Lone Tree Voice 110112 by Colorado Community Media

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November 1, 2012 A Colorado Community Media Publication

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Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 11, Issue 42

Tennis courts ready for play Park replaces area demolished during pool construction By Jane Reuter

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Mike Craig, dressed as “Banana Man,” high-fives Pine Lane Elementary School students Oct. 24 during the Fruits and Veggies Challenge kick-off.

DISTRICT KICKS OFF EATING CHALLENGE PHOTOS BY COURTNEY KUHLEN CKUHLEN@OURCOLORADONEWS.COM To kick off a healthy eating challenge, Douglas County School District Nutrition Services pumped up the music, broke out the balloons and served up grilled fruits and veggies to students at Parker’s Pine Lane Elementary School Oct. 24. The Fruits and Veggies Challenge will run through Nov. 16, with a prize going to the school that consumes the most fruits and vegetables per capita during lunch. Additionally, students are pledging to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Chef Jason Morse, with help from his student ambassadors, offered carrots, red and green peppers, zucchini, squash, cherries, pineapple, cantaloupe and honeydew melon fresh off the grill.

Sixth-grade chef ambassadors serve up grilled fruits and vegetables Oct. 24 at Pine Lane Elementary School in Parker to kick off the district’s first Fruits and Veggies Challenge. Douglas County School District Nutrition Services held the event as part of an effort to get children to eat a well-balanced diet. Ambassadors pictured from far right to left are Gage Bennett, Trevor Erpelding, Tallyn Wilkinson and Ellie Hunt.

Lone Tree’s newly dedicated Cook Creek Tennis Courts fill a niche in the community’s recreation program, and bring life to a once weed-choked, hidden parcel of land. “It’s like this land was waiting for this,” Councilmember Susan Squyer said after the Oct. 27 dedication of the tennis courts, bridge and park that surrounds it. “The bridge makes it welcoming to the whole community.” The tennis courts replace a pair lost in 2008 to construction of the new Cook Creek Pool off Yosemite Street and Lone Tree Parkway. The spot for the new courts is a tennis ball’s bounce away from the original site, just across Willow Creek from the pool, behind the Taos at Lone Tree neighborhood and adjacent to Sweetwater Park. Development around the courts includes a trail, a bridge spanning Willow Creek to the Willow Creek Trail, nine parking spaces, and picnic and restroom shelters. The City of Lone Tree and South Suburban Parks and Recreation shared in the $700,000 cost, an investment both agencies agree was worthwhile. “It’s a wonderful addition,” SSPR director Dave Lorenz said. “It just fits the Tennis continues on Page 10

Excursion helps spirits, hopes soar Volunteer pilots, ground crew take therapy to new level By Deborah Grigsby

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Craig Hospital patient Rex Haskins straps in for a flight in a small airplane as therapist Claire Cahow look on. Haskins’ excursion was part of the CraigFlight Mission program. Photo by Deborah Grigsby

For people with spinal cord injuries, recovery can be a long and difficult challenge, but a new program at Englewood’s Craig Hospital has some patients literally flying through the process. CraigFlight Mission, a unique partnership between Craig Hospital’s therapeutic recreation program and the Jeppesen Employees Flying Association, puts patients with spinal cord injuries into the cockpit of a small airplane for a short flight around the Denver skyline. Volunteer pilots and ground crew joined Craig personnel and patients on Oct. 27 at Centennial Airport to demonstrate the many life options still available, Flight continues on Page 10

Lone Tree Councilmember Kim Monson tests her tennis skills Oct. 27 on the newly dedicated Cook Creek courts. Photo by Jane Reuter

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‘Push past it’ helps man push the envelope

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

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

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

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

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SO MUCH INSIDE THE VOICE THIS WEEK Top award. Housing official Bonnie Osborn was honored with Housing Colorado’s Eagle Award before her next adventure with the Peace Corps. Page 6

School space. When Castle Pines-based American Academy opens a campus in Parker, it will be among charters helping to ease Douglas County’s growing need for classroom space. Page 7

Scientific survey. The American Cancer Society is seeking participants for a long-term lifestyle study. Page 11 Looking good. Quality catches the eye at an art show in Lone Tree. Page 12

Mum’s the word. The Douglas County School District says it’s not investigating non-employees for possible political emails, but it’s not saying whether it’s looking at an employee. Page 9

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Parker Core Knowledge eighth-grader Katie Sandeno casts her vote in the mock presidential election Oct. 30. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ourcoloradonews.com

Area students cast their votes

Parker kids join others across U.S. in straw balloting

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Whitney Weems cast her first presidential vote this year, making her choice based on personal research and opinions gathered watching the debates. Weems is an eighth-grader at Parker Core Knowledge Charter School, one of millions nationwide who voted Oct. 30 in the Studies Weekly student election. “I used to just hear my parents’ opinions and go with what they thought,” she said. “But I actually had to do the research. I watched two of the debates. You learn a lot more.” In the end, Weems — like many other students at the school — agreed

with her parents and cast her vote accordingly. Weeks of study about the election process prepared students for their election day. “They’ve been learning about all the different parties — Libertarian, Green, Constitution — and what they each stand for,” said humanities teacher Jackie Kroskob, who spearheaded the effort. “They’ve read (the candidates) biographies, studied foreign policy and economic policy.” To her surprise and delight, most of Kroskob’s students went beyond her expectations. “What I really thought was incredible was that they watched the debates,” she said, adding that it wasn’t a class requirement. “As a teacher, it was way exciting to hear them take that on themselves.” Spencer Chuck gave the student election his vote of approval.

“I think it’s cool,” the eighth-grader said. “It’s good because it’s interactive.” Like Weems, Chuck said his vote was in line with his family’s political leanings. “My parents talk about it a lot, so I’m pretty well informed,” he said. Kroskob said she knows family influence looms large, “but I think they’re making an educated choice.” Parents volunteered to work as election judges at the school Oct. 30. Students earlier had completed voter registration forms and were required to show identification before sitting down at one of several laptops, their screens protected from view by shields of cardboard, and clicking on a picture of either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Each student received an “I Voted” sticker on their way back to class. Kroskob hopes the experiences her students

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Students at Parker Core Knowledge chose between Barack Obama or Mitt Romney in the mock presidential election.

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have today ensures they’ll make well-informed decisions in the future. “For me, I think a lot of it was my parents said, `You’re 18, go register and register with this party,’” she said. “I think it’s really important to understand the process.” Studies Weekly’s student polls were open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 30

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Lone Tree holiday benefits troops Hearts Across the Miles uses proceeds for care packages By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com American soldiers got a sweet taste of home earlier this year when Hearts Across the Miles shipped them Girl Scout cookies. For those Thin Mints and Tagalongs, they can thank celebrants at Lone Tree’s Independence Day celebration. Since 2009, the Lone Tree City Council has donated nearly $34,000 from sales

of its wristbands to Hearts Across the Miles, which uses the money to mail care packages to troops stationed overseas. The council gave the group’s president a check for $6,655 in October, proceeds from 2012 wristband sales. Lone Tree’s annual Fourth of July celebration at Sweetwater Park is free to Lone Tree and Acres Green residents, all of whom receive wristbands that act as event tickets. Residents can purchase additional wristbands for $5 each; those accumulated funds are donated to Hearts Across the Miles. The 9-year-old nonprofit organization uses the money for postage — its most significant cost. “We couldn’t do cookie day with

the Girl Scouts without the funds that the City of Lone Tree provides,” Hearts Across the Miles president Bruce Chichester said. “Our biggest budget expenditure is the actual shipping costs. We have to send (packages) through the United States Postal Service just like anybody else. We’re not getting any breaks.” Though it has no office, the all-volunteer Hearts Across the Miles is based in suburban Denver. Its warehouse is in Aurora, Chichester is from Centennial and several of its board members are stationed at Buckley Air Force Base. “Generally, the folks we send them to are in austere locations, places where they can’t run down to the PX and buy a comb, or ChapStick,” Chichester said.

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DOUGLAS COUNTY HAPPENINGS Watch election night results live at www.DouglasVotes.com.

Election night results will be broadcast live from Douglas County Election Headquarters beginning at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at www.DouglasVotes.com. Live updates, Douglas County voter results and a view of the Election Observation Room where election workers are processing incoming ballots can be found on the site. “Because more than 90 percent of Douglas County residents have high speed Internet access at home, it is possible to offer our citizens a glimpse of democracy in action from the comfort of their home from our website,” said Jack Arrowsmith, Douglas County Clerk and Recorder. Election results will also be posted on www.DouglasVotes.com web pages throughout the evening.

