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Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 25

County teacher turnover declines School district figures show 380 departing By Jane Reuter

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Balloons released during Sky Ridge Medical Center’s groundbreaking ceremony for its $117 million expansion float past a construction crane on the site. Photos by Jane Reuter

sky ridge kicks off expansion Project will add beds, women’s center, more By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Two months shy of its 10th birthday, Sky Ridge Medical Center is undergoing its fourth expansion. This one — a $117 million project that will add 90 beds, a women’s center, medical office building, four operating suites and a parking garage by late 2014 — is by far its largest. Sky Ridge kicked off the massive expansion during a June 26 morning ceremony in a hospital parking lot that soon will be part of the construction site. Officials from Lone Tree and Douglas County, including state Rep. Frank McNulty — who brought his Sky Ridge-born daughter, Victoria — watched as dozens of colorful balloons soared into the air past a construction crane to mark the project’s official start. Several of the officials and key medical staff also spoke during the event, many crediting the hospital for much of south suburban Denver’s robust economic health.

Sky Ridge CEO Maureeen Tarrant addresses a gathering that included SkyRidge staff during the groundbreaking for the newest expansion on June 26. Photo by Jane Reuter “When we sold the land, it was in fact the key piece to launch RidgeGate from cows to people,” said Keith Simon, RidgeGate’s director of development. “There’s no doubt RidgeGate is really the key catalyst to devel-

opment.” “It has been and will continue to be the foundation of the economic engine here in Sky Ridge continues on Page 7

Leader of new church has questionable history Calvary Chapel says former pastor left it in fiscal disarray By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com A pastor who recently started a new church in Lone Tree left his former Castle Rock church in financial disarray after leaving there in December 2011, according to current leaders of Castle Rock’s Calvary Chapel. Abeyta Brian Abeyta, senior pastor at Calvary Chapel from 2003 to 2011, in April led the debut service of the Beauty for Ashes Fellowship in a rented space at the Lone Tree Recreation Center. In January 2012, he gave his last address to parishioners at Castle Rock’s Calvary

Chapel, asking forgiveness for his behavior there. “I let my guard down,” he said in a recorded address. “I became self-absorbed, financially irresponsible, bitter, a liar, deceptive, even unforgiving, all within these last few months. And for this, I’m deeply sorry.” According to officials at the Castle Rock church, they’re still paying back rent and property taxes on their building, left unpaid under Abeyta’s leadership. Senior pastor Dave Love and board member Dave Weston said that for the last three years Abeyta was at the Castle Rock church, it operated without a board, in violation of bylaws. Based on an independent audit, they believe Abeyta spent more than $200,000 for personal use in 2011 alone. “The money we’re talking about is well beyond any benefit or salary,” Love said. “It’s unambiguous,” Weston agreed. “People have gone to jail for less.” Abeyta said the money was properly

spent for his housing and gas allowances. “At the audit, they said we think you should be taxed on this housing allowance and gas allowances,” Abeyta said. “I said, `I agree.’ Whatever you feel is income that is invalid, send it to me. We’ll take that hit. “I was irresponsible with some of the church finances. To say there was money that was stolen, or taken from the church? I’ll tell you what, it’s still 100 percent inaccurate. Everything’s been twisted and distorted to make us look like something we are not.” Abeyta also consistently failed to pay the full monthly rental amount, leaving the church $440,000 in arrears with its landlord, Love and Weston said. Love said the landlord has agreed to reduce that amount and is allowing the church to slowly repay the balance. “We’re hoping by the end of the year to be debt-free,” Love said. Abeyta continues on Page 7

A total of 380 teachers, or about 11.7 percent, of Douglas County teachers are leaving the school district this year. That figure is down from the 2012 turnover rate of 13.26 percent recorded by the Colorado Department of Education. Returning teachers were required to return contracts by June 23. After two spring protests surrounding the district’s new teacher evaluation program, and reports that large numbers of teachers would leave DCSD this year, the district report makes school board president John Carson very happy. “It validated what we’ve been hearing,” he said. “The vast majority of teachers are staying. The TELL survey tells us they’re Carson happy with their school environment. “These numbers are not large. If (departing teachers) wish to be vocal about it, it indicates they’re not happy. So we wish them well.” The state education department’s Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) survey showed 84.7 percent of DCSD teachers agree their school is a good place to work and learn. But it also showed 22 percent of teachers — more than twice the state average — planned to leave the district or the field of education entirely. The district’s recently released teacher statistics show those numbers did not come to fruition. Teachers’ union president Brenda Smith had a different take on the numbers. “Three hundred eighty teachers leaving is equivalent to 10 elementary schools losing their entire staff,” she said. “Most of these teachers leaving are experienced teachers with a record of accomplishment and close ties to the community. It is sad that the Douglas County School District is saying this is the new normal.” Turnover continues on Page 7

why teachers are leaving dcsd • Retirement: 101 • Resignation other: 71* • Resignation to work for more money at another metro-area district: 62 • Resignation to move out of area: 61 • Resignation to care for family member: 26 • Resignation to work for a school district closer to home: 16 • Resignation involuntary: 12 • Resignation to work for more money in Denver metro-area private sector: 11 • Resignation to work for

private sector closer to home: 7 • Resignation personal conflict: 5 • Dismissal: 3 • Downsizing: 3 • Resignation due to program reduction: 1 • Deceased: 1 • Total: 380 Information provided by Douglas County School District * Reason other than those listed, such as career change, spouse relocation, stay home with children, etc.

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Abandoned puppies recovering well Law enforcement still soliciting leads in incident By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews. com Four of the five puppies found abandoned in a trash can at Highland Heritage Park in May are recovering well in foster care and just weeks from adoption. The two male and two female shih tzu mixes that were still alive when found at the Highlands Ranch park are quickly coming into their own at Douglas County Animal Control Officer Caitlyn Cahill’s Bennett horse ranch. Cahill, who wasn’t working when the puppies were discovered May 21, brought them home a few days later after her mother offered to help nurse them to health. After weeks of being syringefed every three hours around the clock, the dogs graduated to

warmed-up, crushed dog food and milk this past week and just recently began drinking their water from a bowl. In addition, they have had quite the role model in Cahill’s 5-year-old Australian shepherd, Keyna. “She never had a litter of pups, but she has naturally taken to them,” Cahill said of Kenya and the puppies. “We’ve noticed in the past that she has some really good mothering instincts with the horses and the cats. She really took a liking to them.” The puppies, which were estimated to be between three and seven days old when they were found, are each beginning to show off their individual personalities, Cahill said. There’s Gus Gus, the go-getter of the group, who has been the first to do everything and consistently underfoot. There’s Brutus, the cuddly runt of the litter. There’s Lilo, the loner. And there’s Bridgett, the playful one of the bunch, who likes to wrestle. Douglas County law enforce-

The four surviving puppies who were found abandoned May 21 in a trash can at Highland Heritage Park are recovering well at the home of Douglas County Animal Control Officer Caitlyn Cahill. The puppies will be ready for adoption in a few weeks. Courtesy photo ment is still asking for help in finding those who are responsible for abandoning the puppies, and Sgt. Erica Dalton said the per-

petrator would likely be charged with felony aggravated cruelty of animals. “We have had a couple leads,

but they have been dead ends,” Dalton said. “This is definitely still an open investigation. One of the puppies died a needless death.” Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for any information leading to an arrest, and the reporting person can remain anonymous if they desire. If someone has information, they can contact Douglas County Animal Law Enforcement at 303-6607529 or contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP). Cahill said the department hopes to be able to use this “unfortunate incident to educate pet owners and prevent something like this from happening again.” “There are so many opportunities available for people who don’t want to have a litter of puppies or don’t want to keep the dogs for one reason or another,” she said. “Neutering and spaying are always a great option, and you can always take unwanted animals to a shelter. We have a long list of resources we can provide if people don’t know where to turn, too.”

Douglas County approves new commissioner districts By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved the modification of the county’s commissioner districts and added a new precinct this past week. A total of seven precincts were affected by the June 25 vote that stemmed from a May proposal by Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Jack Arrowsmith. Arrowsmith saw a need for the change after state and federal redistricting in 2011 led to the placing of six Douglas County precincts in two separate commissioner districts.

“A precinct has to be entirely within a single U.S. Congressional district, a single U.S. Senate district and entirely in a state House and state Senate district,” Arrowsmith said in May. “Once we redesigned our precincts (to meet these requirements following the changes) we discovered that our original districts had certain precincts that sat in more than one commissioner district.” And while it is legal to split a precinct between two commissioners, Arrowsmith said it makes it much easier to have each precinct in one commissioner district and that the new redistricting also tidies up

some other boundary issues. In addition to ensuring that there would be just one commissioner per precinct, the changes move the Highlands Ranch Open Space Conservation Area on the southwest side of Highlands Ranch from Commissioner Roger Partridge’s southern District 2 into Commissioner Jill Repella’s District 3, with the rest of Highlands Ranch. Rueter-Hess Reservoir, which was recently annexed into Parker, also moved out of Partridge’s district and now sits in Commissioner Jack Hilbert’s District 1, along with all other Parker addresses in the county.

“The statute requires only a balance in population,” Repella said. “It made sense to start looking at this from the standpoint of community continuity and what we can do to make sure the communities are still tied together. ... It’s nice to have (the conservation area) connected back to the community of Highlands Ranch.” With the addition of the new precinct, there are now 145 precincts in the county. There are now 36,967 households in District 1, 36,877 in District 2 and 36,029 in District 3. To see a map of the newly aligned precincts, visit www.douglas.co.us/elections.

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Sex assault on a child by a person in a position of trust is nothing new. Not in Douglas County, not anywhere else in the U.S. However, dating back to last summer, there have been four high-profile cases making their way through the 18th Judicial District Court in Castle Rock, involving three Douglas County School District teachers and a Highlands Ranch youth pastor. All four men in question — ranging in age from 26 to 41 — have been charged with or already pleaded guilty to some degree of inappropriate sexual contact on teenage children under their supervision and guidance. Deputy District Attorney Chris Gallo, who specializes in cases involving crimes against children for the 18th, has been the lead prosecutor in all four cases. What may be most disturbing, he said, is that for every high-profile case, there are a dozen other cases that he prosecutes involving these types of crimes. “We’ve had a ton of others where we have charged a person in a position of trust who wasn’t a (leader) in the community,” Gallo said. “Whether it was a neighbor, an uncle, a stepfather, this abuse happens across economic lines, across social lines.” And while there appears to be an inordinate number of these crimes surfacing in the county lately, neither Gallo, District Attorney George Brauchler, nor Douglas County Sheriff’s Detective Mike Duffy sees an indication that there are more of these types of crimes per capita now than before. “I think in part, the stigma is slowly being taken away from this,” Brauchler said. He emphasized that more children who are victimized are seeing that the courts are not always going to side with the adult, and with that, more victims are feeling empowered to come forward. “What I would hope the community takes from this,” he said, “is that we fight these cases maybe a little more aggressively than some of these other communities.” Duffy, one of five detectives on the DCSO Special Victims Unit that focuses on Internet and sexual assault crimes against children, also pointed to the county’s population boom as a factor in more cases turning up recently. “Increase in population is always going to increase your numbers,” he said. “The more schools you have, the more chances you have for these types of crimes occurring. It’s purely statistical.” That said, Duffy agreed that this is far from a recent problem in Douglas County.

Cases involving alleged sex assaults on children are pending in Douglas County’s courthouse. File photo “I think that there is an increase of reporting (by victims) and an increase of attention being paid to the problem,” he said. “There’s been a bit of a culture change.” On average, Duffy said, the DCSO Special Victims Unit juggles anywhere from 10 to 20 cases at a time. Depending on whether the abuse is ongoing or has ceased, an investigation could take days or months to complete.

