENNEDY AMENDMENT, ACCORDING TO MAP RECORDED APRIL 4, 2006, UNDER REDOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee CEPTION NO.2006027941, MORE PARThe name, address and telephone numTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: bers of the attorney(s) representing the A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE legal holder of the indebtedness is: NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION ROBERT A. HOLMES 28, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 68 Colorado Registration #: 10218 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDI1700 LINCOLN STREET SUITE 4100, AN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, DENVER, COLORADO 80203-4541 MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS Phone #: (303) 866-0234 FOLLOWS: Fax #: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST Attorney File #: WEST LOAN CORNER OF SECTION 28, AND COND*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SIDERING THE EAST LINE OF SECSALE DATES on the Public Trustee webTION 28 TO BEAR SOUTH 00 DEsite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustGREES 42 MINUTES 00 SECONDS ee/ EAST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; Legal Notice No.: 2013-0676 THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 42 First Publication: 4/10/2014 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG Last Publication: 5/8/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 326.49 FEET: THENCE SOUTH 46 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1734.35 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF CHATRIDGE RIDGE COURT; THENCE NORTH 17 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1597.13 FEET TO THE Public Notice NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 28: NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 55 ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISAPPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TANCE OF 1730.23 FEET TO THE TREASURER’S DEED POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. To Every Person in Actual Possession or RESERVING THEREFROM AN EASEOccupancy of the hereinafter Described MENT OVER THAT PORTION OF THE Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person ABOVE-DESCRIBED TRACT LYING in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or WITHIN CHATRIDGE COURT AS DESpecially Assessed, and to all Persons SCRIBED IN PARCEL B HEREIN: PARhaving an Interest or Title of Record in or CEL B: (CHATRIDGE COURT) to the said Premises and To Whom It May A 60.00 FOOT WIDE INGRESS, Concern, and more especially to: EGRESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT SITUATED IN THE EAST ½ OF SECOCCUPANT - Allen Hedrick - Bud Turk, TION 28, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE President, c/o Prestige Properties Ltd. 68 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MEDavid P Chambers & Vickey A Chambers RIDIAN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE - Jane S Meislahn, Secretary, c/o Prestige OF COLORADO, MORE PARTICUProperties Ltd - Prestige Properties Ltd LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST You and each of you are hereby notified CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28 AND that on the 15th day of November 2007 CONSIDERING THE EAST LINE OF the then County Treasurer of the County SAID SECTION 28 TO BEAR SOUTH 00 of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold DEGREES 42 MINUTES 00 SECONDS at public tax lien sale to Allen Hedrick the EAST WITH ALL BEARINGS CONfollowing described real estate situate in TAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO: the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 42 to wit: MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF LOT 4 BLK 3 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 326.49 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 46 DE0.496 AM/L GREES 15 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1734.35 FEET and said County Treasurer issued a certiTO THE CENTER OF A 75.00 FOOT RAficate of purchase therefore to Allen DIUS CUL-DE-SAC AND TO THE TRUE Hedrick. That said tax lien sale was made POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE SUBto satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed JECT CENTERLINE; against said real estate for the year 2006; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 52 That said real estate was taxed or speMINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST A DIScially assessed in the name(s) of David P TANCE OF 285.15 FEET TO A POINT OF & Vickey A Chambers for said year 2006. CURVE; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for A DISTANCE OF 96.51 FEET, SAID said real estate to the said Allen Hedrick CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF 500.00 FEET at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 7th day of AuAND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 11 DEgust 2014, unless the same has been reGREES 03 MINUTES 32 