By Jane Reuter

Hundreds of Douglas and Summit county homeowners can thank Bonnie Osborn for the roofs over their heads. Last month, Colorado’s housing community did just that. Osborn received Housing Colorado’s Eagle Award, one of the highest achievements in the state’s housing community. “It was primarily her interpersonal and political skills in taking on a difficult and challenging operation, and making it work,” said Rodger Hara, chairman of the committee that selected Osborn for the award. “She took the Douglas County Housing Partnership to a higher level of achievement.” Osborn developed a shared equity and down-payment assistance programs to help prospective Douglas County homeowners. She was formerly director of the Summit Housing Authority, and the award also was based on her work in the ski resort community. Despite their obvious differences, the two counties share high property values that make it challenging to develop affordable housing options. Housing Colorado recognized Osborn during its October conference in Vail. “All the people in that room were just so helpful in training and teaching me,” she said. “For them to turn around and be the ones that gave me this honor, I thought `Good grief, this is backward.’ It’s a great way to leave.” The award is an exclamation point in Bonnie Osborn’s life story, but it marks only the end of a chapter. At 70, she’s about to embark on what likely will be her most significant work yet. Osborn leaves her director’s post in December and in April, moves to central Asia as a Peace Corps volunteer. There, she will help develop business in countries seeking membership in the World Trade Organization. “I can help some of the countries who are trying to

“We send a lot of sundry items — toothpaste, face cream, sunscreen. We send Tshirts, blankets, extra socks, magazines, DVDs. A lot of food items — things that might be kind of regionally identifiable. “Those things don’t exist for the folks we’re sending them to. They just don’t have those conveniences.” Mayor Jim Gunning remembered receiving care packages from a similar organization when he served in the military. “It’s nice to get something like that from home,” he said. “It’s really a morale booster.” For more information about Hearts Across the Miles, visit www.heartsacrossthemiles.org.

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Douglas County Housing Partnership chief Bonnie Osborn was named the Eagle Award winner at Housing Colorado’s 2012 conference. Courtesy photo become viable in today’s world so perhaps they can join other countries in being successful,” she said. The Parker resident long has wanted to join the Peace Corps, a desire sharpened with her involvement in the housing industry. She came to housing from a career in telecommunications. “I thought I was doing meaningful work in corporate America,” she said. “But these people really taught me what it meant to care about others and they really taught me what meaningful work is all about.” Nevertheless, she said, “I think I’ve done about as much as I can do here. Finally, my children and grandchildren are all in a stable financial and emotional situation, where I feel I can leave and be gone for 27 months. I’ll be doing something I’ve always wanted to do.”

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in Meridian Village to one that DCSD felt would better serve its growth needs. “When a charter school is approved, they are not obligated to build where we want them to build,” said the district’s chief operations officer, Bill Moffitt. “American Academy has really stepped up to the plate and entered into a true partnership with the district. We’re honoring their choice and they are honoring our capacity needs.” Like other DCSD schools, charters are publicly funded, but overseen by a separate board of directors. Those differences don’t preclude cooperative solutions, Moffitt said. “I think we’re really coming into an age where it’s not about sides anymore,” he said. “It’s about how can we best deliver a school to meet the needs of all of our children.” American Academy hopes to open its Parker school in September 2013 with an initial capacity of 400 to 500 K-5 students, gradually adding grade levels and students. Holland attributes the school’s popularity to its high standards. The curriculum’s focus is on science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, and students are grouped according to their learning ability. American Academy doesn’t have active plans for a third site, but Holland said, “We will never rule that out.”

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d r The Castle Pines-based American -Academy will open a second campus in Parker, ideally by fall 2013. And as Aspen tView Academy will do in Castle Rock, the enew school will help mitigate the Douglas County School District’s growing need sfor classroom space. - American Academy will construct a K-8 school on Motsenbocker Road south of Mainstreet. DCSD will own the site, and the charter school will finance the building with its state-granted per-pupil revenue. The second campus won’t satisfy demand for the high-performing charter m tschool. At buildout, the Parker school will house about 900 students; American aAcademy has a waiting list of about 2,500, nwith as many as 600 of them from Parker. dBut it will make a dent in the list, even as it helps the district. y DCSD “has a need for seats and we can sprovide those, basically in exchange for n the land,” said Shaylee Holland, a member of the American Academy’s board of d

Future students and board members help break ground on Aspen View Academy in Castle Rock’s Meadows subdivision. The charter, planned to open next year, is among schools that will ease the county’s classroom crunch. Courtesy photo directors. “It’s definitely a win-win.” A similar arrangement was made with Aspen View Academy, which broke ground on a charter school in Castle Rock’s Meadows subdivision in October. The district has twice failed in recent years to pass bond issues, and doesn’t have the money to build schools in those high-growth areas of Parker and Castle Rock. As a result, partnerships like those with American and Aspen View likely will become more common. Children are granted admission to

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

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

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

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

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

result in small-scale patchwork development and unplanned sprawl.” Weeks earlier, Sterling Ranch had filed a motion asking the judge to reconsider. If King doesn’t do so, this case is likely to wind up in appeals court. Whatever the outcome in court, it is clear to us that the Legislature should take up a bill during the next session to bring some clarity to the situation. Developers who have the foresight to incorporate land and water conservation into their plan should be rewarded, not punished. Sterling Ranch appears to be a water-conservation model that will be emulated in the future, and it provides water taps to established neighboring developments whose wells are running dry. It would be ironic and a shame to allow a cloudy water law to hinder this project with a bright future.

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

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November 1, 2012

School district vague on email probe Question about handling of teacher goes unanswered By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com The Douglas County School District won’t investigate most of the individuals flagged for alleged abuse of its email system. It would not say, however, whether that decision extends to the single DCSD employee named among those 19 people. ThunderRidge High School teacher Brian White, an outspoken critic of many recent district decisions, said he won’t stop speaking out in any event. Like others on the list, he views the request from a pro-reform group to scrutinize 98 pages of emails as a scare tactic. “In my mind, it was nothing more than an attempt to intimidate people that are

outspoken against (Superintendent) Dr. (Elizabeth) Fagen and the board,” he said. “They want me to be worried about it and shut my mouth. I’m going to keep speaking out, standing up for what’s right.” White is the only DCSD employee among the group, otherwise made up of parents and community members who have questioned the school board’s actions. In September, a group called Parent Led Reform asked the board to review the emails that it believed were political in nature. District officials, responding to a media inquiry about the status of PLR’s investigation request, did not weigh in on the emails’ propriety. “The district did not `investigate’ any individual outside the district regarding the allegation made by PLR,” spokeswoman Cinamon Watson wrote on Oct. 23. “We took the information into account as part of our continuous assessment of the security and integrity of our

Transformative divorce attorney honored Collaboration is key to Gutterman’s success By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com Meet Sheila Gutterman, a local divorce attorney who has been married to her college sweetheart for 47 years. “Gary and I have changed, but fortunately for us we’ve changed in a compatible way,” she said. “You have to play up what it is you have in common.” Happily married herself, Gutterman has touched the lives of many couples going through their most difficult days in a way most attorneys can’t. Known as the “Mother of Collaborative Law” in Colorado, she’s the original proponent of the now well-established practice. It strives to take divorce out of the courtroom and place it at a roundtable where the parties, attorneys and other advisers work together toward compromise. For those efforts, Gutterman has earned the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. “When I read the nomination letters, I was like, `Who did all this?’” said Gutterman, who lives in Castle Rock. “It meant the world to me.” In turn, her work has meant the world to others. “Often women come to Sheila after being victimized in their marriages, and she finds a way to lift them up, guide them through the process and help them find dignity again,” said her partner, Suzanne Griffiths. Her friend Ellie Greenberg agrees, saying Gutterman has singular compassion and knowledge of human behavior. “This is a rare gift, and is especially potent in regard to Sheila’s ability to relate to women in the divorce process,” she said. “If only my own mother had been represented by such a sensitive and brilliant attorney, she might have lived out her days in better circumstances.” In her younger years, Gutterman was a social worker married to a psychiatrist. After taking time out to raise two children, she decided at age 40 to go to law