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While more victims have been coming forward in recent years, there are many still hiding in the shadows, and sometimes it can take years to speak out. Gallo said he has encountered adults who have come forward and disclosed things that happened to them in the 1970s, people who now have children of their own, who are finally ready to talk about what they experienced 40 years ago. “We are becoming more aware of the world we’ve always lived in, and that’s an ugly thing,” he said. “But it’s better to be aware of it and try to protect people than say, `we live in this shiny beacon of a community and no child molesters live here.’ There will always be ugliness, but only when you are aware of it can you do something about it.” Knowing how to handle the situation if your child comes forward to you or someone else after being sexually assaulted is also an important thing, Duffy said. “If you think your child has been victimized by any kind of inappropriate sexual behavior, do not handle it yourself, contact us and let us handle it,” he said. “There is still a little bit of a culture out there that these cases are impossible to prosecute, but we will work very diligently to investigate the case and advocate on their behalf.” Duffy said it can be tough on parents if their children disclose to someone else, but he said it is very commonplace, especially in familial cases, that children do not want to hurt their parents by telling them. “It can take years before a child feels comfortable coming to their parent, and that is not always a reflection

of the parents,” he said. “It is just a difficult thing to talk about. Even in the greatest atmosphere, it often takes time before a child is ready.”

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The Colorado Sex Offender Management Board reports that as of April 1, there were 15,848 registered sex offenders in the state, 1,400 of whom are currently participating in the state’s intensive supervision program. Of those, said Colorado state probation analyst Angela Weant, 46 percent are successfully doing everything that is asked of them in their probation, and most of the probation offenses that are occurring are minor infractions. While it is not unusual to see a repeat offender reported on in the news media or to see a first-time defendant who committed multiple offenses before being caught, Weant said in her experience the extreme majority of offenders in Colorado do not repeat. As a former probation officer who carried a caseload of 80 sex offenders, she said only once did she have someone “fall off the wagon and slip up.” “It’s the ones you don’t know about that are out there operating, being secretive and manipulative, that are grooming their victims to withhold information, that you have to worry about,” she said. “They are premeditating their crimes for years and years. “The ones in the system are the safer ones. There is a lot of stigma for the people that have been convicted, as well as financial burden and upheaval. A lot of them have to move because if they have kids they aren’t allowed to be around them anymore.” Weant will be the first to tell you that you can’t change the mindset of a sex offender overnight, and Gallo agrees. “It’s tough,” he said. “You have to totally restructure the way people think. There are people constantly breaking themselves of that lifestyle and, relative to what they did, they don’t need to be in prison for the rest of their lives. Yet there are others, where the gravity of what they did is so significant, you’re not going to ever change that.”

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with anyone under 18, including family, until deemed appropriate by his therapists. Richard Johnson: The former Rocky Heights Middle School teacher and Rock Canyon High School basketball coach was arrested in November 2012 for the alleged sexual Johnson assault on a former female student. Johnson, 31 at the time of his arrest, pleaded not guilty in June to 30 felony counts, including sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, sexual exploitation of a Martini child and enticement of a child. He is set to begin a four-day jury trial Nov. 5. Timothy Martini: The 26-year-old Douglas County High School teacher

was arrested in February for two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Martini, who is no longer employed with the district, is set for a preliminary hearing on Aug. 1. Matt Capranelli: The 41-year-old forCapranelli mer Highlands Ranch youth pastor at Mountain View Community Church was arrested in November 2012 for sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. Capranelli is scheduled to be arraigned on eight felony counts July 8. As a condition of his bond, he is not allowed to spend unsupervised time with three of his children, ages 6, 11 and 12. — Ryan Boldrey, rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com

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Services:

Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8am, 9:15am, 10:30am Sunday School 9:15am

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Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

Littleton

Parker

Open and Welcoming

Sunday Worship 8:00 am Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 am

Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

www.st-andrew-umc.com

Welcome Home!

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

worship Time 10:30AM sundays

Affiliated with United Church of Religious Science

303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

Castle Rock Recreation Center 2301 Woodlands Blvd, Castle Rock

9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126

303 798 6387

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING Sunday Services 10 a.m.

www.OurCenterforSpiritualLiving.org 720-851-0265

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

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

303-791-3315

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

A place for you

Lutheran Church & School

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

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

Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

303-798-8485

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8:45 am & 10:30 am

Sunday

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

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

Sunday 9:30am

Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

Parker

Parker, CO 10am Worship Service www.hilltopucc.org 303-841-2808

Sunday services held in the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel at the Parker Mainstreet Center

...19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker 80138

Fellowship & Worship: 9:00 am Sunday School: 10:45 am 5755 Valley Hi Drive Parker, CO 303-941-0668

www.SpiritofHopeLCMC.org

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom Sunday Service

& Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Visit our website for details of classes & upcoming events.

303.805.9890

www.P a r k er C C R S.org P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945

www.gracecolorado.com

Trinity

Sunday Worship

Community Church of Religious Science Hilltop United Church Of Christ 10926 E. Democrat Rd.

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Saturday 5:30pm

Pastor David Fisher

of Littleton

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

“Loving God - Making A Difference”

Franktown

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

9030 Miller road Parker, Co 80138 303-841-2125 www.pepc.org

www.gracepointcc.us

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LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

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

Sunday Worship 10:30  4825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd. Castle Rock • canyonscc.org  303-663-5751

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

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

An Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Joy

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

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

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like. “A tax increase like this runs the risk of stalling this fragile economic recovery moving forward,” said House Minority Leader Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs. Waller also wondered why the tax hike is needed, citing recently released revenue forecasts that project the State Education Fund will have a balance of $1.6 billion for the coming budget year. However, state Rep. Sue Schafer, DWheat Ridge, countered Waller’s argument by saying the revenue increase is loaded with one-time funds that are meant for “rainy day” spending. “They want to play Russian roulette with my children’s future,” Schafer said of Republican opposition to the tax hike. “This is going to restore our school funding to where we were in 2008, when we had to make serious cuts.” Gov. John Hickenlooper has yet to make a direct statement in support of the pro-

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posed tax initiative. However, the governor did say after signing Senate Bill 213 that he “certainly” would campaign for the ballot effort. Hickenlooper spokesman Eric Brown did not directly answer whether the governor supports this particular tax scheme. “Colorado has approved some of the most robust education reforms in the country,” Brown wrote in an emailed statement. “These are reforms the governor fully supports. Now, it appears voters will get a chance to endorse the changes and set a new course for Colorado kids. We look forward to following the petition process and continuing to talk to the business community and other stakeholders about these reforms.” Waller blasted Hickenlooper for “failing to take a stand” on the issue. “He’s not very good at making decisions and it’s always at the last minute,” Waller said. “When you’re the governor, you’re paid to be the leader. It’s frustrating.” Asked if Colorado Commits to Kids has Hickenlooper’s support, Hubbard said, “Not quite. But I think that it’s close.” “Everyone is on a different time frame,” Hubbard said. “It’s not frustrating. We appreciate the governor’s thoughtfulness.” Organizers have until Aug. 5 to collect 86,105 valid signatures from Colorado voters, in order to qualify for the November ballot.

Greewood Village Saint Peter Lutheran Church and Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp

Day Camp 2013 August 5 – 8 9300 E. Belleview Ave. Greenwood Village Colorado 80111 303-770-9301 or www.stplc.org

*ages 3 yrs to those entering 6th grade

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

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July 4, 2013

Sterling Ranch to go before commissioners Jeffco jury convicts man Development to be discussed July 10 at public hearing By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews. com The Sterling Ranch planned development will seek approval from Douglas County commissioners for a second time this coming week. The county approved the project in 2011, but a 2012 court ruling by 18th Judicial District Court Judge Paul King stated that the project did not have sufficient water secured to break ground. Plans for Sterling Ranch call for a 12,000-home community on 3,400 acres northeast of Roxborough State Park. After requests to have the ruling overturned, Sterling Ranch officials submitted a 121-page filing to the county in March stating that it had since met the necessary water requirements for build-out and that it is ready to begin the

development. “The ruling said that we must have 25 years of water before we can start, so we set about to obtain sufficient water for the entire development, and we’ve done that,” said Harold Smethills, Sterling Ranch managing director, following an agreement to acquire 4,200 acre-feet of water from Dominion Water. At the time of King’s ruling, Smethills said Sterling Ranch had already purchased 88 million gallons from Aurora Water — enough to meet the needs of the first plat scheduled for the phased development. Plans at the time, he said, called for purchasing or leasing the remainder of the water on a phase-by-phase basis. Now, Smethills says, they have all the water required, and he expects the county to give the project the green light once again. Jim Kreutz, the attorney who represented the Chatfield Community Association in the suit that halted the development in 2012, said Sterling Ranch’s filing might not satisfy all of the issues they

had raised in court. “There may be other unresolved issues, such as transportation and other regulations we didn’t feel that they complied with,” Kreutz said. “The court didn’t address the other issues because they only ruled on the water issue.” Kreutz said that if his clients do not feel those other issues have been addressed, there is a possibility the Chatfield Community Association will file suit again. Along with the homes, the Sterling Ranch development has plans for multiple parks, 30 miles of trails, three wildlife corridors, a multi-field athletic complex, a hospital, fire services, schools, and a town center patterned after Littleton’s historic downtown. “We’re hopeful that we will be able to start moving dirt by the end of this year, and that if all goes well, we’ll start to see homes coming up in 2014,” Smethills said. The public hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. July 10 at the Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third St. in Castle Rock.

in assault of 81-year-old Ranch resident faces possible life sentence Staff report A Jefferson County jury has found Michael Steven Arreola, 58, of Highlands Ranch, guilty of unlawful sexual contact with an 81-year-old woman. Arreola was convicted June 24. He was found guilty of five felony counts, including two counts of attempted sexual assault of an atrisk adult, one count of unlawful sexual contact of an at-risk adult, one count of attempted unlawful sexual contact of an at-risk adult and one count of menacing. According to a news release from the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office, during the trial the victim testified that Arreola had taken her to an Edgewater bar in July 2012. Employees of the bar said the man was “aggressively ordering beers” for her and that the victim was seen losing her

South Metro Denver SBDC Announces Winners and Graduates of Spring 2013 Colorado Leading Edge: NxLeveL™ for Entrepreneurs Business Plan Course The South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC) graduated its most recent Colorado Leading Edge: NxLeveL™ for Entrepreneurs participants on June 19th. The graduation ceremony was held at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, where participants have been spending one evening a week for the past ten weeks gaining instruction on how to write a comprehensive business plan. In attendance were John Brackney, President/CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and Marcia McGilley, Executive Director of the South Metro Denver SBDC. Darrell Schulte, President of the Colorado Business Bank Littleton Branch, was unable to attend; however, Colorado Business Bank is the Corporate Sponsor of the Colorado Leading Edge Program. Twelve participants participated in the course and were awarded with certificates recognizing their accomplishment. At the end of the course, participants were invited to submit their business plans into a class competition, and three winners were chosen and announced at the graduation ceremony. Tamie Etchison and Debbie Wyss of Senior Helpers won first place and were awarded $300; Elizabeth Partridge of LizArt Creations won second place and received $200; and Ilona Major of We2Change won third place and was awarded $100. “The twelve participants spent a great deal of time and energy in researching, writing and creating their business plans. We applaud their accomplishment. Our instructor Stefanie Dalgar of Dalgar Communications, LLC, guided the participants through the coursework with ease and expertise allowing existing and start-up entrepreneurs to contribute to the growth our South Metro economy,” said Marcia McGilley, Executive Director of the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center. To learn more about the Colorado Leading Edge: NxLeveL™ program and other small business courses and offerings of the SBDC, visit www.smallbusinessdenver.com or call NxLevel graduates and SBDC staff (l to r): Front Row: Anthony Masucci; Ilona Major; Natalie Harden; Elizabeth Partridge; Tamie Etchison; Marcia McGilley; Back row: Stefanie Dalgar; Steven Knowles; Wesley Carr, Patricia Gross; Debbie Wyss 303-795-0142. HealthSouth opened their newest rehabilitation hospital in the South Park area last week with an open house for clients, guests, family members, fellow Chamber Investors and local dignitaries. The traditional ribbon cutting ceremony included: (l to r) Colleen Schwake (South Metro Denver Chamber), Jerry Gray (President of the West Region, HealthSouth), Mark Tarr (Executive Vice President, Chief Operation Officer, HealthSouth), Jay Grinney (President and CEO – HealthSouth Corporation), Dr. Jill Castro (Medical Director, HealthSouth Denver), Dave Shefte (CEO, HealthSouth Denver), John Brackney (South Metro Denver Chamber), Phil Cernanec – City of Littleton City Council, Lisa Hinton (Director of Marketing Operations, HealthSouth Denver). www.HealthSouthDenver.com

balance and fell into a wall inside the bar. Employees helped Arreola get the woman into his truck and one of her neighbors testified that he saw Arreola drag her into her home at 6 p.m. that evening. The two were found together in bed by the victim’s granddaughter a few hours later and the granddaughter went and got her father, the victim’s son, from his home next door. According to testimony, the victim’s son ordered Arreola out of the house at gunpoint and Arreola called 911 to report that he had been threatened. When Wheat Ridge police arrived they found the victim unable to walk. Arreola will be sentenced Aug. 29. He could face a sentence of probation for 20 years to life, or a sentence of between eight and 24 years to life in prison. He is currently free on $1,000 bond.