SECONDS TO deemed. Said property may be redeemed A POINT OF TANGENT; from said sale at any time prior to the acTHENCE SOUTH 11 DEGREES 55 tual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST ALONG Witness my hand this 11th day of April SAID TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 154.13 2014. FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG /s/ Diane A. Holbert THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT County Treasurer of Douglas County A DISTANCE OF 167.14 FEET, SAID CURVE HAS A RADIUS OF 250.00 FEET Legal Notice No.: 925308 AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 38 DEFirst publication: April 24, 2014 GREES 18 MINUTES 24 SECONDS TO Last publication: May 8, 2014 A POINT OF TANGENT; Publisher: Douglas County News-Press THENCE SOUTH 50 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 12 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 178.62 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE Public Notice SOUTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT A DISTANCE OF NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL 542.22 FEET, SAID CURVE HAS A RADIESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF OUS OF 500.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF ANGLE OF 51 DEGREES 46 MINUTES TREASURER’S DEED 41 SECONDS TO A POINT OF TANGENT; To Every Person in Actual Possession or THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 32 Occupancy of the hereinafter Described MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST ALONG Land, Lot or SAID TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 226.29 Premises, and to the Person in Whose FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; Name the Same was Taxed or Specially THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE Assessed, and to all Persons having an ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT A DISInterest or Title of Record in or to the said TANCE OF 58.39 FEET, SAID CURVE Premises and To Whom It May Concern, HAS A RADIUS OF 300.00 FEET AND A and more especially to: CENTRAL ANGLE OF 11 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 06 SECONDS TO A POINT OF OCCUPANT - Gerald P Lucy and Gloria TANGENT; J Walsh - Stephen Bruce Gale - Stuart THENCE SOUTH 12 DEGREES 41 R Opp and Deidre A Opp MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 284.34 You and each of you are hereby notified FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE. THENCE that on the 12th day of November 2009 SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC the then County Treasurer of the County OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT A DISof Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold TANCE OF 258.49 FEET, SAID CURVE at public tax lien sale to Stephen Bruce HAS A RADIUS OF 225.00 FEET AND A Gale the following described real estate CENTRAL ANGLE OF 65 DEGREES 49 situate in the County of Douglas, State of MINUTES 31 SECONDS TO A POINT OF Colorado, to wit: TANGENT; THENCE SOUTH 53 DEGREES 07 LOT 4 BLK 4 REFILING OF WESTMINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST ALONG CREEK LAKES FLG 2 1.29 AM/L SAID TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 7.15 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY and said County Treasurer issued a certiRIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE HIGHficate of purchase therefore to Stephen WAY NO. 85 AND TO THE POINT OF Bruce Gale. That said tax lien sale was TERMINUS OF SUBJECT CENTERLINE. made to satisfy the delinquent taxes asTOGETHER WITH ALL EXISTING OR sessed against said real estate for the SUBSEQUENTLY ERECTED OR AFyear 2008; That said real estate was taxed FIXED BUILDINGS, IMPROVEMENTS or specially assessed in the name(s) of AND FIXTURES; ALL EASEMENTS, Stuart R Opp & Deidre A Opp for said RIGHTS OF WAY, AND APPURTENyear 2008. ANCES; ALL WATER, WATER RIGHTS AND DITCH RIGHTS (INCLUDING That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for STOCK IN UTILITES WITH DITCH OR said real estate to the said Stephen Bruce IRRIGATION RIGHTS); AND ALL OTHGale at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 7th day ER RIGHTS, ROYALTIES, AND of August 2014, unless the same has PROFITS RELATING TO THE REAL been redeemed. Said property may be rePROPERTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMdeemed from said sale at any time prior to ITATIONS ALL MINERALS, OIL, GAS, the actual execution of said Treasurer’s GEOTHERMAL AND SIMILAR MATDeed. Witness my hand this 11th day of TERS. April 2014. Which has the address of: Tract 2 Chatfield Ridge, Littleton, CO /s/ Diane A. Holbert 80125 County Treasurer of Douglas County NOTICE OF SALE Legal Notice No.: 925307 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt First publication: April 24, 2014 secured by the Deed of Trust described Last publication: May 8, 2014 herein, has filed written election and dePublisher: Douglas County News-Press mand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given