Divorce attorney Sheila Gutterman and her husband, Gary, have been married 49 years. She’s known for her passion for collaborative law. Courtesy photo school. After graduation, she found herself in court all the time, and started to think there might be a better way. “The dynamic of being in a courtroom was so intimidating and so emotionally laden for everybody,” she said. “Who wants to go to court?” She looked into the concept of mediation, which employs a neutral third party who isn’t allowed to give advice. Collaborative attorneys, on the other hand, are there to represent their clients’ interests but in a non-combative, less zealous way. “Law school teaches you how to argue. Law school teaches you how to be a gladiator. Law school teaches you how to take positions,” she said. “That was OK for some cases, but not most.” What free advice does she have for newlyweds or those struggling to stay together? “You should always try to compromise and understand that the other person never sees the world in the same way as you, because your life experiences shape the way you see the world,” she said. “The key is mutual respect and allowing the other person to have his or her own identity. … It’s not a done deal just because you’re married. Always remain confidants and friends.” For more about Gutterman or her firm in Lone Tree, visit www.ggfamilylaw.com. NOVEMBER APRIL SPECIAL SPECIAL

email and information systems.” Watson did not directly respond when asked if White, as a district employee, also was excluded from potential investigation. “Again, we have taken this information into account as part of our continuous assessment of the security and integrity of our email and information systems,” she wrote. “We do not discuss personnel matters.” White, a Gulf War veteran and social studies teacher, said he hasn’t heard anything from the district about an investigation. “Of course it concerns me,” he said. “I love teaching. I love my kids. But at the same time, I just feel a sense of duty to speak out.” His fellow teachers fear they may lose their jobs if they express discontent, he said. “The district has done very little to quiet those fears,” he said. “They’ve allowed that climate and culture to perpet-

uate. Frankly, I believe it’s because they don’t want them to speak out.” PLR executive director Karin Piper said the group is content with the district’s handling of the issue. “By these simple actions the district is showing us that it will protect its students and employees from inappropriate information through public resources,” she said. School board member Justin Williams, who earlier had written that the district was investigating the matter, said last week that further review showed wasn’t necessary. “We looked at the Internet filters, saw there was nothing wrong and that was the end of it,” he said. “It was something I think that maybe those on both sides of this situation would like to see (make) a big splash, and there was just no splash. It was just such a non-issue. “It’s not like we have authority to do anything to a non-employee.”

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November 1, 2012

Mental Health First Aid raises awareness One in five will suffer mental illness, agency says By Ryan Boldrey

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even after catastrophic injury. South Dakota farmer Rex Haskins suffered a “spinal stroke” that has him, for now, confined to a wheelchair. But for Haskins, a pilot with more than 2,000 logged hours, the loss of his ability to walk also meant loss of his ability to fly. “I really miss it,” said Haskins. “I used to hop in my plane and fly around; it’s just a real sense of freedom that you can’t find anywhere else, and I’m really looking forward to getting back in the cockpit.” The primary goal of the program is to get patients interested in and focused on recovery with a “can do” kind of attitude, explained Bert Mendardi, Craig Hospital therapeutic recreation specialist. And while the flight serves more as an attention-getter, it’s also a convenient opportunity to educate patients, who in most cases are wheelchair-bound, on issues such as transportation challenges,

accessibility and other important milestones toward independence. “When we buckle a Craig patient into the cockpit of an airplane, we take off hoping that we can share a bit of our passion for flying with them,” said Jeppesen president and CEO Mark Van Tine. “But when we land, we realize they’ve shared their own sense of spirit, courage and determination with us. The experience is simply inspiring for everyone involved.” Craig patient Jake Nelson, 27, who is also an aviation enthusiast, hopes to start ground school as soon as he’s able. “I mean really, who doesn’t want to fly?” he said. “Craig is the best hospital; they care and they know when and how much to push you to help you meet your goals.” Craig Hospital is a private, not-forprofit center that specializes in rehabilitation and research of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.

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terrain. This whole complex here is a wonderful amenity.” The project finished five months behind its original target, a delay prompted by an unexpected cost increase that required both SSPR and the city to approve

additional funds. The added courts likely will help ease demand at the Lone Tree Tennis Center, six award-winning courts that opened in 2010 near the Lone Tree Golf Club. The new courts are open, which means leagues won’t play there and reservations won’t be taken.

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November 1, 2012

American Cancer Society seeks study subjects Third major long-term project to look for trends

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If you are cancer-free and between the ages of 30 and 65, you are exactly the type of person the Amer5ican Cancer Society is searching for. As the organization prepares to begin its third major cancer prevention study over the past 60 years, ACS is attempting to find 300,000 -people around the country who will help them discover links between genetics, the environment and specific lifestyle choices with some of the various types of cancer. The first two studies each lasted between 20 and 30 years, beginning win the 1950s and ‘70s respectively. The first study helped show the link between smoking and lung cancer, while the second one linked obesity with multiple other types of cancer. “Currently, one in two men and -one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime,” said Shane Ferraro, communications manager with ACS. “Those numbers are scary. We want to decrease those numbers so that cancer is not as much of a health concern for generations to come.” The organization is hoping to get 2,200 volunteers to register for the study in the Denver metro area. In order to participate, one needs to schedule an appointment between Nov. 15-17 in Highlands Ranch, on Nov. 13, 15 or 17 in Parker, or on Nov. 14 or 16 in Lakewood. Since it is a national survey, participants do not have to be residents of the area or have long-term plans of staying. At the registration appointment, each participant will give a small sample of blood, undergo a waist measurement and fill out a brief

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An American Cancer Society research volunteer applies a wristband to a participant in Cancer Prevention Study-3. ACS is looking for people between the ages of 30 and 65 who are currently cancer-free to sign up to participate in the study this month. Registration will be open in Highlands Ranch Nov. 15-17, in Parker Nov. 13, 15 and 17 and in Lakewood Nov. 14 and 16. Courtesy photo WHEN AND WHERE TO GO • Highlands Ranch: Nov. 15, Westridge Recreation Center, 9650 Foothills Canyon Blvd., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 16, Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 17, Eastridge Recreation Center, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Lakewood: Nov. 14, St. Anthony Hospital, 11750 W. Second Place, 2-6 p.m. Nov. 16, St. Anthony Hospital, 12-4 p.m. • Parker: Nov. 13, Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., 5-8 p.m. Nov. 15, Parker Adventist Hospital, 8 a.m.-noon Nov. 17, Parker Adventist Hospital, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

survey. After that the time commitment is minimal, Ferraro explained. Participants, who are tracked anonymously by bar codes, will take home a second survey, and then every two or three years for the next 30 years will receive a short survey

in the mail that can be filled out at home. Along with future surveys, the ACS will also mail out updates with any findings from the study. The surveys will track lifestyle changes, health patterns and familial health issues, allowing researchers to look for trends that may cause cancer. Interested parties are asked to schedule their registration appointment online at www.cps3colorado. org. People can call 888-604-5888 if they have any questions. “Traditionally, the American Cancer Society is a fundraising organization,” Ferraro said. “We raise money to fund research and fund programs and services for people that are battling cancer. But we understand that not everybody can write a check, the economy is tough and times are tough for a lot of people. This we see as something that is very simple that anyone can do if they fall into those eligibility requirements.”

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Did you know? • Making a list when holiday shopping can help you avoid spending more than your budget allows. Rather than be caught off guard, carefully make your shopping list and include everyone you intend to gift. Purchase one or two extra generic gifts just in case something comes up. It is much easier to afford holiday giving when you can divide your budget by the number of gift recipients rather than having to add on gifts after the fact. Also, in the event you are left with extra gifts that were unnecessary, you can return them after the holidays and use the money to treat yourself to something nice or donate the gift or the returned funds to someone in need. • Black Friday might be more well known, but it’s not the only day retailers look forward to for big profits post-Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday is the term used for the Monday immediately following Thanksgiving. First used within the e-commerce community during the 2005 holiday season, the term Cyber Monday was coined after online retailers noticed a substantial increase in sales on the Monday following Thanksgiving. This was largely

credited to men and women returning to work on Monday after the long holiday weekend and using their company’s secure and high-speed Internet connections to make holiday purchases. In fact, many employers have begun to block certain Web sites in an effort to keep employees focused on work and not on their holiday shopping. While some might feel this is unnecessary, Cyber Monday figures from 2010 suggest otherwise. According to comScore, a company whose services include monitoring ecommerce, 2010 was a record breaking year for Cyber Monday sales. Shoppers spent 16 percent more online during Cyber Monday from the year before. Consumers spent $1 billion on Cyber Monday in 2010, and statistics also indicated there were more shoppers embracing Cyber Monday in 2010, when online shoppers increased by 4 percent and shoppers spent 10 percent more per transaction than they did a year before. By the end of Cyber Monday a year ago, more than 17 million transactions had occurred. Metro Creative Services

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Emily Shende, 6, left, and Maya Shende, 8, pick out treats from one of the tables at Eastridge Recreation Center’s Trick-or-Treat Street Oct. 27. The annual event invited kids younger than 10 to dress up in the Halloween costumes, collect candy, create crafts and play games. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ourcoloradonews.com