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, July 4th Chamber Offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day Tuesday, July 9th Business Bible Study The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial 2013 Chamber Golf Tour Course TBD Business After Hours hosted by Columbia College 6892 S Yosemite, #3-100, Centennial Wednesday, July 10th Nonprofit & Business Partnership: “You...Even More Effective!” The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Thursday, July 11th Technology Advocates Group Discussion The Egg & I, 6890 S. University Blvd., Centennial Women in Leadership: University of Colorado Hospital Experts The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

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saucy setting

The Mellow Mushroom, which opened its newest restaurant July 1, adds another dining venue to Lone Tree’s Entertainment District. Photo by Jane Reuter

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Lone Tree,” Mayor Jim Gunning said, noting the subsequent addition of Lone Tree’s Kaiser Permanente and the University of Colorado medical facilities. “With that of course comes jobs, very stable jobs.” Sky Ridge CEO Maureen Tarrant verified Gunning’s contention, noting that Sky Ridge jobs pay an average of $33 an hour. Sky Ridge’s reputation extends far beyond Lone Tree, however, said chief of cardiology Dr. Barry Molk. “It’s nationally recognized. It’s nationally envied,” he said, with high-quality physicians and equipment that “have allowed us to work at the highest level of sophistication.” Dr. Will Choi recently visited a 3,000-bed hospital in Korea and said the 185-bed Sky Ridge performs more spine surgeries. “We’re definitely on a global scale in

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Love and Weston said the church also had no board in 2009 and 2010, but they opted not to do a financial audit of those years. “We already had our answer,” Love said. Because Abeyta has a wife and four children, Love said the church opted not to prosecute him, instead sending him a 1099 for $200,000. A 1099 is a tax form detailing income beyond salary; the person who was paid those funds must pay taxes on that income. “Biblically, that’s what we saw as the best thing to do,” Love said. “We didn’t want to cause any hardship for them. As a body of believers, we needed to move forward.” Abeyta took a corporate job on the East Coast after his resignation, but said he felt it wasn’t a good fit and that God was calling him back to Douglas County to start a new

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DCSD also projects the addition of 150 new teaching positions for the 2013-14 academic year, bringing the total to about 3,600. Carson said that’s in part to fill positions lost to layoffs in previous years and accommodate a constantly growing student population. He credited the district’s ability to hire added staff “to our strong financial position.” Two schools — Mountain Ridge Middle and Sand Creek Elementary, both in Highlands Ranch — recorded no teacher turnover. Highlands Ranch’s Saddle Ranch Elementary — where parents protested May 30 after learning none of the teachers earned a “highly effective” rating — saw the highest turnover at 30 percent, followed by Franktown Elementary at 29 percent. The turnover rate would have been low-

terms of spine care at Sky Ridge,” he said. More than 28,000 babies have been born at Sky Ridge since its August 2003 opening. To help meet that continuing demand, the project will expand the center’s neonatal intensive care unit, add labor and delivery and post-partum rooms and advance its level of care to include infants as young as 24 weeks. Sky Ridge recently earned an “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that measures and reports hospital performance. It also is ranked in the 94th percentile nationally for quality and service based on an assessment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Sky Ridge also has a reputation for aesthetics, landing in 2012 on a list of the nation’s 20 most beautiful hospitals. The expansion will expand the current footprint by about one-third, adding more than 350 new jobs at completion, and about 400 jobs during construction. Sky Ridge now employs more than 1,100 people, with 1,300 physicians on staff.

church. Abeyta said he renegotiated the Castle Rock church’s lease agreement, and could provide documentation to refute Calvary Chapel’s claims. He did not do so, saying he and his wife, Jenipher, prayed about the best way to respond. “We were both in agreement that bantering back and forth is not glorifying to the Lord,” Abeyta wrote in a June 26 email. “I am deeply sorry for how my actions affected the innocent people that we loved so dearly. We have put layers of protection around us this time, to ensure those things do not happen ever again.” Love and Weston said they never intended to go public with Abeyta’s alleged wrongdoing, but felt compelled to after learning he had started the Lone Tree church. The Castle Rock church has recovered. “Calvary Chapel is thriving,” Love said. After Abeyta left, “We lost a few hundred people, but we also recouped a few hundred new people.”

er, Carson said, but for a high percentage of retirees. He attributed that to DCSD’s decision to phase out its severance program, which awarded departing teachers a lump sum of about $38,000. In 2012, 53 teachers retired. This year, the final year of the program, 101 are retiring. “That clearly upped the retirement numbers artificially,” Carson said. “We took the money we saved from phasing that out and put it back into the compensation program for the teachers … back into teacher salaries.” Carson acknowledged the evaluation system is a work in progress, but believes the new figures prove it didn’t significantly impact teacher turnover. “We understand the rating system is new and will continue to evolve,” he said. “We will certainly work with folks on that. But there’s no indication of major discontent from that. “I don’t see anything that should be alarming or purports with a story that teachers are fleeing the district.”

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July 4, 2013

opinions / yours and ours

Sterling Ranch merits approval, again Sterling Ranch has been a developing story for years. More than a decade ago, managing director Harold Smethills and his wife, Diane, began crafting their vision for developing 3,400 acres of land in northwest Douglas County. In 2009, they filed a planned-development application with Douglas County. In 2011, the project gained the county’s approval — but only after numerous public hearings and convincing commissioners they had a plan to satisfy concerns raised over traffic, density and water. Then, in 2012, a lawsuit by the Chatfield Community Association led to a district court judge’s ruling that the $4.4 billion project did not have sufficient water to break ground. Early this year, Sterling Ranch officials submitted a filing to the county stating that they had secured enough water to meet the requirements. If that weren’t enough, the state Legislature was busy this spring clarifying the very law the judge leaned on for his ruling. The

our view legislators’ modification makes it clear that developers need only to prove adequate water at each phase of construction, not for the entire buildout. The latest development in this story is set for July 10. That’s when county commissioners will once again be asked to approve the Sterling Ranch project. We have no reason to believe commissioners who sided with Sterling Ranch on the water issue more than two years ago won’t do so again. They certainly should. Sterling Ranch’s planning has been water-savvy from the beginning. Owing to techniques like rainwater harvesting, the development is expected to consume only a third of the water a similar project might.

question of the week

Are you safe on light rail? In light of recent assaults at RTD light-rail stops at Arapahoe County’s Nine Mile Station and Lakewood’s Lamar Station,

Colorado Community Media asked riders at Lincoln Station in Lone Tree if they feel safe riding the light rail on a regular basis.

“On a regular basis, I feel really comfortable. I do tend not to ride mass transit after 10 p.m. though … I’ll take a cab or get a ride.” — Erica Walton, Lakewood

“I feel safe. I ride every day from Colorado Station to Lincoln Station and back.” — Max Baca, Aurora

“Pretty safe, and I ride every day normally and in the summer every other day to get to classes.” — Dakota Edmonds, Highlands Ranch

“I feel incredibly safe. I’m disabled, so when the weather is nice and there’s not snow, I get a ride here and then I go downtown and I do a little shopping and then my husband takes me home.” — Terrie Sherrow, Castle Rock

Think I’m not cool? You’re getting warm I think most of us would rather be cool. I think most of us would rather look cool and act cool, and to say cool things. Cool people wear cool shirts. They listen to cool music. Know cool people. Drive a cool car. Eat at the coolest places. Go to cool parties. Go on cool trips. They have a cool dog and a cool hat. Cool shoes? Absolutely. I hear that word a lot, but no one has ever said that I was cool. I have known for some time that I am not cool. Cool people don’t own khakis. I own khakis. I own dirty bucks too. Cool people wouldn’t be caught dead in dirty bucks. I don’t think cool people face their cans. That means you shelve cans with the labels facing forward, just like they do in grocery stores. An askew label in my pantry gives me a headache. Most advertising is aimed at cool people, except for two-pound, bacon cheeseburger ads. Cool people don’t pig out. Cool people have cool watches. Cool people are always late. I don’t own a watch. I am never late. I am always early. Cool people are never early. Cool people are always on the phone. I am never on the phone. The coolest song about cool people is the one goes, “You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte.” I always thought she was saying “as you watched yourself go by.” Cool people never would have thought she said that. I wonder if it takes more time and energy to be cool. Maybe. Maybe it’s cool not to be cool. Juno thinks Bleeker is cool, and about all he does is eat Tic Tacs like there is no tomorrow. Cool people would never say “like there is no tomorrow.”

Are you old enough to remember when cool young men pushed up their sleeves? On their sport coats? One of them was on the Late Show and Letterman reached over and unpushed them. It was perfect. We pick on people who aren’t cool. It’s human nature, unfortunately. If you aren’t in, you’re out — and that’s when things can get tricky, all the way up to bullying. If you’re masculine-feminine or feminine-masculine, good luck. It’s 2013, but we still pick on people for all kinds of reasons. There is no such thing in the real world as live and let live. If you were to see me in a bookstore, you would never guess what I do. I like that. I don’t look like an artist at all. I look nondescript, which isn’t cool. Most of the artists I know who look like artists aren’t very good artists. But they look cool. Many of them smoke. Smoking raises their coolness quite a bit. I don’t have a speck of jealousy. Now and then I have wondered what it would be like to be Cary Grant. It passes. I have never encountered swooning. Or glamorous women palming me their phone number. I do have one story. When I was in college I was invited to audition for “The Smith continues on Page 9

In addition, the development will bring a source of water for neighbors whose wells are running dry. But the 12,000-home project’s benefits go beyond water-consciousness. Consider some positive economic ramifications, as found by the firm Development Research Partners in a 2010 analysis: • Sterling Ranch is expected to create about 1,000 construction-related jobs per year throughout the entirety of the buildout process, which is estimated to last 20 years or more. Then there are the permanent jobs: at least 9,000 of them. • The economic benefit of construction activity is projected to be more than $400 million. At buildout, the community will be a driver of at least another $400 million of economic activity each year. And there are more reasons to like the project. Among them: • Sterling Ranch will bring new schools to the area, which will be utilized by children from neighboring areas like Roxbor-

ough. • Nearly 40 percent of the sustainable community will be set aside for open space, wildlife and parks. It will also feature more than 30 miles of trails. • It will include health care facilities, retailers and sports complexes that will be a convenience for residents and neighboring communities. • Sterling Ranch has devised an emergency-management plan, one lauded by the South Metro Fire Rescue District, and the construction of new roads will facilitate traffic into and out of the development. • Its density is not out of line with other communities in northern Douglas County. Perhaps as important as anything is that thriving Douglas County, which has become a prime location for employers and their workforce, is in need of more places to live if it is to continue to grow. Highlands Ranch, for example, is near buildout. The time has come for this story to include the development of Sterling Ranch.