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Ranch park foundation appoints new leadership Staff report The Highlands Ranch Park & Recreation Foundation voted in new leadership during its April meeting. New officers include president Renee Anderson, vice president Sharyn Landis and secretary-treasurer Bob Epstein. The foundation works in partnership with the Highlands Ranch Metro District to support local parks, recreation and

open space projects and programs. Anderson and Landis, both longtime residents of the community, became trustees in 2013. Anderson said she enjoys working toward making good things better and that serving on the board provides opportunities to do just that. Landis said she wants to carry on the great works her predecessors have attained in helping to fund important community park and recreation programs. Epstein, one of the original founda-

tion trustees, formerly served as president and vice president of the foundation. He said he believes in the mission and accomplishments of the foundation and thinks there is more to be accomplished for the benefit of all community residents. Other foundation trustees include Roy Mapp, Lucy Dietrich and Gary Herbella. The foundation board continues to seek additional community-minded individuals interested in volunteering on

its board. The foundation is looking for board members with time and energy for active participation who will help build a high-performing board and are willing to actively help raise money for the organization. Candidates should be able to devote eight to 10 hours per month to the foundation. Individuals interested in serving on the foundation’s board should contact Carrie Ward at cward@highlandsranch. org or 720-240-5950.

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DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT Re: Project: Philip S. Miller Library - Administration Remodel Contractor: Kennerly Construction Corp. Contract Dated: May 16, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Notice is hereby given that DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES (the “Library”), located in Douglas County, Colorado, will make final payment at 100 South Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104, on Monday the 11th day of May, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. to Kennerly Construction Corp. (the “Contractor”) for all work done by said Contractor for the above-referenced project.

Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT Re: Project: Philip S. Miller Library - Administration Remodel Contractor: Kennerly Construction Corp. Contract Dated: May 16, 2013 Notice is hereby given that DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES (the “Library”), located in Douglas County, Colorado, will make final payment at 100 South Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104, on Monday the 11th day of May, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. to Kennerly Construction Corp. (the “Contractor”) for all work done by said Contractor for the above-referenced project.

Government Legals Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT Re: Project: Philip S. Miller Library - Administration Remodel Contractor: Kennerly Construction Corp. Contract Dated: May 16, 2013 Notice is hereby given that DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES (the “Library”), located in Douglas County, Colorado, will make final payment at 100 South Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104, on Monday the 11th day of May, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. to Kennerly Construction Corp. (the “Contractor”) for all work done by said Contractor for the above-referenced project. Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools Public or equipment Notice to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) by the Contractor or its subcontractors, at #020-14 any time up to and including the time of fiJUSTICE WAY COFFEE SHOP to nal settlement for the work contracted be done, is required to file a verified state(FRANCHISE/CONCESSIONAIRE) ment of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, to DOUGLAS Facilities/Fairgrounds Management in COUNTY LIBRARIES, Attn: Karen Garconjunction with the Sheriff’s Office of gan, 100 South Wilcox Street, Castle Douglas Rock, COCounty 80104Government, with a copy hereinafter to: Icenogle referredPogue, to as the County, Seaver P.C., 4725respectfully South Monaco requestsSuite proposals responsible, Street, 225, from Denver, Colorado 80237, Attn: Jennifer to L. manage Ivey, Esq., on or qualified companies and before andWay time hereinabove operatethe the date Justice Coffee Shop shown. Failure on the part of any claimant located at the Douglas County Justice to file such verified statement of claim priCenter. or to such final settlement will release the Library, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim. BY ORDER OF THE

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Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or its subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim, to DOUGLA S COUNTY LIBRARIES, Attn: Karen Gargan, 100 South Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104 with a copy to: Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 225, Denver, Colorado 80237, Attn: Jennifer L. Ivey, Esq., on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the Library, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim. BY ORDER OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES Legal Notice No.: 925358 First Publication: April 24, 2014 Last Publication: May 1, 2014 Publisher: County News-Press The intent Douglas is to provide quick service targeted to the citizens visiting the courts and court services along with the four-hundred (400) plus employees of the Justice Center. Emphasis should be placed on innovation coupled with quick service at a reasonable cost. The location is approximately 1,500 square feet and includes several pieces of commercial kitchen equipment. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 @ 4:00 PM, THERE WILL BE A SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL

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BY ORDER OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES Legal Notice No.: 925358 First Publication: April 24, 2014 Last Publication: May 1, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for LINCOLN AVE ( C H A M B ER S TO K EYSTON E) IM PROVEMENT PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2013 – 033 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of removal of existing concrete pavement, 30-inches of overexcavation, placement of geo-grid, ABC, curb & gutter, RCP, HMA pavement and epoxy striping. The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each RESPONDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (AddiTO DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS tional charge if mailing is required.) AND VIEW THE EXISTING LOCATION. THE SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD ATheld THEat A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be DOUGLAS JUSTICE CENTER, 10:00 a.m. COUNTY on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at the Department of Public EnginJUSTICE WAY CAFÉ, 4000 Works JUSTICE eering, Philip S.ROCK, Miller Building, 100 Third WAY, CASTLE COLORADO Street, 220, CALL Castle720-733-6900 Rock, CO 80104. 80109. Suite PLEASE The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 FOR DIRECTIONS, IF NEEDED. p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the same address. The RFP documents may be reviewed The Project following maand/or printedincludes from the the Rocky Mountain jor items andSystem approximate E-Purchasing websitequantities: at www. • Removal of Concrete Pavement rockymountainbidsystem.com. RFP docu-– 38,000 SY ments are not Excavation available for–22,000 purchase • Unclassified CYfrom Douglas County • ABC (Class 6) –Government 11,000 CY and can only • ABC (Class 3) – 16,000 CY • HMA (Grading S)(75)(PG 64 – 22) – 12,000 TON • HMA (Grading SX)(75)(PG 64 – 22) – 6,000 TON

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Separate sealed bids for LINCOLN AVE ( C H A M B ER S TO K EYSTON E) SAGITTARIUS IM (Nov 22 to Dec 21) look into your PROVEMENT PROJECT, DOUGLAS recent COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2013 – behavior to see if you could have caused the 033 will be received by the Owner, coolness you might now be sensing from a loved one. Douglas County Government, Departif so, apologize and set things straight. ment of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until TuesCAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Easing up on your day, May 20, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. This social activities allows you to focus more of your enerproject consists of removal of existing concrete pavement, 30-inches of overgies on a long-neglected personal matter. You can get excavation, placement of geo-grid, back into party mode by the weekend. ABC, curb & gutter, RCP, HMA pavement and epoxy striping.

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The Contract Documents may be excolleague can be resolved peacefully once you both amined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014, and copagree to be more flexible about the positions you’ve ies of the Contract Documents may be obtaken and allow for more open-minded discussions. tained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.) PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Volunteering to take on PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for LINCOLN AVE ( C H A M B ER S TO K EYSTON E) IM PROVEMENT PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2013 – 033 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of removal of existing concrete pavement, 30-inches of overexcavation, placement of geo-grid, ABC, curb & gutter, RCP, HMA pavement and epoxy striping.

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The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2014, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.) A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the same address. The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Concrete Pavement – 38,000 SY • Unclassified Excavation –22,000 CY • ABC (Class 6) – 11,000 CY • ABC (Class 3) – 16,000 CY • HMA (Grading S)(75)(PG 64 – 22) – 12,000 TON • HMA (Grading SX)(75)(PG 64 – 22) – 6,000 TON • RCP (18”, 24” & 36”) – 810 LF

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Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (activefrom status) with the Colorado be accessed the above-mentioned Department of Transportation to bid on inwebsite. dividual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein. Proposal responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28,process 2014 Any questions on the bidding may be directed Sean Owens, P.E., by Douglas Countyto Government, Finance Project Manager at 303-660-7328. Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, For Planholder Information, Colorado 80104. Two (2) hard-copies and Please Call 303-660-7490 (Front Desk) a CD/Flash-drive copy of your proposal response shall be 925359 submitted in a sealed Legal Notice No.: First Publication: 24,“Request 2014 envelope, plainly April marked for Last Publication: May 1, 2014 Proposal (RFP) #020-14, Justice Way Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Coffee Shop”. Electronic/faxed proposals will not be accepted. Proposals will not be considered which are received after

added A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at responsibilities could be a risky way to impress 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, the powers-that-be. Do it only if you’re sure you won’t at the Department of Public Works Enginbe swept away by the extra workload. eering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 BORN THIS WEEK: Your sense of self-awareness p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the allows you to make bold moves with confidence. same address. The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Concrete Pavement – 38,000 SY • Unclassified Excavation –22,000 CY • ABC (Class 6) – 11,000 CY • ABC (Class 3) – 16,000 CY • HMA (Grading S)(75)(PG 64 – 22) – 12,000 TON • HMA (Grading SX)(75)(PG 64 – 22) – 6,000 TON • RCP (18”, 24” & 36”) – 810 LF