Quality is hallmark of Lone Tree show Reputation, generous prizes bring out many entries By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com The spacious lobby area at Lone Tree Arts Center was alive with artists, families and art lovers on Oct. 20 as accepted works in the 11th Annual Lone Tree Art Exhibition and Sale were introduced and awards were announced by the Lone Tree Arts Commission, chaired by Lucius Brooker. Artists from across the metro area, as well as out of state, are interested in entering this show, because of its consistent quality — and generous prizes. Brooker said participants came from Missouri, Arizona, Illinois and Wisconsin, although most are from Colorado. Background music by a string quartet from the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra floated in the air. Well-recognized Denver painter Jill Soukup was the 2012 juror. The CSU graduate worked in illustration and graphic design for a number of years before committing to full-time painting, although she always painted part time. She has had a number of solo shows and has shown her work in selected group exhibitions locally and nationally. She was an award winner in the highly selective Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale 2012, which runs during the National Western Stock Show, drawing artists from across the nation. While her style is representational, several of her awards went to abstract

“Eclipse” by Ted Shaal won second place in sculpture at Lone Tree’s Art Exhibition and Sale. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe

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

Eating and events in ‘burbs paintings. Marilyn Koblitz of Littleton won two top awards for abstracts, painted in black and white: best of show for her strong black and white mixed media painting “The Rift” and first place in mixed media for “New Language.” The Wisconsin native said she worked in graphic design for 13 years before a switch to fine arts: drawing and painting. She said her style has emerged from a tight geometric design, but she does not have a primary focus when it comes to abstracts. “The Rift” was created when listening to music and getting in the “zone” and going for it — although it was drawn from life experiences within her world. “New Language” was inspired by studying the ancient cave paintings of France. Most marks mean something in her vision. Charlene Goldman’s oil painting, “Rocks,” first place in oil, is somewhat

abstracted and textured. Rik Sargent’s “Which Came First?” won first place in sculpture, with Ted Shaal’s stone “Eclipse” in second place. The award for first place in water media went to Conn Ryder’s large, colorful abstract canvas, “Altitude Adjustment.” Art administrator Kristin Fletcher said that freelance curator Sally Perisho assisted with design of the show. (What to hang where?) That extra eye and expertise shows: The arrangement is coordinated and pleasing to the eye. I personally like it that she grouped all of the abstract works together. They play well with each other. On the other hand, perhaps the sculpture would show better interspersed with paintings along the walls? Plunking them in a bunch detracts from one’s ability to see each three-dimensional form as a single piece.

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

Ousted from Denver Athletic Club

Andre van Hall, the popular CEO and general manager of the Denver Athletic Club who lost most of his eyesight, was dismissed last week by the board of directors. “It had been long coming,” van Hall told me Thursday. “There is a group Parker continues on Page 19

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Arts & Crafts

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Garage Sales Multi Group UPSCALE PRECIOUS TREASURES

Garage Sale Includes crafts, baked goods and jam. Saturday November 3rd 8am-2pm. Arvada United Methodist Church 6750 Carr St. Arvada

Saturday November 3rd

8am-3pm Rain or Shine. 64th & Quaker, 15860 West 66th Place, Arvada. Teen clothes, purses, shoes, boots, boys clothes, boys bike, roller blades, ping pong table, skates, golf clubs, cart, sofa, chairs - swivel & LazyBoy - Large area rugs, artwork, mens suits, jackets, boots, pet cage and more!

Arts & Crafts

30th Annual Craft Fair

Community Recreation Center 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada 303-425-9583 Nov. 2, 6-8:30 pm and Nov. 3, 9 am-3 pm Admission $2 or free with donation of school supplies Bring this ad and receive two for one admission

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Furniture $202.25 a cord for Pine, Fir & Aspen some areas may require a delivery charge. Scrap Metal hauling also available 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

For Sale

Wicker Wing back chair and footstool $130, Antique Sewing table $75, Pewter collection $190. Doll house $200, Other items too numerous to mention. Please call 303 -815-4795

Full sized Bassett

sofa couch. Excellent condition, earth tone $150.00 OBO. 303-470-1829

Summit of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church

4661 E. 136th Ave. Thornton 303-452-0448 www.summitofpeace.org

Douglas County Commemorative Winchester Rifle. #4 of 10, 24K gold plated, engraved, $2,000. Serious inquires call 719-783-2234.

Health and Beauty New and Used Stair Lifts

Ponderosa Pine split $165 a cord $95 a half cord $55 a quarter cord Pick up only Smaller sizes $120 a cord 303-746-0444

8' 3 piece 1" slate $600 worth of accessories Call 303-456-8181

Tickets/Travel All Tickets Buy/Sell

NFL-NBA-NHL-NCAA-MLB WWW.DENVERTICKET.COM (303)-420-5000

Wanted to Buy BUYING COINS and COIN COLLECTIONS 1964 or earlier US coins. Paying 20 times the face value. Call weekdays 303-234-0875 or coinguy3@gmail.com 50's & 60's furniture, lamps, art, teak, signs, fun & unusual household pieces & antiques. Mod Mood 303-502-7899

PETS

Long time insured Colorado dealer A American Stair Lifts $1350 used-$2350 For new. (303)466-5253

Firewood Bulk Firewood

Quality Pool Table

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Lost and Found Missing Dog

Our black mini-schnauzer is missing. He could be anywhere. He is microchipped, please take him to a vet or shelter to scan & confirm or call 303-927-7640.

Autos for Sale Majestic Towing & Recovery, LLC

999 Vallejo Street, Denver, CO 80204 720-775-2702 Please be advised the following vehicles are for sale: 01. 1995 Gray Ford Econoline 150 Vin#S57658

Boats and Water Sports 12 Ft Alum Fishing Boat,

with swivel seats, boat trailer, trolling motor, oars, accessories. Excellent condition $685. 303-250-5019

12 Ft Alum Fishing Boat,

with swivel seats, boat trailer, trolling motor, oars, accessories. Excellent condition $685. 303-250-5019

Miscellaneous Lloyd Chiropractor Adjusting Table, adjustable head rest and paper dispenser, $89 OBO. Top of the line airbed, new pump, mattress under warranty. Gary @ 303 688-9171.

RV’s and Campers

New Quisenart 1 lb. coffee grinder $25, beautiful small chest of drawers $150 Microwave $20 many other beautiful items - nice for Christmas presents 303-913-6792

motor home. Fully self contained also tow-able

Free Stuff beige floral, free to be picked up 303-688-1813

1991 Ford E350 Winnebago 1993 Olds Cutlas

with brake unit. 303-422-0254

Musical

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Lowrey Carnival Organ

Free to good home

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LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE

Firewood Sale

Fri. Nov. 2nd 8am-4pm. Sat. Nov. 3rd 8am-4pm.

(West of 92nd from Wadsworth)

November 3rd 9am-3pm Home Baked Goods, Christmas Greenery, Jewelry, Kitchen Products, Aromas, Scrapbooking, Purses, Skin Care Products & Pottery

Logs, various hardwoods, random links, you load, you haul. $60.00 for pick up load. Split firewood also available. 303-431-8132

Holiday Crafts, Granny’s Attic & Bake Sale

9153 Yarrow St.

CRAFT FAIR

Firearms YE OLDE YULETIDE BAZAAR Holiday Gifts, Homemade Food, Gift Boutique. November 10th 9am-4pm, PARKER FIELD HOUSE Dransfield & Plaza Drive Sponsored by Mountain Pine Woman's Club

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Electricians

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Electricians

Concrete Work, Patios, Driveways, Sidewalks, Tear Out, Replace, Colored. Reasonable Rates Office 303-840-7347 Mobile 303-902-1503

Panel & meter, Hot tub, A.C, Furnace, Ceiling & Attic Fans, Kitchen Appliances, Interior & Exterior Lighting, TV, Stereo, Phone, Computer, Surge Protection, Switch & Outlet Replacement, Back up Generators, Aluminum Splicing & Repair

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BATUK FENCING Cedar, Chain-link Install & Repair. Quality Work 10 yrs. exp. Free Estimates. Sr. Discount. 303-750-3840

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Fence Services

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Roofing/Gutters

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

Female singers perform

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

Central City Opera singers, like these “Orpheus in the Underworld” performers, will appear at Littleton United Methodist Church. Courtesy photo.

Parker Writers gather

The Parker Writers Group will gather from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Parker Library, meeting room A, 19801 E. Mainstreet, to hear a talk by author Catherine Montrose about “Epic Fiction Creation.” Learn essential fantasy elements and how to avoid tiresome clichés. Montrose, of Denver, also writes as Catherine Cooke. She has taught writing courses at CU Denver. Free and open to all.

Gardeners meet

The Littleton Garden Club will

meet at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 to hear “Colorado Gardener” publisher/ editor Jane Shellenberger speak. She is author of a new book: “Organic Gardner’s Companion: Growing Vegetables in the West,” and will talk about Western gardening and the larger environmental picture — supporting pollinators and healthy soil. The group meets at the Education Services lunchroom, 5776 S. Crocker. (Accessible from Ida Street; parking on the south side of the building.) Guests and new members are welcome. Social time: 6 to 6:30 p.m. Books will be for sale, $22.95.