Better never late than late In the midst of our hectic life and sometimes chaotic schedules there are times when we find ourselves running late for almost everything we do. As I found this happening more and more in my own life recently, I had to stop and ask myself, why? Was I not placing enough emphasis or importance on the meeting I was scheduled to attend? Did I believe that even if I was just a few minutes late that would be OK? Had I convinced myself that my time was more valuable than that of the person I was supposed to meet with? Or was I just cramming as much as I possibly could into my day and getting so wrapped up in

a project or task that the time just slipped away and before I knew it I was already running late? Norton continues on Page 9

letter to the editor Choice is good deal in education

During the years my husband, Al, and I were raising our four children in Douglas County, we used for their education the various options available: neighborhood schools, a private school, a charter school and our home school. Before school age, of course, we’d already taught them the complexities of language, relationships, physical skills, their identities and how to best develop their unique gifts. We were responsible for the education of our kids and, like most parents, we were the most qualified to decide what school would be optimal for each child at each stage of his/her development. We’re grateful to the Douglas County School Board for recognizing this and attempting to facilitate the best possible education for each student, utilizing all of the resources available locally, including private schools. For 28 years we’ve contributed our property taxes to Douglas County and we

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educated our four children independently of DC Schools for 35 of the 49 years of their cumulative K-12 educations. Figuring the per pupil annual expenditure very conservatively at $5,000, our family saved the Colorado Public Education System in excess of $175,000. More importantly, all of our children received educations optimal for them. Great Choice Douglas County enables parents to give their children the best education available here while still benefiting Douglas County Schools. Per pupil expenditure is now about $6,388. While 75 percent of this would follow the student whose parents chose to send him/her to a private school, DC Schools would retain $1,597 while having no responsibility for the education, transportation or safety of that child. The district comes out ahead, as do the students and their families. How is that not a win-win situation for everyone? Al and Brenda Bollwerk Parker

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I had three unplanned days off recently. Back spasms brought my busy schedule nableto a screeching halt. The Lord was seripace,ous when he inspired the words that King moreDavid wrote in the 23rd Psalm, “I will make thee lie down in green pastures.” I even s, re-had to find a replacement for a wedding I be awas to officiate. oring The older I get, the more I recognize that these times often precede specially mer-blessed, extra-productive times. They set d byme up for success. That’s hard to believe andfor those of us who have lived by the motto, litate“The harder I work the luckier I get.” In his book, “Margin,” Dr. Richard t. otherSwenson illustrates the necessity of restful unty. times. Imagine how difficult it would be to thatread a book with no margins — no white be-space, he writes. When every inch of a page andis filled with words, all the way to the edge, lacesreading is difficult, stressful and tiring. andsMany people live with no margin in their lives — every waking moment of every o in-day is filled with activity and stimulation. I ch. sometimes get stuck in that pattern. But, what is “margin”? Not all recreation qualifies as margin. The stress of vacation is different than work and often worth the effort, but too often it is far from restful. The vacation experience was enjoyable

but little more than a diversion. Too often, summer vacations are not an experience of re-creation of the soul. In order for a person to experience re-creation there needs to be stillness and quiet. Eugene Peterson, the author of “The Message,” a paraphrase of the Bible, once said, “A busy mind never thinks deep thoughts.” I heard this years ago when I was learning the art of stillness by visiting a Catholic monastery in Conyers, Ga. The quiet retreat, whether it was for a half-day or a day and a half, was a welcome sabbatical. My brain activity calmed down so my thought process was more thorough and focused. Every week our churches invite people to rest and experience re-creation. Come and sit still, take a deep breath, think in-

trospective thoughts, worship an awesome God and discover how much of your burden He wants to remove from your shoulders or how He will help you carry it. Tap into His resourcefulness for your needs or His gift of new opportunities. In a variety of ways, the churches speak the message of Jesus, “Come all you who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest.” Cultivating the discipline to come and be still, quiet and listen helps us incorporate the experience into our daily lives. In my slower, restful, injured mode I meditated, prayed more and felt more deeply. Surprisingly, unpleasant circumstances often produce the opportunity for stillness. The white space between jobs can be a painful time of fear and need, but it can also be a time to listen, think and get ready for a new chapter of life, a new idea to pursue and a new energy for new relationships and a fresh setting. My friend Darryl Chaney, whom I wrote about in the book “Welcome to the Big Leagues,” every season but one, had a oneyear contract. Each December he had to be still and wait for the front-office people to decide his worth during their winter meetings and mail him a contract. The waiting

became part of his character development and preparation for a new season. What seems like the worst possible thing, a terminal illness, brings what is normal to a sudden stop and the need to face difficult questions. As a hospice chaplain I have observed people who have faced this chapter of their lives with intentionality, purpose and grace. They allowed the hospice staff to take the burden off of their family and help them be comfortable so they could write the most important chapter of life and finish spiritual work, pass the blessing to the children and grandchildren, mend fences and savor the experiences, relationships and memories that made their life meaningful. Planned or unplanned, temporary or permanent, times of stillness should be maximized so we can experience re-creation for our souls. Dan Hettinger is director of pastoral services at Hospice of Saint John and president of The Jakin Group, a ministry of encouragement, especially to Christian workers. You can email him at dhettinger@hospiceof saintjohn.org or dan@welcometothebig leagues.org.

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ped Douglas county Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday y at various sites. Contact Ralph Jollensten at 303-663-1286 or e-mail ralphw@comcast.net. age 9Social discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker-Lone Tree. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

Douglas county Republican Women meet at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the

Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Tanne Aspromonte at 303-840-2764 or visit www.dcgop.org.

lone tree Democrats meet the second Tuesday each month at the Lone Tree Civic Center. Call Gordon at 303-790-8264.

a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Chris Kaiser at ckaiser@ c2cc.net or 303-933-1113 for more information.

araPahoe sales Professionals USA meets Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at Country Buffet, 7475 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. Call Randy Anderson at 303-875-7673 for information.

lone tree Networking Professionals is a networking/leads group that meets Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Grande Restaurant in Lone Tree. Exclusive business categories are open. Visitors and new members are welcome. Contact Don Shenk at 303-746-0093.

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I found myself justifying my lateness, not only to me but to everyone that was on my calendar. Making excuse after excuse until finally I realized that I was making excuses and making apologies for something that I could easily control. You probably have friends or family members that fall into this very same category. They are late for everything and always call or text with a reason for why they are running late. I have a few people in my life too that qualify as habitual late arrivers. So much so that we would have to tell the person that is chronically late that the scheduled event was starting 15 to 30 minutes earlier than it was actually starting. I am sure many of you use the same tactic for those in your own circle of friends and family who struggle with being on time. And here I was thinking, if I keep this up, if I continue running late for everything, that pretty soon people would start managing me in the very same way. I would get the invitation for a 7 p.m. dinner when the reservations were really for 7:30. This just comes down to commitment and respect. Two things that I teach and coach on a daily basis, but was not applying in my own life. And really when I have this conversation with clients or friends we discuss awareness of where we are supposed to be, the commitments we have made for the day, and the people or clients we are scheduled to meet with that day. We also make sure we take into consideration

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Dating Game.” I still don’t know why I was invited. I remember standing there next to the mailbox and looking at the postcard. It had my name on it, and the day of the audition. I looked around and shook the card. No one pranked anyone back then. It was real. I visualized myself sitting there and sounding like Navin R. Johnson, cat

at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at

the respect for their time and for their expectations. There are so many tactics to use that are helpful, including alarms or alerts on our smart phones to reviewing our calendars the evening before or very first thing in the morning each day. Again, becoming aware of where and when we are supposed to be somewhere or with someone. Now for all of you who do not struggle with this problem as you are always on time, punctual, and prompt, maybe you too can help coach those of us who have slipped and despite our best efforts show up late for everything. And for those of us who have slipped, this is one of those bad habits that needs to be addressed and eliminated as early as possible. Because the longer we allow it to go on, the worse we actually become. We go from being just a few minutes late to showing up 30 minutes late, or even later. There is an old saying that goes like this, “Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable.” So remember respect, commitment, and awareness and we will have a much better shot at being on time and avoid running late for almost everything we do. I would love to hear all about your strategies for being on time or your frustrations with others running late at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we start improving our efforts at being on time, it will be a better than good week. Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

303-841-1860 or e-mail www.professionalreferralnetwork.org.

recreation lone tree Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. Applications are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop or visit http://LTL9Hole. ghinclub.com social a DreamPower Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503.

Dtc Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s Cafe, 9555 Park Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213. fiBromyalgia women’s Group for women wanting to get together to talk about positive things that have helped them and to make new friends. No fee; must live near Parker/Centennial. Time and day to be figured out by group. Call Leslie at 303-791-8814.

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juggler. I didn’t reply. I knew better. I would have made a fool out of myself, and what if I had been chosen? An all-expenses-paid trip to Lubbock with a stranger? No thanks. I am on the outside of cool, and I’m not looking in. It was just something to consider this morning, before it gets hot. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net

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School chef aims for transformation Morse brings passion, experience to Nutrition Services program By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Chef Jason Morse believes he’s winning what was once an uphill battle to change students’ eating habits. He’s also winning a personal battle. The Douglas County School District’s executive chef, who’s had a lifelong struggle with weight, in January hired a personal trainer and so far has dropped 40 pounds, two shirt sizes and six inches around his waist. “I was a fat guy because I used to sit on the couch,” the 41-year-old said. “I think it’s horribly hypocritical for me to preach wellness and sound decision-making and not be of that same practice.” Morse now has added exercise to a long list of passions, and attributes the country’s childhood obesity epidemic not to red meat or high-fructose corn syrup, but inactivity. “You want obesity to go away? Get kids moving,” he said. Morse and about 320 other employees make up Douglas County School District’s Nutrition Services, a department overseen by DCSD that is financially self-sustaining. A former restaurant and hotel chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University, Morse started working in the food service at 14.

Douglas County School District executive chef Jason Morse talks about his favorite subject — student nutrition — at Castle Rock’s Siena restaurant June 25. Photo by Jane Reuter “I absolutely love the chaos,” he said. Morse came to the district as part of first lady Michelle Obama’s “Chefs Move To Schools” program. Launched in 2010, it pairs chefs with schools to show children the benefits of healthy eating. The program

inspired him to start a consulting business, and a partnership with DCSD that segued into his current post. “I went from making a couple hundred meals a day to now, what we do could potentially affect 64,000 students,” Morse

said. “It’s crazy to see where we’ve come in two and a half years.” Morse and Nutrition Services director Brent Craig helped bring salad bars to almost every school. He learned students’ food preferences by preparing and offering samples to them. Nutrition Services sponsored light-hearted contests to increase fruit-and-vegetable consumption and connect fun with quality food. The married father of two DCSD students also is a friendly, enthusiastic ambassador for Nutrition Services, excited to share his ideas with others in the industry and popular among DCSD students. The movement toward improved student nutrition is national, but he believes DCSD is among those leading the way. “I would say our program is a model,” he said. “We’re pretty heavily acclaimed. We’re not the only district doing it; we just are vocal in celebrating what we do. “We all fight the same fights. How do we get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables? How do we give kids more time at the table? How do we impact learning?” Until those questions are answered, Morse won’t rest. This summer, he’s brainstorming a breakfast program, the transformation of school snacks and the best use of school gardens. In July, he’ll lead a threeday boot camp on basic food preparation skills for Nutrition Services employees. The busy pace and endless quest for improving kids’ lives is a recipe for both professional and personal success. “I am the happiest person in the world to be doing what I do every day,” he said. “Big P

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Show takes cartoons to art realm ‘Rollin With the Homies’ brings ‘Peanuts’ influence to gallery in Denver By Sonya Ellingboe

if you go “Rollin With the Homies” will be exhibited July 11 to August 19 at Fascination Street Fine Art, 2727 East Third Ave., Denver. Everhart will appear from 6 to 9 pm. July 19 and 1 to 5 pm. July 20. (RSVP requested on those dates.) 303-333-1592, fascinationstart.com.