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Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein. Any questions on the bidding process may be directed to Sean Owens, P.E., Project Manager at 303-660-7328. For Planholder Information, Please Call 303-660-7490 (Front Desk) Legal Notice No.: 925359 First Publication: April 24, 2014 Last Publication: May 1, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

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PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Buckskin’s Saloon, LLC d/b/a Buckskin’s Saloon, whose address is 5607 N Hwy 85, Sedalia, Colorado has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License at the location of 5607 W Hwy 85, Sedalia, Colorado, dispense Malt, the time stated, and to any proposals so Vinous and Spirituous Liquors by the drink for received will be returned unopened. consumption on the premises. The Public Hearing on this application is to be Douglas Government reserves held by County the Douglas County Local Lithe right to reject any and all proposquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on or May als, to waive formalities, informalities, 23, 2014, at contained approximately 1:30 p.m. irregularities in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for Date of Application: items 8, herein, April 2014 either in whole or in part, if it is deemed Owning to be in the best interest of the Members Interest: County to do so. Additionally, we reserve Lon Bale the right to negotiate optional items and/or Legal Notice 925378 firm. services with No.: the successful First Publication: May 1, 2014 Last Publication: May 1, 2014 Please direct any questions concerning Publisher: Douglas County News-Press this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing

Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@ douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 925386 First Publication: May 1, 2014 Last Publication: May 1, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Valor Christian’s Cody Bratten prepares to launch the discus during Liberty Bell Invitational Track and Field Meet. Bratten took top honors in the event with a throw of 158 feet. Photos by Tom Munds

Luke McCarty prepares to compete in the pole vault for Rock Canyon at the Liberty Bell Invitational Track and Field Meet. McCarty cleared the bar at 11 feet to place 18th in a large field of competitors at the April 25-26 meet.

LIBERTY BELL

draws 51 schools to meet Big field creates championship-like atmosphere on track By Tom Munds

tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Liberty Bell Invitational Track Meet drew big crowds of competitors and spectators alike to Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Team canopies occupied portions of the stands April 25 and 26 for the two-day event and the areas bordering the track also provided shade and gathering points for athletes from the 51 attending schools who competed in 18 total events. Fountain Fort Carson won the boys division with 77 points, while Highlands Ranch came in third with 45 points as the top local finisher. In the girls division, Fort Collins scored points in a variety of events to amass 75 points and win the team trophy.

ThunderRidge finished sixth and Valor Christian was ninth, leading the local charge. According to www.co.milesplit. com, 52 athletes either met or exceeded national elite standards at the meet. Area athletes who did so included Jennifer Calascione of Chaparral and Haley Showalter of Valor Christian in the discus. Showalter threw 168 feet, 9 inches and Calascione threw 124-5. Connor Turnage of Highlands Ranch achieved national elite status in the long jump with a jump of 22-6 while Blake Jacobs of ThunderRidge won the shot put competition and earned national elite designation with his throw of 55-5. The Liberty Bell traditionally draws a large field of teams to provide toplevel competition in the final weeks leading up to the state meet in midMay. “It is a huge task organizing and setting up everything for a meet this size,” meet coordinator Kevin Young said. “Fortunately, it is made a lot

easier for me because of all the people from Arapahoe, Heritage and Littleton high schools. It seems each group is ready to handle one specific aspect of preparing for the Liberty Bell.” Young said that 75 to 80 volunteers step in to help run the meet. Coaches and former coaches are among the volunteers and most of the young people are students at one of the three Littleton schools. “We have adults running each of the events and kids helping them,” he said. “We also have alumni who volunteer to help us.” He said technology is a key part of the preparation and staging of a meet this size. “Computers are essential so we can keep track of every set of results, post them in the stadium and also quickly put them on the web,” he said. “Like organizing any big event, a glitch can cause disruptions. For us, the biggest glitch would be one or more of the computers going down.” Results for the meet are available on the web at www.co.milesplit.com.