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Parker: Club manager heartbroken Parker continues from Page 12

wanting to do things very differently, so they pushed me out the door.” Van Hall, who knew most of the 2,000 club members by name, was hired to run the 128-year-old Denver institution 10 years ago. Nearly four years ago, van Hall was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that took most of the sight in his left eye. Then late last year, the disease attacked the other eye, rendering him legally blind. I profiled van Hall’s journey into near darkness in a February story for The Denver Post. What struck me most at the time was not only his upbeat attitude, but also his agility in getting around the massive building on Glenarm with all its stairs, narrow hallways and tricky turns. When it was apparent that his eyesight was permanently impaired, the board of directors approved the purchase of special equipment van Hall needed to do his job, including a 32-inch monitor with a machine that enlarges letters to 3-inch type that he can still read.

When I spoke with him recently, van Hall was at the club cleaning out his office. He called the experience “heartbreaking.” “They’re such a great group of people in this club, it’s a shame that a smaller group wants to do things their way,” he said. In the end, van Hall and the board of directors couldn’t agree on the direction of the club. “They wanted me to eliminate staff and I didn’t think we should. They wanted the club to be more exclusive. I’m told they made some hurtful comments about my disability and ability to run the club. I was being undermined every step of the way.” David Hague, the acting general manager and comptroller, answered my request for comment by saying, “First, I want to assure you that in no way is Andre’s current situation related to his eyesight. The club is dedicated to the principles of equal opportunity employment, and we do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of age, race, sexual orientation, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability or

any other status protected by state or local law. “The DAC is making a change because, in the best judgment of the board of directors, it needs to do so in order to ensure its continued viability. In addition, the DAC and Andre are at an impasse regarding his rather onerous contract that was negotiated with Andre long before the current board and board president were involved.”

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Making a dinner party as easy as can be

Cookbook comes complete with shopping lists By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Barbara Stafford has been successfully throwing dinner parties for over 30 years. Having done close to 200 of them, she has it down to an art. Stafford’s colorful new cookbook, “Eclectic Entertaining,” shares that art, providing 15 full dinner party menus, complete with a handy grocery list featuring a QR code so that any host or hostess can scan into their smart phone precisely what’s needed to prepare every appetizer, salad, side, entree and dessert, making shopping simple. With entrees from grilled scallops with lime sauce to Cajun-inspired chicken to mushroom-crusted steaks with blue cheese t0 vegetarian roasted red pepper lasagna, Stafford’s menus run the gamut and are all capped with a gourmet dessert. “Nothing is too hard to make,” she said, adding that the grocery lists and step-by-step directions for each recipe make it that much simpler for the aspiring chef.

Highlands Ranch author Barbara Stafford has recently released “Eclectic Entertaining,” a cookbook featuring 15 dinner party menus complete with grocery shopping lists and recipes for everything from appetizers to sides, salads, entrees and desserts. The reader can scan each grocery list into their smart phone through a QR code. Photo by Ryan Boldrey Raised by a mother whose specialty was Hamburger Helper, Stafford grew up on a simple philosophy: “If you can read, you can cook.” “I used to think she couldn’t read,” Stafford said, adding that she got her own start cooking when a neighbor presented her with a stack of “Bon Appetit” magazines in 1980.

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“That really opened my eyes as to the variety of interesting food out there,” she said. “I just kept reading food magazines, started taking cooking classes at local cooking shops, collecting cookbooks and experimenting on friends.” One thing she has learned from all of her experimentation is that it is important to stagger your preparation when

whipping together a party. “You don’t want to be exhausted after throwing the party,” she said. “On the day of the party, I want to do very little. I want to set the table, clean up the house a little and pull together the last-minute things that are perishable such as produce, meat, fish. Desserts can often be made a few nights in advance.” “Eclectic Entertaining” is a well-organized cookbook of original recipes that comes with a sectionalized index so one can look up a dish by whether it is an appetizer, side, vegetable, soup or salad, main dish or dessert. The Highlands Ranch resident put the book together with the help of her husband, John Stafford, who took all the photographs and helped inspire her to go through with the project, which has been years in the works. “There were a lot of late nights and late meals,” she said. “We wouldn’t eat until we got the shot just right.” The book was finished in August and can be purchased locally for $30 at any of the three Tattered Cover bookstores as well as at The Compleat Gourmet in Centennial. Just this past week Stafford launched her e-version of the book, complete with an additional menu, available at www. amazon.com. An extra recipe can also be found at Stafford’s website, www.eclecticentertaining.com.

Poundstone to bring humor to Denver Comic speaks out for nation’s libraries By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Paula Poundstone creates humor on the spot as she speaks — equipped only with a stool, a microphone and a Diet Pepsi. Her spontaneous interaction with audience members will bring guffaws when she appears in concert at 8 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Poundstone the Newman Center. The Comedian a regular panelist on National Public Radio’s weekly news quiz show,

“Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me” and offers commentary on NPR’s Morning Edition at times. Literate comedy would describe her style. Poundstone has for some time been the national spokeswoman for the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF), a national network of library supporters. Libraries benefit from her appearances as she partners with local groups. She said: “It’s funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing bespectacled women. The truth is that libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. Librarians have stood up to the Patriot Act, sat down with noisy toddlers and reached out to illiterate adults. Librarians can never be shushed. If

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

you haven’t been to your library lately, you’re overdue.” Her frequent TV appearances on her own shows and on comedy specials have earned her ongoing recognition. In 2010 she served as a judge in the humor category for Scholastic’s Art and Writing Awards, a long-running recognition program for teens across the nation. She is completing a second book, to follow her “There’s Nothing in this Book That I Meant to Say,” and has released a CD, “I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them in Maine,” recorded at the Stone Mountain Arts Center.

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“Harry the Great” by John Di Antonio is a Creede Repertory Theatre production, presented at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, from Nov. 1 to 11. Set at the 1893 Chi-

cago World’s Fair, a vaudeville story about magicians. There will be 13 performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, Wednesday. Tickets start at $29. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

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Wonder at work in Lone Tree

Superheroes take stage at arts center

By Sonya Ellingboe

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The audience was instructed to close ttheir collective eyes while the twelve stars raced across the stage space to their point of entry and an original story about ,heroes and villains began on Oct. 19 at Lone Tree Arts Center. t The initial scene was the underground rlair of Dr. Horrifying in Awesome City. Duster Dragon was hurt and help may come from the Cupcake Girls at the Hall nof Cupcakes, Evil Waterwoman appears mouthing threats. e The dynamite dozen, ages 6 to 12, lhad spent their fall break week in daily sessions called “SuperBoys and WonderGirls,” where they each invented a ycharacter on the first day and proceeded sthrough the week to work out his/her -story as a group, under the tutelage of experts Jeff and Charlie LaGreca. Improv d h

The play “SuperBoys and WonderGirls” was written and performed by a group of young actors at Lone Tree Arts Center. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe was the order of the day and the script was jointly developed, with quirky twists and turns. The talented brothers, Denver natives, have been working in New York. Jeff has trained and worked with Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Adam McKay and has

experience writing an off-Broadway musical and teaching. Charlie is known locally as founder and co-director of the Denver ComicCon, with lots of experience in the world of comics. And they were able to call on Pau-

la Levin and Linda Lee, The Costume Squad, so each child invented a costume and it was made for them in colorful fabrics. Perfect for Halloween — who will ever guess that The Clarent Gargoyle is at the door? Shanti Kotliarky is that gargoyle, while Samantha Leeman was Rainbow Girl! And Drew Gall is Blackfeather! Kitty Woman was Kara Suhr’s persona and Analise Colwill was Captain Mleena. Duster Dragon was Marina Mesropov while Maddy Hilkey played the Tophat Tinker. Hannah Ryan and Isabella Marlatt were the Brilliant Twins and Andrew Joseph Powers was 66. Isaac Colwell played Captain Isaac and Joe Leeman was Zerhawk. In the course of the half-hour play, most performed as additional fanciful characters, both good and evil, who inhabited Awesome City. Throughout, they paused to sing “True Believer,” written for them by the LaGreca brothers. Thankfully, these paragons will be on hand in the community if danger threatens in the future!

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Bikers Push Themselves for Shooting Victims By Sarah Walker

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

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

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

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

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

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BY THE NUMBERS Number of interceptions by Rock Canyon’s Austin Beane this season to lead the Pioneer League.

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of sacks credited to ThunderRidge’s John Adams which leads the Continental League.

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of 4-win teams to make this year’s Class 5A football playoffs. Legacy, Regis Jesuit, Heritage, Castle View and Mountain Vista all made the tournament with a 4-5 record.