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Artist Tom Everhart enjoyed a long friendship with cartoonist Charles Schulz and was educated in new ways to use his fine art training as he worked in the studio with the “Peanuts” cartoonist. Everhart was encouraged to carry forward Schulz’s comic strip creations into the fine art realm and has exhibited the resulting paintings throughout the world, including at the Louvre in Paris. He will bring a new show, “Rollin With the Homies,” to Denver’s Fascination Street Fine Art from July 11 through August 19, appearing at the gallery from 6 to 9 p.m. July 19 during an opening reception and from 1 to 5 p.m. July 20. Everhart said it is a retrospective of his work as it evolved under Schulz’s influence and will only appear in Denver. In a phone interview, he described early meetings with Schulz. “He took me to his studio and we drew lines: three straight, three fat, three wiggly. He taught me more about lines. When you looked at the same

thing, you could see a difference, see things in a new way …” He observed that “happy may be somewhat deceiving — the work may be more easily explained by what it doesn’t have.” He thinks Schulz’s line work bordered on abstract expressionism at times and talks about how the beloved cartoonist continually referred to Picasso’s multiple-view images, where you see front and side at the same time. “He took you inside the strip — made you walk around,” Everhart said. Early Peanuts strips used perspective and backgrounds, but after 1960, he took it out and made you stay in the foreground, as did abstract painters of the 1960s. Characters are two and a half heads tall, abstracted from the art school formula for drawing people at seven and a half heads tall. “He was always afraid to use the word `abstraction,’ thinking people wouldn’t understand. “What Sparky (Schulz) did — he got me an agreement that I could respond to his

paintings for life.” Although the paintings are recognizable imagery, they have associated meanings, Everhart explains. “Does This Make Me Look Fat?” shows Snoopy blanketed with little flying Woodstocks. It actually speaks to overpopulation, the painter said. “I try to approach his work with different kinds of marks. First, brush strokes. Then dots, circles … It had to evolve and grow, although the subject matter is the same. It feels like he’s alive for me …” The inspiration for the Schulz-related paintings came to Everhart when he was hospitalized, undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. He had a handful of Peanuts comic strips Schulz had sent him in his hands, illuminated by bright light from the window, which almost projected them onto the wall. Schulz stressed that his paintings — and titles — must be different from the cartoons, involving Everhart’s insights and feelings. Each image can be recognized, but is very different. Lithographs of the paintings followed, at Schulz’s suggestion — as a way to get more work out for public view. After Schulz’s death in 2000, Everhart remained in touch with his family and continued to paint in his patterns of dots. Everhart is also consulting on a 3-D “Peanuts” movie that will be coming out soon. He lectures around the world about Schulz and exhibits his own related work.

Author advises reaching within Littleton practitioner spent 15 years on memoir By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com “Happiness is an inside job,” said Angela Lenhardt of Littleton about her intuitive and healing practice. “When you seek from outside sources, you are let down. Our job is to uncover (resources of one’s own).” Lenhardt has written a memoir about her own experiences: “A Charmed Journey: An Inspired Guide to Personal Transformation,” which is available at Tattered Cover and Lakewood’s Mile Hi Church. The face on the cover is hers. She conducts an “intuitive and healing practice,” coaches, speaks at workshops and has an office near Interstate 25 and Hampden Avenue. It took 15 years to complete the book, which was published in November 2012 on her 40th birthday. In the last intensive year, she gave up some of her practice time to

complete it. “Life is unfolding one day at a time,” she adds. She meets people who need help and don’t know where to go — they need resources. She offers a series of six sessions — a package that includes both intuitive and body work and feng shui, drawing on her Eastern and Western experiences. She started out with a business degree, working as a stock trader until her mother passed away unexpectedly 16 years ago. A psychic told her to help people heal, to develop tools such as Reiki and massage. She left the office, studied reflexology, then traveled to Asia, studied at two schools in Thailand and did more spiritual work in China. There were also nutritional classes in the U.S. She has found emotional freedom, but not yet financial freedom, she says as she seeks speaking engagements, book sales and contacts. She can be reached at angelalenhardt@ gmail.com.

Some would say that Steve Weil, thirdgeneration owner of Rockmount Ranch Wear in LoDo, is one smart cookie when it comes to the Western wear biz. But his business brainiac status was put to the test June 26 when Mensa, the international high IQ society, ordered dozens of hats for its July convention in Fort Worth, Texas. This is not the first time they ordered Rockmount hats, according to Weil, president and grandson of Papa Jack (who was definitely a brainiac but used the term “egghead” liberally). Visit Denver spokesmodel Rich Grant also picked up one of the simple straw chapeaus on Wednesday. “I can’t swear that it’s made me smarter, but it’s the smartest looking hat I’ve ever owned,” Grant said. “I wore it while giving a three-mile walking tour to the visiting Japanese travel writers, and was met everywhere downtown with smiles, and compliments on what a `smart’ looking hat it was. I won’t leave home without it!”

Decker, James tie knot

Hunka-hunka Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker and his equally stunning fiancee and country pop singer Jessie James tied the proverbial knot June 22 in Castle Rock. The bride posted a handful of photos from the celebration on her Instagram account thejessiejames. The ceremony took place at St. Francis of Assisi in Castle Rock followed by the reception at the impressive Castle Cliff Estates, according to Internet reports. The cute couple (I’ve met them and they are cover girl and guy gorgeous) met through a mutual friend and struck up a phone relationship. The newlyweds have jumped on the reality show bandwagon by letting the E! cameras roll to capture their lives and loves on the new show “Love and Other Contact Sports” debuting on E! late summer. The series will “chronicle the sexy young couple’s road to the altar as they juggle careers, relationships, family and more,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Decker reportedly received permission from Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway before selling his soul to basic cable. “He came in and talked to me about it,” Elway told reporters via www.MaxDenver. com. “I gave it my blessing.”

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Angela Lenhardt’s book cover features a portrait of the author. Courtesy photo

Local award-winning photographers Jody and Zach Zorn at Zorn Photography (the folks who just shot James and Decker’s wedding), are launching a donation program to help those affected by the Colorado wildfires rebuild their pictorial histories. Twenty families will be selected at random after submitting an application — including name, email address, phone number, former address in fire region, number of immediate family members and number of pets — and sending it to wildfire@zornphoto.com. Applications will be accepted through Aug. 1 with winners notified by Aug. 15. Photo shoots will be scheduled for two dates in late August or early September. Zorn Photography is seeking gift card donations from beauty, apparel (adults and children), home goods and grocery retailers to present to the families on photoshoot day. Interested business should email bfdonations@zornphoto.com. Parker continues on Page 19

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Pastels on exhibit in Littleton gallery things to do JuLy 4 CLoSureS. ALL Douglas County Libraries will be closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day. No fines will be assessed, and no holds will expire. The library will reopen at 9 a.m. Friday, July 5. JuLy 15

Sidewalk Sale invites readers

Southglenn Library will be involved in a Super Sidewalk Sale on July 12-13 (10 a.m.

Pastel artists Karen Spotts and Sue Shehan hang paintings in their “Pastels: a Fresh Look” exhibit at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. Courtesy photo to 6:30 p.m.) and July 14 (noon to 5:30 p.m.) at Streets at Southglenn. Children’s, paperbacks, hardcover books, DVDs and audiobooks will be available, as well as a selection of “better” collectible titles. The Friends of the Arapahoe Library District will use proceeds to support library programs. In 2012, the group granted more than $100,000. Information: arapahoelibraries.org, 303-LIBRARY.

Junior Naturalist training set

Chatfield State Park and the Audubon Society will offer two sessions of Junior Naturalist training: 9 a.m. to noon July 13, focused on birds; and 9 a.m. to noon July 20, focused on reptiles and amphibians. Upon completing both programs, a Junior Ranger badge will be awarded. Registration: $5 per day or $8 for both. 303-973-9530 or denveraudubon.org. A state park pass is required. Meeting place: Heronry picnic area in Chatfield State Park, west of the park office, south of Littleton at 11500 N. Roxbor-

ough Park Road.

Playwrights invited

LOCAL Theater company invites Colorado playwrights to submit a new, full-length and unproduced play (musicals and adaptations are welcome) for consideration of production in LOCAL Lab 2014. In its third year, LOCAL will produce professionally staged readings of three plays next March at Boulder’s historic Chautauqua. Submissions accepted through Aug. 15. Email to Rachel@LOCALTheaterCompany.org, with subject heading LOCAL Lab 2014—Colorado.

Cirque du Soleil coming

Cirque du Soleil debuts July 17 in the blue and yellow big top tent on the Pepsi Center grounds. The 2014 version is called “AmaLuna” and is directed by 2012 Tony winner Diane Paulus. Performances extend through Aug. 25. Tickets: CirqueDuSoliel. com/amaluna.

QuiLt eNtrieS. Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support its mission of helping children in crisis in Colorado. Early bird entries submitted by May 17 are taken at a discounted entry fee ($15). Otherwise, the fee is $18 per item, and the final deadline is June 21. This year’s show has a special theme, Patriotic, along with 13 other categories. The show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19-20 at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. All forms and instructions are available at www.firehousequilts.org; click on the Quilt Show link at the top. JuLy 27 SoNS & Brothers. Western, swing, bluegrass, and Rockabilly collide for this toe-tappin’ performance at 8 p.m. July 27 at Lone Tree Arts Center. Sons and Brothers are the Wolking boys from Westcliffe, Colorado. They continue to captivate audiences with their fusion of country, western, bluegrass, swing, rockabilly, old school country, gospel and western music, inspired by the band’s founding father and Dad, the late Frank Wolking. Colorado’s premier brother band, Sons and Brothers bring a unique energy, instrumental prowess and tight, powerful family harmony to the roots music genre. Based solidly in the Mountain West, the band describes its brand of music as “West Grass”. Each performance features a dynamic contrast of songs and sounds ranging from stirring ballads and powerful gospel numbers to fire breathing instrumentals, poignant stories of family life, mountains, range and the American West. The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10075 Commons St. Visit www. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

Now in its 85th year, Western Welcome Week began as “Homecoming,” providing an opportunity for family and friends to gather. Over the years Western Welcome Week has grown to a 10-day celebration with over 50 events and involving events presented by over 30 different organizations. These organizations help to create the honored tradition of Western Welcome Week.

Thank You for your continued support! Arapahoe Community College

JaJa Bistro

O’Toole’s Garden Center

Bega/Littleton Sister City Exchange

Littleton Elks Lodge #1650

Pedal/Cannondale Development Team

Carson Nature Center/South Platte Park

Littleton Fine Arts Guild

Platte River Bar & Grill

City of Littleton

Littleton Fire Rescue

Reinke Brothers

Colorado Scottish Festival

Littleton Jazz Foundation

RiverPointe Senior Living

Depot Art Gallery

Littleton Lions Club

Romancing the Bean

Edwin A. Bemis Public Library

Littleton Museum

Skate City

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

South Metro Land Conservancy

Friends of the Library & Museum

Littleton Police Citizen Academy Alumni Association

South Suburban Parks & Recreation

Golden Eagle Concert Band

Littleton Sunrise Rotary

St. James Presbyterian Church

Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants

Littleton United Methodist Church

The First Church of Christ Scientist – Littleton

Hot Pots

Littleton United Methodist Fine Arts Series

The Pottery Studio Gallery

Humane Society of the South Platte Valley

Old Mill Brewery & Grill

Town Hall Arts Center

Westem Welcome Week, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) publlc charity, Is dedicated to honoring the tradltlon of celebrating greater Littleton. Our mission Is to nurture community spirit by bringing together residents and businesses; and to support: servIce clubs ond nonprofits by creating an opportunity for community awareness and fundraising. The celebration provides festivities and entertainment for families, friends and neighbors. In planning Western Welcome Week the board pledges to remain open to new ideas, respect post traditions and to be aware of present day needs with a vision for tomorrow.

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Paul Smith is the new artistic director/ senior conductor for the Parker Chorale, and will start this fall with development of the “Classic Parker Holiday” concert. He has taught choral music, most recently at Grandview High School, as well as directing many church choirs, the Lamont Men’s Choirs and Young Voices of Colorado’s Boychoir and VoiceMale. For information about the chorale, visit ParkerChorale.org.

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MeNtAL heALth summit. The South Metro Health Alliance and Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network are convening the communities of Arapahoe and Douglas counties for a Mental Health Summit from 8-10 a.m. Monday, July 15, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. A hot breakfast will be served. Seating is limited; contact Traci Jones at 303-793-9615 tjones@ southmetrohealthalliance.org to reserve your place at this important convening. Visit www.southmetrohealthalliance.org.

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“Pastels: a Fresh Look” is an exhibit of new paintings by artists Sue Shehan and Karen Spotts that will hang in Stanton Gallery at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center in July. An artist’s reception, open to the public, will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 18. Town Hall is at 2450 W. Main St. Shehan studied art for her BA at the University of Kansas and focused on pastels as a medium a few years ago. The brilliant Colorado skies are a favorite subject. She exhibits at Center for the Arts in Evergreen. Spotts has a degree in art from Arizona State University and a master’s in art education from Lesley University. She has been a high school art teacher for 20 years and is a member of the Pastel Art Society of Colorado. She exhibits work at the Marisol Gallery at The Emporium in Castle Rock. The Stanton Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and during performances. Art is for sale through the box office. 303794-2787.