Turnage hopes to turn up three-peat in triple jump By Jim Benton jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Two-time defending Class 5A triple jump champion Connor Turnage from Highlands Ranch leapt 47 feet, 1.5 inches to win the event at the April 2526 Liberty Bell Invitational. Turnage also finished second behind teammate Ben Morgan in the long jump with a 22-6 effort. Morgan’s best leap was 22-6.25. “It’s not exactly where I want to be right now but it’s better than I have been in the past few weeks,” said Tur-

nage who will compete next year for the University of Nebraska. “By the end of the year I’ll be there. I’m not at the place where I could win state right now but I think I can win. “It seems like at the beginning of the season when you are lifting pretty heavy you don’t expect to go too far. At the end of the season you want to be two feet farther than you were last year.” As a sophomore, Turnage was first at the state meet with consecutive leaps totaling 47-3.5. He defended his state title a year ago with combined jumps of 48-8.5. The 47-1.5 at the Liberty Bell was

the best effort reported this season for the Falcon. “I’m going to work these next few weeks and try to get better,” Turnage said. “The triple jump is my best event. I really like long jump too and I like to consider myself a contender in long jump too. “The triple jump is really technical so you have to have good form and if you a pretty strong you do pretty well in the event. If you don’t have good form, you can get hurt pretty easily. You just rob yourself of feet and inches. Yeah, a three-peat is a goal in the triple jump and I would definitely want to win the long jump too.”

Blake Jacobs sends the discus down the field at the Liberty Bell Invitational. The ThunderRidge athlete’s throw of 146 feet, 8 inches earned him a third-place finish in the event. He also took top honors in the shot put with a throw of 55 feet, 5 inches.

Rene Dreiling comes out of the blocks as he runs the first leg of the 4X100 relay for Mountain Vista at the Liberty Bell Invitational.

Melissa Petrick of Highlands Ranch competes in the girls shot put at the Liberty Bell Invitational. Petrick threw well, but finished 23rd in a tough field that included entries from 51 teams.

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Golden Eagles golden after team tennis win Mountain Vista tops Heritage with league championship at stake By Jim Benton

jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Mountain Vista and Heritage got together for the final regular season match of the season April 24 with the Continental League girls tennis title at stake. Both teams entered the showdown with 8-1 Continental League dual meet records and Mountain Vista prevailed over the host Eagles, 5-2, to secure the league crown and earn the host role in the Region 3 state regional tournament which was held April 30-May 1 at Ken Caryl Ranch. “As a coach I’ve never had it happen that the league championship has come down to the final match of the season,” said Mountain Vista coach James Flanigan, who took over coaching the girls this spring in addition to tutoring the boys team in the fall. “It was really fun. We played really well. The girls realized what was at stake but they also realized they had to have fun. No matter what happened, it would be fun. Even the matches we lost, I felt everybody played well.” Heritage’s Kristi Brethauer has never coached in a match with as much importance late in the regular season either. “I’ve been a coach for 10 years and that’s never happened,” she said. “That was exciting, it made it worth something, since both teams were really strong throughout the season.” Mountain Vista’s No. l singles player, freshman Casey Zhong, got the Golden Eagles off to a good start with a 6-0,

6-0 win over Joanna Kempton. Zhong, a left-hander whose solid groundstrokes keep opponents retrieving shots from the baseline, raised her record to 10-1 this season. “I played all right,” said Zhong. “I had just come back from a tournament in Las Vegas and there was an altitude difference. It was a good match. It’s been a good season. I’m really excited. The regionals will be fun. The competition will be a little bit harder. That makes me play better when I play better people.” In the No. 2 singles match, Vista sophomore Kendra Lavallee defeated Alannah Gates, 6-3, 6-1, and Leia Krebsbach notched a 6-2, 6-3 win for the Golden Eagles in the No. 3 singles match over Heritage’s Caroline McLeod. Heritage’s No 1 doubles team of seniors Ginny Hancock and Mollie Gopsill improved their season record to 10-0 with a 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2 conquest of Tyla Stewart and Jordan Wade. Vista’s Amy Zhou and Hannah Murphy defeated Heritage’s Meccah Jackson and Katy Cohen, 6-3, 6-3 in the No. 2 doubles match and the Golden Eagles duo of Mari Dudek and Maddie Eccher won 6-4, 6-3 over Erin Myles and Caitlin Jackson in the No. 3 doubles match. The league title had already been decided by the time the No. 4 doubles match concluded. Heritage’s Kendall Jackson and Peyton Pendleton downed Hannah Smith and Amy Zhong 5-7, 6-3, 10-5. “We’re a younger team and it’s nice to see the growth and how they have done and what we’ve been able to accomplish,” said Brethauer. “The season is not over, we’re going to regionals and hopefully we’ll qualify a bunch (of girls) for state.” The top two finishers in the seven positions in each of the eight region tournaments will qualify for the Class 5A state tournament that will be held May 8-10 at Gates Tennis Center in Denver. Six of the eight Class 5A regional tournaments were scheduled for April 30-May 1. Mountain Vista and Highlands Ranch were slated to be among the seven teams competing in the Region 3