GAME OF THE WEEK

GYMNASTICS

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

THEY SAID IT “We got a lower seed but the thing about our team is we’re two goal line stands (against Douglas County and Heritage) from being 6-3.” Castle View head football coach Ryan Hollingshead

Rock Canyon’s Jeremy Purchase, right, celebrates his goal in the first half of the Jaguars 2-1 victory against Heritage Oct. 29 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ourcoloradonews.com

Jaguars upset Eagles, head to quarterfinals Larsson’s goal lifts Rock Canyon past Heritage By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com LITTLETON - It’s a soccer players dream to have the ball at your feet and an open net in front. Rock Canyon’s Axel Larsson was living a dream Monday night at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Larsson scored with 10 minutes remaining in the game to lift the Jaguars to a 2-1 upset victory over Heritage in the Class 5A State Soccer Playoffs. “It was off a corner kick and Heritage managed to clear it,” explained Larsson. “Kyle (Huebsch) was standing outside waiting for the second ball in. I waited in the box seeing if I could get a deflection, he took a shot and it came right to my feet and I tipped it in and the keeper was going the wrong way. “I had two close scoring chances earlier in the game and I was kicking myself for not taking them and then the ball came right to me and the goalie happened to go the wrong way. My luck is good.” Rock Canyon, the No. 19 seed, will take a 10-6-1 record into a quarterfinal match against No. 6 Boulder (11-6) in a 7 p.m. contest Saturday at Recht Field. Continental League champion Heritage, the tournament’s No. 3 seed, ended its season with a 13-2-2 record. “Give credit to Rock Canyon,” Heritage coach Adam Buseck said. “They played hard and deserved it. They made the plays. “I told my team I never expected the season we had. If you would have told me at the beginning of the season we’d have the season we had, I would not have believed it. The seniors led us and they deserve the credit.” Heritage, with 12 seniors on its roster, beat Rock Canyon 2-1 on Sept. 18 and it looked for a while like the Eagles might notch a second victory over the Jaguars. Will Herzl scored off a header to put

Rock Canyon’s Josh Kracke, left, controls the ball Oct. 29. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen | ckuhlen@ourcoloradonews.com Heritage ahead 1-0 and the Eagles controlled the play for the first 25 minutes of the game. Then, Jeremy Purchase tied the game for Rock Canyon when his 35-yard boot from the middle of the field went into the goal just under the cross bar. “They were definitely the better team to start but as soon as we got that goal the momentum changed and we understood that we could take this game even though Heritage was so much higher seed than us,” said Larsson. “Heritage started to dominate and dictate play,” said Rock Canyon coach Sean Henning. “We absorbed it and once they got a little tired we were able to start to build our game and we started to create

more opportunities, we got the shot and we scored which was a fantastic goal. “Heritage is a fantastic team. They were No. 3 for a reason. They won our league for a reason. We played them once before, we kind of knew what they were going to do and they knew what we were going to do. That’s what made it exciting.” It was exciting in the closing minutes as the Eagles had at least four good scoring chances to tie the game but Rock Canyon prevailed. “Rock Canyon played a great game,” said Buseck. “Our seniors led us and we fought and we nearly got the tying goal. “Soccer is a tough game. If you don’t take your chances, it’s a cruel game that way.”

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Grizzlies close out regular season in style ThunderRidge pummels Mountain Vista to win league crown By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com HIGHLANDS RANCH - It didn’t take ThunderRidge long to show why the Grizzlies are the Continental League champions. ThunderRidge, the state’s top-ranked Class 5A football team, rolled to a 52-14 victory over Mountain Vista on a cold, snowy night last Thursday at Shea Stadium. The Grizzlies scored on their first eight possessions before finally punting with 3:22 remaining in the game and the reserves on the field as ThunderRidge thwarted Mountain Vista’s hopes of sharing the title. ThunderRidge now heads into the state playoffs with an 8-1 overall record and an eight-game winning streak after dropping the season opening game to Vista Murrieta, Calif. Mountain Vista, which came into the game with a 3-1 Continental League record and one game behind ThunderRidge, is also playoff bound. ThunderRidge is seeded No. 1 and will host No. 32 Westminster (5-4) Friday night at Shea Stadium. Mountain Vista, who gained a playoff berth thanks to a late season surge after a 1-4 start, is seeded No. 28 and will play at No. 7 Pomona (7-2) Saturday afternoon.

The league championship was the eighth for ThunderRidge, who joined the Class 5A ranks in 2007, in the past 13 seasons. The Grizzlies won three Class 4A state titles. “I thought we could be a good football team,” ThunderRidge coach Joe Johnson admitted. “Would I bet we could go 8-1? No. I thought if we could come out with two wins in the first four games, I was going to have to live with that. “I thought we had a pretty good chance in the league. But there are some pretty good teams in our league that can beat you so you had better show up to play.” ThunderRidge showed up to play and set the tone after receiving the opening kickoff. The Grizzlies drove 73 yards in 10 plays to score three minutes after the opening kickoff. Hard-running back Steve Ray, who accounted for 43 yards on the opening drive, scored on an 4-yard run. “We believed we had to come out strong and really show we wanted to play,” said Ray. “Over the summer we worked real hard. We lost our first game in California, then we started winning games and building momentum. There’s more work to do. The playoffs start 0-0.” Ray finished the game carrying the ball 34 games for 202 yards and three touchdowns as ThunderRidge rushed for 404 yards. Senior fullback Jake Hand added 101 yards on 15 carries and scored once. Quarterback Brody Westmoreland connected on some strategic passes to

ThunderRidge’s Jake Hand streaks past Mountain Vista defenders Oct. 25. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen keep the Mountain Vista defense guessing. He completed six of 10 passes for 165 yards and threw a 67-yard TD pass to Jesse Krieger, a 70-yard scoring strike to Mark Hopper and a 5-yard payoff pass to Bucky Mallory. Westmoreland also ran for 75 yards in the Grizzlies option attack. “I thought our O line really showed their toughness and talent,” Johnson said. “You get in a game like this and you want to run. “We’re capable of throwing the ball. I’d like to see us do that every week.” Mountain Vista relied mostly on the

talents of quarterback Ryan Rubley who threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Rocco Palumbo grabbed both of Rubley’s TD pitches and wound up with seven catches for 121 yards. “Obviously we didn’t play well enough,” Mountain Vista coach Ric Cash said. “Defensively we struggled to deal with their option stuff. Offensively we just couldn’t keep pace. “We did some good things offensively and defensively. We just didn’t do enough consistently to play against a team the caliber of ThunderRidge. They are consistent. They know what they do and they do it well.”

State football playoff capsules By Jim Benton

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ThunderRidge coach Joe Johnson has seen plenty of Colorado high school playoff football games and likes what he sees this season. Top-ranked ThunderRidge is the No. 1 seed in the 32-team bracket of the Class 5A state playoffs and will face No. 32 Westminster in an opening round game Friday night at Shea Stadium. “Sometimes teams run out of gas,” Johnson said. “Their kids are tired, beat up and they’re tired of playing. “I see that sometimes in playoff games. Teams are mentally, physically spent or what ever it is. I don’t feel we are there so I’m excited. Our kids are hungry, our kids are excited and they want to keep playing.” The following is a capsule glance at this weekend’s playoff schedule involving local teams. CLASS 5A No. 1 ThunderRidge (8-1) vs. No. 32 Westminster (5-4) When, where: Friday, 7 p.m., Shea Stadium. Game plan: ThunderRidge will line up and run. The Grizzlies are averaging 307.7 yards per game rushing with Steve Ray and Jake Hand carrying the load. d Quarterback Brody Westmoreland, another running threat, also throws the ball well enough to add balance to the attack. y Extra point: ThunderRidge has outr scored opponents by 134 points. e No. 27 Rock Canyon (6-3) vs. No. 6 e Chaparral (7-2) e When, where: Saturday, 1 p.m., Sports ” Authority Stadium. s Game plan: Chaparral has plenty of - dangerous weapons in quarterback Max k Kuhns, running back Zac Guy and receivers Mitch Parsons and Brandon Malone. ” Rock Canyon can counter with Pioneer League passing leader Ryan Hammel and e running back Eric Williams. Extra point: The Wolverines defense t has surrendered 14.7 points per game to t the opposition this season. The Jaguars allowed an average of 50.6 points in their