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Bottoms up in Highlands Ranch Grist Brewing Company set for October opening

Whodunit musical

By Ryan Boldrey

“Curtains” by John Kander and Fred Ebb (“Chicago,” “Cabaret”) will play July 9-28 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Gavin Mayer directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200.

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Highlands Ranch is set to get its first microbrewery as Grist Brewing Company plans to open this October in Commerce Center, across the street from Shea Stadium. Award-winning home brewer Rob Kevwitch, who grew up in Acres Green and graduated from Highlands Ranch High School in 1994, saw the need in the area and hopes the taproom and brewery will be far from the last in Highlands Ranch. “The more the merrier,” he said. “Just because we live in the ‘burbs doesn’t mean we don’t like to have a good time. There just aren’t as many places to have a good time.” Kevwitch will get his wish about a year after opening too, when Breckenridge Brewery, the fifth-largest brewery in Colorado, relocates its Denver brewery to a 12-acre spot between Aspen Grove and Hudson Gardens in Littleton — just 2½ miles north of Grist Brewing Company. An organic chemist, Kevwitch first got interested in brewing when he was in graduate school, but while living in Houston started getting passionate about his hobby and built an allgrain brewing system with a friend. He moved back to Colorado three years ago and plans for a brewery began to take shape. The company, run by Kevwitch and three silent partners, has already purchased a 20-barrel brewhouse from W.M. Sprinkman Corp. out of Wisconsin, which will be installed in midAugust. “All of our equipment we will have in the brewery and taproom is American-made,” Kevwitch said. “That is something that is extremely important to us.”

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Sweet soiree

Enstrom Candies (really, is there anything better than the World Famous Almond Toffee?) celebrated the grand opening of the new Arvada location, 6770 W. 52nd Ave., Suite C (just north of Interstate 70 and east of Wadsworth Boulevard) on June 29. The party included free samples of Enstrom World Famous Almond Toffee, Enstrom Premium Ice Cream, Seattle Roasted Gourmet Coffees, WiFi and indoor and outdoor seating. The new store is situated just a few doors down from the previous space. For more information, visit www. enstrom.com.

Alamo Drafthouse appeals to all

You have to give the Alamo Drafthouse an “A” for effort as it tries to appeal to audiences young and old. The cinema-eatery chain that’s new to Littleton is bringing a series of films, called the “Robots versus Monsters” series. The series began July 1 with the 1933 classic “King Kong,” and includes “The Complete Metropolis” (July 8) and “Mothra” on July 14. For the younger set, the Alamo Kids Camp is a free event that will show of variety of children’s favorites, such as “Happy Feet,” “Stuart Little” and more. Visit www.drafthouse.com/denver/littleton for more information.

Restaurant RIP

When former Rocky Mountain News and Nation’s Restaurant News reporter Dina Berta walked

curtain time The hills are alive …

“The Sound of Music” by Rodgers and Hammerstein plays through Sept. 1 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown (Exit 254 off Interstate 25). Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays (dinner at 6 p.m.); 1:30 p.m. Saturdays (dinner at noon); 2 p.m. Sundays (dinner at 12:30). Tickets: $49.50-$59.50; child 6-18, $29.50: 970-744-3747, ColoradoCandlelight.com.

Athena winner revisited

“Tell Martha Not to Moan” plays July 5 to 21 at the Aurora Fox Studio Theater, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, July 20. Athenaprojectfestival.org.

Tradition

Rob Kevwitch hoists a beer in front of what will soon be Highlands Ranch’s first microbrewery. Grist Brewing Company, which will be owned and operated by Kevwitch and three business partners, is expected to open in Commerce Center this October. Photo by Ryan Boldrey The taproom will feature six to eight brews when it opens in October, and Kevwitch said the brews will definitely include a Hefeweizen, a Kolsch, an American IPA, a Bock and a brown. Plans also call to add a fruit malt cider soon after opening. The layout will feature a large taproom with an angular bar, and patrons will have the ability to watch beer being made while they sip a cold one, as the brew house will be set up on the other side of a waist-high wall. Tours will also be available to all patrons. “We want them to really feel like

they are in a brewery,” Kevwitch said. “That’s the idea, we don’t want this to feel like just any other bar.” As far as beer to go, growlers and kegs will be available at the time of opening and plans call for a canning line around the end of 2014. There will also be limited bottling runs of specialty brews from time to time, Kevwitch said, adding that there will be no food sold at the brewery due to zoning. For more information on Grist, please visit www.gristbrewingcompany.com.

away from her career covering the restaurant industry, she jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. After a 17-year journalism career, Dina opted to join her husband, Frank, in a new culinary venture — Frank’s Kitchen — at 2600 High St. in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood. Doors opened on May 2011, and closed on June 24. This is what the couple posted on Frank’s Kitchen Diary: Goodbye and thank you. The end happened as quickly as the beginning. Just three years ago Frank was sliding a check across a table to our future landlords and we were in the restaurant business. On Sunday, sitting on the patio of Frank’s Kitchen, the buyer’s accountant was sliding a check over to Frank. It was a down payment to our asking price. And just like that, we closed our restaurant. For all our stunned customers, friends and supporters let me tell you how we got here. I was not lying when you came in and asked how is the business and I said doing well. After about a year and half it was paying for itself. It probably would have turned the corner in the third year, especially if we obtained a liquor license. It was in the pursuit of a beer and wine license that we came to a realization about who we are and the kind of life we wanted to live. The alcohol licensing was going to take six months. We probably weren’t going to be able to serve beer and wine until November. Our lease is up in December. We needed the warm spring and summer months to recoup the investment in the license and product. That meant we would have

to sign a new lease, most likely for five years. The thought of another long-term lease made us both sigh, heavily. A little too heavily. That’s when we knew. We have worked extremely hard and for long hours day in and day out since we opened. Frankly, we’re tired and did not want to keep going. Some people have the restaurant business in their blood. We had to admit we did not. This was no longer what we wanted to do with our lives. We listed the restaurant for sale on Craigslist.com. Joe Van Dyke, aka “Jammin’ Joe,” a blues guitarist and restaurateur from Virginia was our first serious response to the ad. Jammin’ Joe has owned and or operated several restaurants in his life. He carved out a pretty good reputation for barbecue back east and wants to do the same in Denver. He liked our restaurant and accepted our price. He plans to open in early July. Thank you everyone who supported us in our endeavor. We appreciated it more than you know. And thanks to our awesome employees. A few are staying on with Joe. May God bless all of you. Shalom, Dina (and Frank) 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 BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker. blacktie-colorado.com. Send her Mile High Life column tips and eavesdroppings at parkerp1953@gmail.com or at 303-619-5209.

“Fiddler on the Roof” by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein, based on Sholem Aleichem’s short stories, plays July 18 to Aug. 11, presented by Phamaly Theatre Company at the Space Theatre, Denver Center for Performing Arts. Directed by Steve Wilson. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18 and Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 29. Tickets: $30-$34, 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org. An audio-described and ASL-signed performance will be Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m., preceded by a free backstage sensory tour at 11 a.m. (Reservations required: 303-575-0005).

Tragedy tonight

“Macbeth” by William Shakespeare plays through Aug. 10 on select days at the Mary Rippon Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, CU Boulder. Tickets: 303-492-8008, coloradoshakes.org.

Baltimore tale

“Hairspray: the Musical” plays July 12 to Aug. 4 at the Evergreen Players’ Center/Stage theater. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: evergreenplayers.org.

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summer is season for water safety South Suburban offers classes to get kids ready for pool

Their mother, Lisa Kelley, has seen a marked improvement in her children’s abilities since starting the classes. “They’re definitely more comfortable in the water. It’s great that they’ve been able to start learning those skills and By Savanna Walker those techniques,” she says. Special to Colorado Community Gould says that even as popuMedia lar as the classes are now, “we have not yet reached capacity, we As summer hits its peak, pool want to be full.” attendance increases dramatiShe also mentions that South cally. However, children’s safety Suburban offers scholarships, sayin the water is always a constant ing, “The price should not be the concern. According to the Centers reason that children do not learn for Disease Control and Prevenhow to swim. Basic recreation tion, drowning is the second leadshould be accessible to everyone, ing cause of death for children and learning how to swim falls ages 1-14. right in the middle of that. The JoAnn Gould, director of Recreregistration fee is price affordable; ation and Community Services for there are places that ask for much South Suburban Parks and Recremore for the same amount of time ation, shares these concerns. in the water with an instructor. “It’s vital for children, regard“A lot of people don’t underless of where they live, to learn stand that there are dangers, even how to swim,” she said. “It enif there is a lifeguard. The season courages socialization and athletis short, 90 to 100 days, but a lot icism, it’s a life skill, and it’s a life can happen in 90 to 100 days. This skill that could save their life.” On his third day in swim class, Terrance Kelly paddles his way across Centennial’s Holly Pool using a foam kickboard as support. The 10-year-old is why we turn up the heat, both In addition, Gould recommended that children be educat- Centennial boy is just one of many area kids enrolled in a variety of swim programs offered by the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District. literally and figuratively on safe Photo by Deborah Grigsby swimming.” ed early. The classes offered at South “In general,” she says, “whether To Whom It May Concern: On 4/15/2013 Nebraska Suburban are available to children it’s learning to swim or any other the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relathow have a watermelon in your tum- ages 3-12, with various age groupactivity, from skate boarding to advantage of South Suburban’s ing to the Deed ofme Trust learn described belowto breathe better,” FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY to be recorded in Douglas County. swim-instruction classes. Terhe said. my, so that you’re fat and then ings available at each pool. Class mountain climbing, it’s best to Pride in your product, giving back to the community and financial indeOriginal Grantor: BRAD A. PAROBEK pendence - all with great Pizza,ItPasta,rance, and Sandwiches in a warm Italian AND about SANDRA J. PAROBEK 10, was enthusiastic His 8-year-old brother, Torin, you float. Once I was doing a back sizes are generally small, with learn before you develop fears. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECrestaurant - that makes Sam & Louie’s the perfect choice when deciding on a his progress so far. was a fan of one technique in par- glide and I started to sink and so I meeting times from 9 to 11 a.m. comes easier to young children.” TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Franchise. INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRY“Before, I also was asWIDE good at ticular. ate another watermelon and then on most days. Prices range from Terrance, TorinIn and Kel-represents not smaller Emilia towns our menu only Pizza, but the not upHOME LOANS, INC. scale Italian restaurant taking in town. In larger cities our atmosphere, Current Holder of Evidence Debt: HS$22 to $58 for district members. the front strokefood butandthey’ve helped “Youof have to pretend that you I was fine.” To Whom It May Concern: On 4/19/2013 ly are three young children service make us stand out from the crowd. Sam & Louie’s is tailored to fit your community. Started in Omaha in 1994, we began to Franchise in 2001 and now have 24 locations open or under construction across NE, IA, MT, SD & KS and it looks like several more coming up soon. We are specifically targeting the following NE towns for immediate expansion; Columbus, Fremont, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington, McCook, Nebraska City, Norfolk, N. Platte, Ogallala, Plattsmouth, Schuyler, S. Sioux City & Wayne. If you are fortunate enough to If this a sounds like something you’re interested Have wedding, anniversary, engagement, special already havebirth a Sam or & Louie’s in in please visit our website or call Michael at (402) your community, please take this ad in for occasion coming up? Share it! Colorado Community Media 614-8327 or email at mn@samandlouiesnyp.com $ 00