tourney at Ken Caryl Ranch. Heritage was slotted to join Denver League champion Denver East in the Region 5 tournament at City Park. ThunderRidge, the fifth-place Continental League finisher was to be another of the eight teams in the Region 5 meet. Centennial League champion Cherry Creek earned the right to host the Region 1 tournament at the Bruins’ courts. Rock Canyon and Douglas County, meanwhile, were headed for the Region 2 meet at Fossil Ridge while Legend was headed to Boulder Fairview for the Region 4 tourney. Arapahoe was slated to be the host school for the Region 7 tourney at Redstone Park. The Region 6 and 8 tournaments will take place May 1-2. Littleton will be in the Region 6 meet in Grand Junction while Ponderosa, Castle View and Chaparral will compete in the Region 8 event at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs. In the Class 4A regional tournaments, Valor Christian was to be in the Region 1 tourney April 30 and May 1-2 at Colorado Academy. Lutheran and Englewood were scheduled to be in the Region 2 meet set for April 30-May 1 at Kent Denver.

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ThunderRidge played another close Continental League baseball game April 25 against Regis Jesuit. And, the Grizzlies lost another close game. League-leading Regis scored twice in the sixth inning on a two-run homer by Quin Cotton to beat ThunderRidge, 7-5, and hand the defending Class 5A state champions their fourth loss in five games prior to Grizzly contests April 28 at Legend and April 30 against Chaparral. “The baseball Gods are not with us right now,” said ThunderRidge coach Joe White. “It’s a frustrating deal but we just have to keep playing and keep trying to get through the adversity of it all.” ThunderRidge’s nosedive started April 16 with a 3-0 loss to Mountain Vista. “We had Mountain Vista 0-0 in the sixth inning and ended up losing that game, we lose 6-5 to Heritage after being ahead 5-1, we lost 2-1 to Rock Canyon and then the Regis game,” elaborated White. “It’s just not happening for us right now. “Four out of the last five games could have gone either way. We have to fight our way through it. We’re fighting to get into the playoffs now. We can’t lose too many more games or we won’t even be in the playoffs.” A.J. Jones belted a solo home run in the second inning against home-standing Regis but the Grizzlies still trailed 5-1 heading into the top of the sixth inning. The Grizzlies, ranked No. 6 in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll, sent nine batters to the plate in the sixth, scoring four runs on five hits to tie the game. Brody Westmoreland and Mark Hopper each had crucial two-run doubles during the rally. Westmoreland went 3-for-4 to spark an 11-hit attack for ThunderRidge, which had been slumping at the plate. “We just haven’t been hitting very well,” said White. “We finally got our bats going (against Regis). The best thing to take out of the game is we didn’t die, we came back and we had good at-bats that we hadn’t had in a week and a half. The last couple games we’ve left a lot of guys on in scoring position that we should have scored.” ThunderRidge starting right fielder and closer Tyler Loptien, who has five saves and a 0.00 earned run average, dislocated his kneecap and was unavailable against the Raiders. Hopper came in from leftfield to relieve ThunderRidge starter Jake Eissler in the fifth inning. He retired the first five batters he faced but gave up a two-out triple to Zach Woodruff and then was touched for the two-run homer by Cotton. “I was trying to milk another out and bring A.J. in the seventh,” confessed White. “We just couldn’t get that out.” Geoff Light, who replaced Loptien in right field and went 2-for-2, drew a walk to lead off the seventh. The Grizzlies loaded the bases with two outs but Regis reliever David Peterson induced a groundball out to end the game. ThunderRidge stranded five runners on base in the last two innings. “We haven’t found ourselves as a team,” said Westmoreland. “We need to get a few wins and get ready for the playoffs. Who is the hottest in the playoffs is the team that can carry through the playoffs.” After the loss to Regis, ThunderRidge was tied for fifth in the Continental League with a 5-4 record and stood at 10-6 overall. Regis, 9-0 in league play, moved closer to the league title when Douglas County handed Mountain Vista its first league loss and took some luster off an April 30 Golden Eagles-Raiders game which could have been a regularseason ending contest for the league championship. Brett Minnick cracked a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning April 25 as Douglas County edged Mountain Vista, 5-4. The Golden Eagles headed into an April 28 game against Littleton with an 8-1 league mark and 15-2 overall record. Castle View was scheduled to host Regis April 28 and a win would clinch a share of the league title for the Raiders.