three losses. No. 25 Douglas County (5-4) vs. No. 8 Fountain Fort Carson (8-1) When, where: Friday, 7 p.m. at Fountain Fort Carson. Game plan: The Huskies will try to provide room for running back Trey Smith to run. He has rushed for 1,628 yards but Douglas County will need to pass the ball effectively to mount scoring drives. Extra point: Both teams like to run so this game could be over quick. Douglas County is averaging 56.7 yards per game passing compared to 69.7 for Fountain Fort Carson. No. 31 Castle View (4-5) vs. No. 2 Ralston Valley (8-1) When, where: Friday, 4 p.m., NAAC. Game plan: The Sabercats have nothing to lose and will pull out all stops. Castle View rushed for 304 yards with a bevy of runners in a key win over Legend and quarterback Chris Linnin, thrown into action because of sickness to the starter, has improved with each game. Extra point: Ralston Valley is averaging 45.6 points in its past five games and will be going against a Castle View team that is -34 in point differential. No. 28 Mountain Vista (4-5) vs. No. 7 Pomona (7-2) When, where: Saturday, 1 p.m. at NAAC. Game plan: If Mountain Vista quarterback Ryan Rubley gets hot it could create problems for Pomona. Rubley is good and so is receiver Rocco Palumbo. A solid rushing effort from Tanner Smith will help the Golden Eagles offense. Extra point: Mountain Vista’s defense, which has allowed 27 points a game, face a tough challenge against a balanced Pomona offense that is averaging 193.3 yards per game passing and 176.3 rushing. No. 29 Legacy (4-5) vs. No. 4 Valor Christian (7-2) When, where: Thursday, 7 p.m. At Valor Christian Game plan: Don’t mess with success. Valor Christian enters the playoffs with

Mountain Vista’s Ryan Rubley looks to pass Oct. 25. The Golden Eagles are the No. 28 seed in the 5A playoffs and travel to battle No. 7 Pomona (7-2) Saturday, 1 p.m. at NAAC in the first round. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen a seven-game winning streak, fueled by explosive plays on offense and a stout defensive attack. Quarterback Luke Del Rio has put up big numbers, completing 68 percent of his passes (108-of-158 for 1,398 yards) and throwing 16 touchdowns to just three interceptions. The Eagles have a plethora of skill players, but look for junior tailback Christian McCaffrey to make at least one big play. McCaffrey finished the year with 636 rush-

ing yards (8.6 yards per carry) and also caught 34 passes for 434 yards and scored a total of 21 touchdowns. Justin Falls led the defense with 57 tackles. Extra point: While they may be the No. 4 seed in the 32-team field, the state title is within Valor’s grasp at this point. If they execute the way they have the past two months, don’t be surprised if they win their fourth-straight state championship, and first in Class 5A.

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Golden Eagles soar to cross country crown Mountain Vista wins first state title for a boys team; Ponderosa’s Hemming wins 4A individual title By Daniel P. Johnson

djohnson@ourcoloradonews. com COLORADO SPRINGS - Two weeks ago, Ponderosa’s Eli Hemming was out of the country, competing in a triathlon in New Zealand. On Oct. 27, Hemming was out of this world. The senior was the first finisher to reach the finish line at the Class 4A boys state cross-country championships at the Norris Penrose Event Center. Hemming’s winning time of 16 minutes, 30.4 seconds was 10 seconds faster than runner-up, Bailey North of Coronado. Hemming is the first Ponderosa runner to win a state championship in the last 30 years. “It feels really good,” said Hemming, whose finished helped the Mustangs to a 10thplace finish in the team standings. “Winning was definitely the goal coming into the race. It was a really tough course, but I felt like I was ready for it.” Hemming, who has been running since he was 6-years old (he’s 17 now), not only was ready for what the course was going to throw his way, but the elements as well. “I was expecting it to be really cold,” said Hemming, referring to the cold snap that hit the Denver-area two days prior to the state meet. Temperatures hovered around 50 degrees Oct. 27. “I had my tights and long sleeves ready to go, but obviously, I didn’t need them.” As for the triathlons, well, Hemming sees himself competing in those for a long time, especially if it affords him the opportunity to travel. “New Zealand was really cool,” Hemming said. “I had a lot of fun and the people there all talked with a neat accent.”

Golden Eagles’ tight pack time key to victory Before the start of the 2012

season, Mountain Vista wanted to keep its pack time under 60 seconds. That proved to be pretty easy, so the Golden Eagles revised the goal to 45 seconds, then 30 seconds. “As the season went on, the pack times just continued to go down,” coach Jonathan Dalby said. At the 5A state championship, the Golden Eagles saved their best for last. A stunning 17-second pack time for its fivescored runners (25 seconds for all seven runners that ran at state) lifted Mountain Vista to a 13-point victory over Fairview, 103-116, at the Norris Penrose Event Center. It’s the first-ever state championship for a boys team at Mountain Vista. “They were determined (Oct. 27),” Dalby said. “They wanted to win it as a team and they did it, and I’m really happy for them.” Connor Weaver was the first to cross the finish line for Mountain Vista; he finished 12th overall with a time of 17:06.7. Eric Steiner was 18th (17:11.4), Andrew Walton placed 2oth (17:12.4), Seth Parker was 23rd (17:18.1) and Blake Graf was 30th with a time of 17:24.1. Dalby said his runners were prepared for the challenges of the state course. “We avoided the Liberty Bell and some of the really fast courses so that we could run strength courses to get us ready for state,” Dalby said. “We run a lot of hills and trails behind our school. We told the kids that we were going to be a strengthbased team, and they all bought in to that.” Noel Wagner (32nd overall, 17:29.6) and Stephen Geisler (33rd, 17:31) also competed for Mountain Vista. “I thought Eric Steiner ran the race of his life out there (Oct. 27),” Dalby said. “He finished second on our team and he was one of the best leaders we’ve ever had at Mountain Vista. He really stepped up into the leadership role and he held our guys together.”

Other team results Chaparral finished sixth in the 5A team race. They were led by Dominic Compoz, who

Eli Hemming of Ponderosa wins the Boys 4A State Cross Country Championship Saturday at Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Photo by Andy Carpenean finished sixth overall with a time of 17:00.4 … Rock Canyon was 11th and were led by Lucas West’s 16th-place finish (17:09.7) … ThunderRidge, also in 5A, finished 23rd. Sophomore Paul Moore was the team’s top finisher with a time of 17:57.1 … In 4A, Valor Christian finished 26th. Senior Ben Kedl was the top finisher for the Eagles with a time of 18:37.6.

Valor Christian senior Mitch Bryan finishes 138th in the Boys 4A State Cross Country Championships Saturday at Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Photo by Andy Carpenean

Golden Eagles girls crack top-five at state Schwartzkopf leads the way for Mountain Vista By Daniel P. Johnson

djohnson@ourcoloradonews.com COLORADO SPRINGS - Mountain Vista’s Karlee Schwartzkopf finished 11th overall with a time of 19 minutes, 52.6 seconds to help lead the Golden Eagles to a fourth-place finish in the team standings at the Class 5A cross country state championships Oct. 27 at the Norris Penrose Event Center. The Golden Eagles finished with 181 points, thanks to all five of their scored runners finishing in the top-50. Lindsay Smith was 28th with a time of 20:29.5 and sophomore Delaney Fitzsimmons was 46th with a time of 20:49.1. Senior Laura Londono was 47th (20:55.9) and Monica McGinty, also a senior, finished 49th overall with a time of 20:57.4.

Molly Reicher (21:18.5) and Brooke Mackay (22:33.1) also ran at state for Mountain Vista. ThunderRidge slipped ahead of Cherry Creek by a point, 248-249, to claim the seventh spot in the team standings. The Grizzlies were led by junior Sierra Dinges, who finished 35th overall with a time of 20:38.6. Freshman Kamryn Hart was the next finisher for ThunderRidge, as she crossed the line in 20:47.8. Emily Waters (20:57.1), Ashlee Fausz (20:58.3) and Lauren Shubin (21:11.4) also scored points for the Grizzlies. Castle View’s Morgan Neher finished 59th with a time of 21:04.1 to lead her team to a 13th-place finish. Legend’s Maddie Roberts, a sophomore, had the best finish for her team as she crossed the finish line in 21:36.5. In Class 4A, Ponderosa’s team finished 24th. Senior Jamie Mitchell had the team’s top finish as she clocked in at 21:52.