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PAROBEK please visit our website or call Michael at (402) 614-AND SANDRA J. PAROBEK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC8327 or email at mn@samandlouiesnyp.com TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF SARM 2005-18 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/26/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005072406 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Pride in your product, giving back to the community financial in-of Original Principal Amount and of Evidence Debt: $820,000.00 dependence - all with great Pizza, Pasta, and Sandwiches in a warm Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Italian restaurant - that makes Sam & Louie’s the perfect choice when date hereof: $829,979.27 deciding on a Franchise. Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you In smaller towns our menu represents not only but also theof are hereby notified thatPizza, the covenants deed trust have violated as upscale Italian restaurant the in town. In of larger cities our been atmosphere, food follows: Failure to pay principal and inand service make us stand out from the crowd. Sam & Louie’s is tailored when due together all have other to fit your community. Started in Omaha in 1994, terest we began to Franchise in 2001 with and now payments provided for in the Evidence of 24 locations open or under construction across NE, IA,secured MT, SD &by KSthe andDeed it looks several Debt oflike Trust and more coming up soon. Our first location in Kansasother is currently under construction in Iola. It will be violations of the terms thereof. THE FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE open for business in September. We’d love to open or LIEN start construction on several more locations across Kansas this year, is your town next?A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the If this sounds like something you’re interested property in encumbered by the lien of the Public Trustees Trustees please visit our website or call Michael at (402) 614deed ofPublic trust. Legal Description of Real Property: 8327 or email at mn@samandlouiesnyp.com LOT 5, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1E, ACCORDING TO AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLIC NOTICE CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 19, 1998 IN BOOK 1588 AT PAGE 743, Lone Tree COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF NOTICE OF SALE COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9319 E Star Hill Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0266 Trl, Lone Tree, CO 80124-5439 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/15/2013 NOTICE OF SALE the undersigned Public Trustee caused The current holder of the Evidence of Debt the Notice of Election and Demand relatsecured by the Deed of Trust described ing to the Deed of Trust described below herein, has filed written election and deto be recorded in Douglas County. mand for sale as provided by law and in Original Grantor: BRAD A. PAROBEK AND SANDRA J. PAROBEK said Deed of Trust. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, that on the first possible sale date (unless INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. nesday, August 7, 2013, at the Public Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle BC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIRock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTItion to the highest and best bidder for FICATEHOLDERS OF SARM 2005-18 cash, the said real property and all inDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/26/2005 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2005 and assigns therein, for the purpose of Reception No. of DOT: 2005072406 paying the indebtedness provided in said DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Debt: $820,000.00 of sale and other items allowed by law, Outstanding Principal Amount as of the and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificdate hereof: $829,979.27 ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you First Publication: 6/13/2013 are hereby notified that the covenants of Last Publication: 7/11/2013 the deed of trust have been violated as Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/15/2013 follows: Failure to pay principal and inGEORGE J KENNEDY terest when due together with all other DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee payments provided for in the Evidence of The name, address and telephone numDebt secured by the Deed of Trust and bers of the attorney(s) representing the other violations of the terms thereof. legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE ALISON L BERRY A FIRST LIEN. Colorado Registration #: 34531 The property described herein is all of the 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, property encumbered by the lien of the DENVER, COLORADO 80202 deed of trust. Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Legal Description of Real Property: Fax #: (303) 865-1410 LOT 5, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1E, ACCORDING TO AFFIDAVIT OF Attorney File #: 10-11846R CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 19, *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE 1998 IN BOOK 1588 AT PAGE 743, SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webCOUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustCOLORADO. ee/

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BC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIthe undersigned Public Trustee caused ATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIthe Notice of Election and Demand relatFICATEHOLDERS OF SARM 2005-18 ing to the Deed of Trust described below Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/26/2005 to be recorded in Douglas County. Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2005 Original Grantor: JAMES T RAEDER AND Reception No. of DOT: 2005072406 KIMBERLY J RAEDER DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECOriginal Principal Amount of Evidence of TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at full time at ACC. He is theACTING son ofSOLELY Julie AS NOMINEE Debt: $820,000.00 INC., Outstanding Principal Amount as of the FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK,Ouachita N.A. Baptist University. Crooks. Justin Quinette, of Lone Tree, was date hereof: $829,979.27 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE Pursuant to to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you OF NEW YORK MELLONEmilee FKA Nelson, of Parker, traveled Megan Arbough, BANK of Parker, was named the spring 2013 dean’s list at are hereby notified that the covenants of THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUST2013 list at with 12 other Bob Jones University Marquette Quinette is pur- named to the spring EE the deed of trustUniversity. have been violated as FORdean’s THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS follows: Failure to pay principal and inOF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE students on a missions trip to Antigua the University of Evansville. Arbough suingwhen a bachelor’s in biomediterest due together degree with all other LOAN TRUST 2006-HY13, MORTGAGE payments provided for in the Evidence of P A S S T H R O U G H C E R T I Fin ICA T E S , The team, led by Jonny and May. is majoring in theater. cal sciences. Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and SERIES 2006-HY13 Kathryn Gamet, comprised mostly Jonathan Heath, of Parker, otherBrandon violations of Scott the terms thereof. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/8/2006 Reed, of Lone Tree, THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2006 journalism and mass communicagraduated magna cum laude graduated A FIRST LIEN. with a bachelor of busiReception No.with of DOT: 2006110443 The property described herein is all of the DOT Recorded in Douglas County. tions majors who put their skills to a bachelor’s degree from Maryville ness administration, management property encumbered by the lien of the Original Principal Amount of Evidence of deed of trust. Debt: $650,000.00 work to impact people in that area University. information systems from Baylor Legal Description of Real Property: Outstanding Principal Amount as of the of the world for Christ. Nelson is a Palak Patel, of Parker, graduated LOT 5, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1date hereof: $639,741.99 University. E, ACCORDING TO AFFIDAVIT OF Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you sophomore majoring in journalism with a bachelor of science innotified pharmaJacob Crooks, ofAUGUST Parker, CORRECTION RECORDED 19,earned are hereby that the covenants of 1998 IN BOOK 1588 AT PAGE 743, the deed of trustfrom have been violated as and mass communication. ceutical and healthcare studies president’s list honors for the spring COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF follows: Failure to pay principal and inCOLORADO. University of the Sciences. Patel terest when due now together with allThe other trip was organized to assist 2013 semester at Arapahoe CommuWhich has the address of: 9319 E Star Hill payments provided for in the Evidence of Caribbean Radio Lighthouse, a radio continues on a path Debt toward a doctor nity College. He has a semester and Trl, Lone Tree, CO 80124-5439 secured by the Deed of Trust and NOTICE OF SALE other violations of the terms thereof. station that reaches the Caribbean of pharmacy degree. cumulative 4.0 and just completed The current holder of the Evidence of Debt THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE secured by the Deed of Trust described A FIRST Islands Marissa Aspen Albat, ofLIEN. Parker, his freshman year (high school and herein, has filed written election and deThe property described herein is all of the Riddell, of Parker, was graduated in May from Laramie mand for sale as provided by enrollment) law and in property encumbered by the lien Kathryn of the college - concurrent said Deed of Trust. deed of trust. named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at County Community Legal College. at ColoradoNotice Springs Early Colleges THEREFORE, Is Hereby Given Description of Real Property: that on the first possible sale date (unless LOT 8, HERITAGE NO. 1Benedictine College Kelsey Brum, of Parker, was HILLS FILING (Douglas County program), the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed- attending K, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF nesday, August 7, 2013, at the Public COLORADO. Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Which has the address of: 9506 Silent To Whom It May Concern: On 4/19/2013 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucHills Lane, Lone Tree, CO 80124 the undersigned Public Trustee caused tion to the highest and best bidder for NOTICE OF SALE the Notice of Election and Demand relatcash, the said real property and all inThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt ing to the Deed of Trust described below terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs secured by the Deed of Trust described to be recorded in Douglas County. and assigns therein, for the purpose of herein, has filed written election and deOriginal Grantor: JAMES T RAEDER AND paying the indebtedness provided in said mand for sale as provided by law and in KIMBERLY J RAEDER Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of said Deed of Trust. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, of sale and other items allowed by law, that on the first possible sale date (unless INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedFOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A. ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. nesday, August 7, 2013, at the Public PUBLIC NOTICE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE First Publication: 6/13/2013 Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucNOTICE OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTPublisher: Douglas County News Press tion to the highest and best bidder for CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT EE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS Dated: 4/15/2013 cash, the said real property and all inCOUNTY OF DOUGLAS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE GEORGE J KENNEDY terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs STATE OF COLORADO LOAN TRUST 2006-HY13, MORTGAGE DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee and assigns therein, for the purpose of PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, The name, address and telephone numpaying the indebtedness provided in said NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to SERIES 2006-HY13 bers of the attorney(s) representing the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/8/2006 legal holder of the indebtedness is: Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses that on July 27, 2013 final settlement will Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2006 ALISON L BERRY of sale and other items allowed by law, be made by the County of Douglas, State Reception No. of DOT: 2006110443 Colorado Registration #: 34531 and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificof Colorado, for and on account of a conDOT Recorded in Douglas County. 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, tract between Douglas County and Jim’s ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Backhoe Service, Inc dba JBS Pipeline First Publication: 6/13/2013 Debt: $650,000.00 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Contractors for the Haystack Road Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Publisher: Douglas County News Press over Sellars Gulch Bridge Replacedate hereof: $639,741.99 Attorney File #: 10-11846R Dated: 4/23/2013 ment Project, Douglas County Project Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE GEORGE J KENNEDY Number CI 2007-017 in Douglas County; are hereby notified that the covenants of SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webDOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee and that any person, co-partnership, assothe deed of trust have been violated as site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustThe name, address and telephone numciation or corporation that has an unpaid follows: Failure to pay principal and inee/ bers of the attorney(s) representing the claim against said Jim’s Backhoe Service, terest when due together with all other legal holder of the indebtedness is: Inc dba JBS Pipeline Contractors for or on payments provided for in the Evidence of Legal Notice No.: 2013-0266 JOAN OLSON account of the furnishing of labor, materiDebt secured by the Deed of Trust and First Publication: 6/13/2013 Colorado Registration #: 28078 als, team hire, sustenance, provisions, other violations of the terms thereof. Last Publication: 7/11/2013 1199 BANNOCK STREET , provender or other supplies used or conTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Publisher: Douglas County News Press DENVER, COLORADO 80204 sumed by such contractor or any of his A FIRST LIEN. Phone #: (303) 813-1177 subcontractors in or about the performThe property described herein is all of the Fax #: (303) 813-1107 ance of said work, or that supplied rental property encumbered by the lien of the PUBLIC NOTICE Attorney File #: 1269.21934 machinery, tools, or equipment to the exdeed of trust. *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE tent used in the prosecution of said work, Legal Description of Real Property: Lone Tree SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webmay at any time up to and including said LOT 8, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1NOTICE OF SALE site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrusttime of such final settlement on said July K, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF ee/ 27, 2013, file a verified statement of the COLORADO. Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0284 amount due and unpaid on account of Which has the address of: 9506 Silent To Whom It May Concern: On 4/19/2013 Legal Notice No.: 2013-0284 such claim with the Board of County ComHills Lane, Lone Tree, CO 80124 the undersigned Public Trustee caused First Publication: 6/13/2013 missioners, c/o Public Works Engineering NOTICE OF SALE the Notice of Election and Demand relatLast Publication: 7/11/2013 Director, with a copy to the Project EnginThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt ing to the Deed of Trust described below Publisher: Douglas County News Press eer Sean Owens, Department of Public secured by the Deed of Trust described to be recorded in Douglas County. Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Buildherein, has filed written election and deOriginal Grantor: JAMES T RAEDER AND ing, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle mand for sale as provided by law and in KIMBERLY J RAEDER Rock, CO 80104. said Deed of Trust. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Failure on the part of claimant to file such that on the first possible sale date (unless INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE statement prior to such final settlement will the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedFOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A. relieve said County of Douglas from all nesday, August 7, 2013, at the Public PUBLIC NOTICE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE and any liability for such claimant's claim. Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucNOTICE OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTThe Board of Douglas County Commistion to the highest and best bidder for CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT EE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS sioners of the County of Douglas, Colorcash, the said real property and all inCOUNTY OF DOUGLAS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE ado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs STATE OF COLORADO LOAN TRUST 2006-HY13, MORTGAGE Works Engineering Director. and assigns therein, for the purpose of PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, paying the indebtedness provided in said NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to SERIES 2006-HY13 Legal Notice No.: 921729 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/8/2006 First Publication: June 27, 2013 Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses that on July 27, 2013 final settlement will Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2006 Last Publication: July 4, 2013 of sale and other items allowed by law, be made by the County of Douglas, State Reception No. of DOT: 2006110443 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificof Colorado, for and on account of a conDOT Recorded in Douglas County. tract between Douglas County and Jim’s ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Backhoe Service, Inc dba JBS Pipeline First Publication: 6/13/2013 Debt: $650,000.00 Contractors for the Haystack Road Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Publisher: Douglas County News Press over Sellars Gulch Bridge Replacedate hereof: $639,741.99 Dated: 4/23/2013 ment Project, Douglas County Project Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you GEORGE J KENNEDY Number CI 2007-017 in Douglas County; are hereby notified that the covenants of DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee and that any person, co-partnership, assothe deed of trust have been violated as The name, address and telephone numciation or corporation that has an unpaid follows: Failure to pay principal and inbers of the attorney(s) representing the claim against said Jim’s Backhoe Service, terest when due together with all other