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Olympic gold medal winner Rulon Gardner will be the honorary speaker at a May 9 fundraising event to celebrate injured Castle View wrestler Joe Hunsaker’s battle back. Hunsaker dislocated his C5 vertebrae from his C6 vertebrae in a Feb. 1 wrestling match and is now home after a 10-week stay at Swedish and Craig Hospitals. He is fighting to regain movement in his fingers and arms. The fundraising evening to observe Hunsaker’s Battle Back starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Douglas County Events Center with fajitas and beverages available. Tickets cost $20. “The event is a fundraiser for Joe,” said Joe’s father Jim. “It is to raise funds for various medical and rehab expenses that are not covered by insurance. “For instance, his manual wheelchair is not covered by insurance and cost $4,000plus, his shower chair also is not covered and cost over $2,800 and our 1999 accessible van was not covered by insurance. We would also like to purchase a hand bike for Joe and they run in excess of $3,500.” Hunsaker admits his son is working hard

to overcome substantial odds. “We will be making modifications to our house, purchasing adapted computer items for college, purchasing or renting rehab equipment and paying for nursing/medical care not covered by insurance,” said Jim Hunsaker. “Intense rehab is critical to recovery of function and movement. No one knows if Joe will be able to walk again, but he is working as hard as he can to make that happen.” For more information, visit www.facebook.com/joe.hunsakersbattleback.

Regional golf

Qualifying tournaments for the Class 4A and 5A girls state golf tournaments will begin May 5. The Class 5A regional tournament will be held at Broken Tee in Englewood with the Southern 5A at the Colorado Springs Country Club, the Western 5A at Fox Hollow and the Northern 5A at Highland Meadows on May 7. Valor Christian, Englewood and Ponderosa will be at the Class 4A Metro-West regional May 8 at Indian Tree. Each region will have two automatic team qualifiers plus roughly 15 individuals not on

a qualifying team make the field. The Class 5A state tournament will be held May 19-20 at Raccoon Creek in Littleton while the 4A state tourney will be May 19-20 at the County Club of Colorado in Colorado Springs.

Mooney honored

Whitworth University junior Saryn Mooney, an Arapahoe High School graduate, was named to the first team All-Northwest Conference team. Mooney was an ITA singles and doubles West Regional finalist in the fall and ranked as high as No. 5 in singles and No. 4 in doubles in the Division III West region. She competed for the Pirates at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions.

Freshman of the Year

Two-time Colorado High School No. 1 singles champion Hayden Sabatka, the firstyear University of New Mexico standout from Highlands Ranch High School, was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year. Sabatka played in the No. 1-3 singles positions for New Mexico and compiled a

23-11 record.

Change at the top

For the second straight week, Pine Creek was ranked as the No. 1 girls soccer team according to the CHSAANow.com poll that was released April 28. Defending state champion Mountain Vista (10-1-1) is again second with Rock Canyon in the third spot. Cherry Creek is eighth and Arapahoe ninth in the latest rankings. Valor Christian is fifth in the Class 4A soccer poll while unbeaten Englewood is ninth. Continental League-leading Regis Jesuit is No. 1 in the Class 5A baseball poll with Mountain Vista fourth, ThunderRidge seventh, Chaparral ninth and Cherry Creek 10th. Valor is seventh in the Class 4A rankings and Lutheran seventh in the Class 2A poll. Cherry Creek is the second-ranked boys lacrosse team with Mountain Vista climbing to third. Arapahoe is fifth and Chaparral 10th. Ponderosa remained second in the Class 4A poll with Valor holding the sixth position. Arapahoe is fourth and Cherry Creek fifth in the girls Class 5A rankings.

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