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Optometrist takes helm of association Munson had first practice located in Highlands Ranch By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com An old-timer by Highlands Ranch standards, Dr. Mitchell Munson opened the first optometric practice in the community in 1988 when the population was just 6,900. After 25 years of practice locally, Munson has gone from a big fish in a small pond to a very large fish in a very big pond. On June 29 Munson became the 92nd president of the American Optometric Association and just the second ever from Colorado. Munson, who opened the Highlands Ranch Vision Center with his wife and partner Dr. Susan Brunnett, has served as a trustee of the AOA since 2006 and spent the bulk of last year traveling the country as president-elect of the 36,000-member body. The former president of the Colorado Optometric Association in 1995 and 1996 expects to spend about half of the coming year living out of a suitcase as he leads the nation’s largest optometric association, representing all 50 states, optometrists in the armed forces and optometry students across the U.S. “One of the things we have been concentrating on and will continue to concentrate

on is preparing our members for the implementation of health care reform,” he said. “We need to make sure everyone is ready.” Munson, who served as chair of the AOA’s Political Action Committee in 2004, has spent a great deal of time the past few years meeting with politicians and working with the AOA’s Washington lobbyists to ensure optometrists get a fair shake. He said a lot of the association’s efforts have had to do with ensuring optometrists receive the same reimbursements as ophthalmologists for performing the same procedures, and that they will have appropriate access to patients once the new health-care laws kick in Jan. 1. Munson’s Ridgeline Boulevard practice is home to four eye doctors and specializes in routine eye care, cornea and contact lens disease, and glaucoma treatment. A 1986 graduate of the Southern California College of Optometry, Munson has been involved in Highlands Ranch since his arrival. Known as the “cow-eye guy” to many, he has performed cow eye dissections for second-grade classrooms in Highlands Ranch every year dating back to 1989. He was the medical coordinator for the Channel 9 Health Fair from 1988-1996 and also served as a Douglas County planning commissioner from 2006-2007. All three of Munson and Brunnett’s daughters are Mountain Vista High School graduates.

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Dr. Mitchell Munson became the first optometrist to open a practice in Highlands Ranch 25 years ago, when he started the Highlands Ranch Vision Center with his wife, Dr. Susan Brunnett. After serving the past year as president-elect, Munson became president of the American Optometric Association on June 29. The association has 36,000 members nationwide. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

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Billups’ camp focuses on big picture Highlights downplayed in favor of ‘real game’ By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Chauncey Billups spent many hours during his younger years in basketball camps. He now has his own camp, the Chauncey Billups Basketball Academy, which was held June 24-27 at the Parker Fieldhouse. There were close to 500 youngsters, ages 6 through 17, who participated in the camp, according to director Marcus Mason. Billups, the former standout at George Washington High School and the University of Colorado, and five-time National Basketball Association All-Star, was present at all sessions, and NBA players Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan were featured on the first day of the camp. “I grew up going to camps in my neighborhood of Park Hill,” said Billups. “I know my camp is a lot different from the one I went through.” There were basketball drills and scrimmages, but also agility training, plus plenty of fun with Billups’ money shot at the end of each of the two daily sessions split up by age. “We do agility, footwork drills,” said Billups, who was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame June 27 during the National Federation of State High School Associations annual meeting in Denver. “People don’t equate that to the sport. That is a very big piece of the sport. We never did anything like that at the basketball camps I went to.” Billups would gather groups of players and talk for several minutes, and all the campers seemed to pay close attention. “With the little ones, some of them are so small it’s almost like day care,” said Billups. “What I wanted them to get out of the camp was an appreciation for basketball. Then one day, they’ll fall in love with the game. It’s just fundamentals at this point. “The older kids are at an age where they were here because they really like basketball. You want to get them to the point where they can learn the real game of basketball. Not highlights, but the real game of basketball. That’s what I tried to get across

NBA standout Chauncey Billups gives pointers to Ronnie Harrell, 17, of Denver, during Billups’ basketball camp at the Parker Fieldhouse June 26. Photo by Chris Michlewicz to the older kids.” That was sometimes difficult. “Yeah, they think it’s all fun and games,” explained Billups. “They come, show up and just shoot the ball up as opposed to working hard, being a good teammate and being a fan of your team and not just yourself. There are a lot of different layers to this game and I don’t think they realize.” Billups, the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 2004, also showed campers the reality of the NBA: that if you make big shots, you are rewarded. He puts money on the floor and gives selected players a chance to pick up the

money if they make the shot. “The kids love the money shot,” admitted Billups. “My nickname is Mr. Big Shot. I wanted to give all the kids a chance to kind of know what it feels like to make the big shot, so we made up something called the money shot. “I have $5, $10 or whatever it might be and put it on the spot. There is a team that is picked out. When we blow the whistle and say go, they do whatever they want to do and we pick a team, basically the loudest, most obnoxious or most creative. “Every person on that team has a chance. If the first guy makes the shot and takes the money, I put more money down for the next

guy. It’s a favorite of the kids. It’s not an easy shot for the little kids but a shot they can make. It’s a little farther than a three-pointer for the big kids.” Cody Brown, a student at Thunder Ridge Middle School in Aurora, benefited from the camp. “I learned a lot,” he said. “I’ve been going to camps all around Colorado. I learned how to get my shot off better and play better defense. The agility was important. Speed and agility is the basics of basketball, and then strength comes along if you are in the post. We almost won a chance for the money shot but we didn’t. You have to be the craziest to get a chance.”

Chaparral High gets new athletic director McKinstry led Lewis-Palmer basketball team to five Final Fours in five seasons By Danny Summers

dsummers@ourcoloradonews.com Russ McKinstry loved his positions as athletic director and boys basketball coach at Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument. But he wasn’t so thrilled with the 40mile commute each day from his home in Parker. Last week, McKinstry shortened his drive to two miles when he accepted the athletic director job at Chaparral in Parker. “The commute had taken its toll on me,” McKinstry said. “My wife is a paralegal and has a great job at the Denver Tech Center. We had considered moving to Monument and buying a home there, but that would have meant a long commute for her. We were between a rock and a hard place. “But beyond that, it felt like it was time to move on.” McKinstry, 51, said he has no plans to coach high school basketball again. “I think that has run its course,” McKinstry said. “I might pursue something at the collegiate level if the right opportunity comes up.” McKinstry replaces outgoing Chaparral

Russ McKinstry will lead the athletic department at Chaparral High School. File photo athletic director Gary Thompson, who is taking the same job at Grandview. McKinstry’s second tenure at LewisPalmer (he was also the school’s boys basketball coach in the early 1990s) was marked by back-to-back 4A state championships in 2012 and 2013 — including a 34game winning streak.

His teams went 114-23 over five seasons, including five consecutive Final Fours. The 2011-2012 squad, led by current University of Colorado forward Josh Scott, went 27-1. “As a coach he knows the game really well,” Josh Scott said. “He really cares about all of his players. That’s one of the reasons

he’s so successful.” This year’s team — minus Scott — was 25-3, including a 51-40 victory over Valor Christian in the state championship game in March. Scott’s younger brother, Jordan, led the way for the Rangers. “Coach Mack was a great coach,” said Jordan Scott, a four-year starter who graduated in May. “His game management was great and he always knew how to get the most of his players.” McKinstry, a two-time cancer survivor, has enjoyed a long and successful coaching career that began in the 1980s. He reached the 400-victory plateau in December and now has a lifetime record of 418-171. “I’ve been very lucky,” McKinstry said. “Those victories are the result of a lot of great players and fine young men.” McKinstry started his head coaching career at Copeland (Kansas) in 1988. From there he moved to Limon, Lewis-Palmer, Greeley Central, Smoky Hill, Chaparral (Phoenix) and back to Lewis-Palmer in 2008. “It’s amazing how fast things go by,” McKinstry said. Lewis-Palmer principal Sandi Brandl said that a search for a new athletic director is underway. A replacement could be in place by mid July. McKinstry said he will help in the transition.

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First ladies-only cycling event coming Douglas County ride is ideal for novices

TWO TOUR DE LADIES ROUTES The route starts at Chaparral High School, heads down Stonegate Parkway, goes south on Jordan Road, to Mainstreet, then Motsenbocker, which turns into Crowfoot Valley Road. The 30-mile route route goes east from Pradera to the Pinery, then leads north on the Cherry Creek Regional Trail. The 62.5-mile route continues south on Crowfoot Valley Road to Founders Parkway, then to Castlewood Canyon State Park and eventually to Lake Gulch Road near Larkspur.

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cmichlewicz@ourcoloradonews.com The organizers of Douglas County’s first women’s-only cycling event have a few big goals in mind, but competitive ambitions aren’t part of the mix. Priority one is making sure the participants of Tour de Ladies have a great time as they wind along roads and trails that introduce them to the county’s most bicycle-friendly topography. The second goal is raising money and awareness for a local nonprofit that assists battered women and their children. Becki Rupp, chairwoman of the Tour de Ladies publicity team, says she expects between $2,000 and $5,000 will be raised for the Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center through entry fees and donations. An organizing committee estimates between 300 and 400 women will sign up for the July 13 event, which begins at Chaparral High School in Parker. Rupp is quick to clarify that Tour de Ladies is not a race and is ideal for novice riders who simply want to experience a relaxing ride with a few friends. “There will be tons of signs, people ringing cowbells and cheering them on,” she said. “It’s the whole experience of going

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dressed in skirts and frilly tops. The Tour de Ladies is helping a critically important organization, Rupp said. Domestic violence is among the top crimes in Douglas County and demand is always growing. “This stuff happens here, too,” she said. “It’s good to support an organization that may be helping a neighbor without you even knowing it.” Lynn Adams, marketing and outreach coordinator for the Women’s Crisis Center, said the organization is very appreciative to be selected as the beneficiary for the event. “We appreciate the community partnership and it is just a great representation of how the community can come together to make a difference,” Adams said. There are no limits on the number of people on a team. The minimum age for participation is 15. For more information or to register, go to www.tourdeladies.com or visit the event’s Facebook page.

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ACC police chief leaves for new job Goodwin leads state’s child-protection office By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com Dennis Goodwin won the Arapahoe Community College’s 2012-2013 Administrator of the Year award in the nick of time, as it was his last year there. Goodwin served as the campus police chief for seven years, but three weeks ago started his new position as the state of Colorado’s child protection ombudsman. His office investigates complaints about the child-welfare system and reviews cases to make sure they were conducted properly. It was somewhat controversial when it was established two years ago, but he feels that corner has been turned. Now he wants to focus on making it more independent and effective. “Having subpoena power and a little more teeth would be helpful,” he said. While his new job helps protect kids from monsters who would hurt them, Goodwin has encountered myriad others in his 33-year career in law enforcement. He was the chief investigator with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office at the time of the Columbine shootings, and victim Matthew Kechter was the grandson of one of his employees. Another case that sticks with him from that time is the brutal 1997 murder of 21-year-old Anita Paley at the hands of Robert Riggan Jr. Goodwin traveled to the Midwest to interview Riggan’s family. “I learned that he was a monster,” he said. “He was a bad guy, very abusive physically and in every way you can be abusive.” Goodwin is featured in a book about Paley’s murder, “Rough Trade” by Steve Jackson. However, Riggan is not the most notorious criminal Goodwin has encountered. As a student at Florida State University in 1979, Goodwin interned at the Leon County

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