Mountain Vista’s Karlee Schwartzkopf finished 11th at the Class 5A cross country state championships Oct. 27 at the Norris Penrose Event Center. File photo

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November 1, 2012

Falcons fall to Angels in double overtime Late goal ends Highlands Ranch’s upset bid By Jonathan Maness

jmaness@ourcoloradonews.com DENVER - The lower-seeded Falcons weren’t about to let their season end without a fight on Monday and for 110 minutes the 15th-seeded Highlands Ranch gave No. 2-seeded Denver East all it could handle. Denver East’s Caden MacKenzie found the back of the net with two minutes left in the second overtime to help the defending state champion Angels sneak by with a 2-1 victory in the second round of the Class 5A state soccer playoffs. “We really played well against them,” Highlands Ranch’s coach Danny Main said. “Denver East is a great team, possibly state champions again.” Main’s squad gave him everything they had and more, with a number of players having to leave the games due to injuries. Even the Falcons’ keeper Lex Bukowski played more than half the game wincing in pain and senior Luis Castenada spent most of the second half on the sidelines due to injuries. “All year we have been the hardest working team on the field,” Main said. “Other teams are more skillful than us, but I guarantee that we are the hardest working team out there.” It was the man in front of the opposing goal that gave Highlands Ranch fits, senior keeper Marques McDonald. He went into the game with 11 shutouts this season and only allowed seven goals in 1,115 minutes. And he was as good as advertised on Monday, stopping eight of the Falcons shots. “I told our guys that we want to make their best player be their keeper and he was that (Monday),” the coach said. “There were times in overtime were if there was an inch here or there and its goal, but their keeper made some great saves.” Castenada challenged McDonald early in the first half, sneaking a ball through the net to give the Falcons an early advantage. The Angels answered back 10 minutes later when MacKenzie found Emil Fredriksson to tie the game. After that it was a battle of two stunning defenses and for Main it was the nine seniors on his squad that led the way. “They took us out of the doldrums of some really bad years,” Main said. “They had a belief in themselves that this year could be a different year and they went out and worked hard and put in the effort to get to this point.”

Highlands Ranch’s Luis Castenada battles for the ball during Monday’s Class 5A semifinals game against Denver East. Photo by Jonathan Maness

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November 1, 2012

Sports roundup: Fox named to All-American Bowl By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Ponderosa offensive and defensive lineman Chris Fox will play in the January 5 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio’s Alamodome. Fox, a 300-pound senior who has committed to play at Michigan, was presented with a jersey during a school assembly Monday. The game features the best 90 high school players in the country in an East vs. West match-up. HIGHLANDS RANCH SHUTOUT -- Jalen Kittrell rushed for 85 yards and caught five passes for 45 yards but Highlands Ranch was still shutout 35-0 by Regis Jesuit a Continental League game. The Falcons were winless (0-5) in conference play and 2-7 for the season. VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS -- Chaparral, Mountain Vista , Highlands Ranch and Legend will host Class 5A regional volleyball meets this weekend and Ponderosa will be at home for a Class 4A regional. The top 12 seeds host regional meets

and the regional winners automatically qualify for the state tournament. Chaparral is a No. 3 seed and will have No. 22 Fort Collins and No. 34 Liberty coming to the Wolverines gym. Mountain Vista is seeded fifth and will be the host for No. 20 Fruita Monument and No. 32 Poudre. Highlands Ranch is the No. 8 seed and the Region 8 meet will also included No. 17 Greeley West No. 29 Columbine. The Region 10 meet will be at Legend with No. 15 Rocky Mountain and No. 27 Rangeview. Castle View is seeded No. 25 and will be in the Region 12 meet at Chatfield while ThunderRidge earned a No. 31 seed and will be at the Region 6 event at Cherokee Trail. Rock Canyon is a No. 32 seed and will be in the Region 4 qualifying at Cherry Creek. Ponderosa, a No. 12 seed in Class 4A, will welcome No. 13 Air Academy and No. 25 Palisade into the Mustangs gym. FALL BREAK BASEBALL - A Parker baseball team composed of players from Chaparral, Legend and Ponderosa High Schools went 2-2 on a trip to the Dominican Republic during fall break.

The team was coached by Justin Dillard from Valor Christian, Colin McCusker from Legend and Pete Waller Jr. from Ponderosa. The players were Scott Kaley, Jacob Allen and Brandon Delay from Chaparral, Zach English, Drew Jamison, Cody Kempf and Brennan Getchell from Legend and Chandler Earley, Dalton Goes and Jack Hughes from Ponderosa. ETC. -- Fairleigh Dickinson goalkeeper Jacob Lissek, a Rock Canyon graduate, was named Northeast Conference Player of the Week two times in three weeks. The junior has allowed 14 goals in 1,230 minutes played . . . The Lone Tree men’s golf club for the second straight year won the Colorado Golf Association Interclub Tournament played this fall at the CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora. Lone Tree defeated the Rifle Creek Men’s Golf Club, 28-8. Randy Gaddis shot a 4-underpar 67 and Doug Moore a par 72 to pace the first group while Mike Morong’s 68 paced Lone Tree in the second group. . . ThunderRidge’s Kristin Rossi has committed to play soccer at Nebraska-Kearney .

Highlands Ranch’s Kristin Conor sends the ball over Oct. 18. The Falcons are the No. 8 seed in the 5A playoffs and will host a regional this Saturday. Photos by Courtney Kuhlen

Valor cruises into playoffs with blowout win Eagles snap Rock Canyon’s four-game win streak, 63-7 By Ryan Boldrey

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Christian McCaffrey outruns the Rock Canyon defense as he scores his fourth touchdown of the first half and gives Valor Christian a 35-0 lead Oct. 26 at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch. The Eagles won 63-7 to finish the regular season with seven straight victories. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

HIGHLANDS RANCH — Valor Christian may not be among the top three seeds entering this year’s Class 5A playoffs, but don’t let that fool you. After dropping a pair of one-point games to Mullen and Utah powerhouse Bingham to open the season, the Eagles (7-2) have been putting on an absolute exhibition on Friday nights, cakewalking through the competition to a tune of seven consecutive 40-plus-point blowout victories to close out the regular season. Beginning with four straight shutouts, the closest of which was 40-0 win against No. 8 Fountain Fort-Carson (8-1), Valor wrapped up the fall with wins of 49-7, 58-7 and most recently, 63-7 against Rock Canyon (6-3) Oct. 26 at Shea Stadium. In what many thought would be a tightly contested matchup between a pair of 6-2 teams, the Eagles kicked the clock into high gear just 5:10 into the second quarter as Cameron Gray returned an interception 22 yards down the right sideline for a 42-0 lead. The Eagles added seven more before the half as Daryl Hawkins picked up his second rushing touchdown of the evening, following

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a 70-yard run by Gray to set it up. It was junior Christian McCaffrey who provided the bulk of the first half highlights for Valor though as he turned a pair of Luke Del Rio screen passes into 51- and 87-yard touchdowns and then ran in two more scores from 3 and 30 out. The junior finished the night with 218 yards on 10 total touches, all of which came in the opening half. “The O-line and the receivers were making incredible blocks, making my job easy,” McCaffrey said afterward. “It’s definitely them that make the plays out there.” The Eagles defense has been doing its share of making plays down the stretch too, allowing just 14 points in the final seven while the squad has piled up 352 points of its own. Valor’s D stymied the Jaguars all night long, picking off three Rock Canyon passes and holding the home team to 149 yards of total offense and 0-of-8 on third-down conversions. Rock Canyon’s only scoring on Friday came on special teams as Brian Goldberg ran back a third quarter kickoff 94 yards. The team’s ace in the hole on offense, running back Eric Williams, was held to a season low 25 yards on 15 carries. Williams entered the game with 1,217 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground for the Jaguars. “Nobody can really stop us right now,” said sophomore defensive back Eric Lee, who recorded one of the three Valor picks. “We just keep fighting hard. No matter what happens we are just trying to do our best and get to the big stage.” The big stage for Valor, obviously, is playing for the chance to raise a state championship trophy at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, something the Eagles have done every year this senior class has been enrolled. Asked about seeding going into the playoffs, head coach Brent Vieselmeyer said his team wasn’t worried about it. “The biggest thing is just trying to play well as you go in. Obviously with 32 teams in, you want to be hot late,” he said. “We’ve got some things to work on, but I think we’ve gotten better every week. I don’t know if being one, two, three or four is a big deal. We’ll take what we get and play hard.” On the other side of the ball, the Jaguars enter the postseason as the No. 27 seed and will travel to Parker to face No. 6 Chaparral (7-2, 3-2 5A Continental) at 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at Sports Authority Field. “The mindset is to keep moving forward,” said Rock Canyon assistant Shane Ward. “We’ve had momentum going and building, so we are going to try to (get that back) and carry that into the playoffs.” Notes: Gray, a two-way standout and the team’s second leading rusher behind McCaffrey, had to leave the field by ambulance late in the half after being tackled awkwardly on the heels of a 70-yard run. According to Dr. Joel Carmichael of the Eagles’ medical staff, Gray broke his tibia and is out for the year. … Rock Canyon’s Ward was filling in as head coach for Tom Lynch, who was suspended for the game.

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November 1, 2012

EPIC 5K raises more than $17,000 Aim is awareness of teen heroin use By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Chris Lazarus hopes the unexpectedly high turnPUBLIC NOTICE out for the first EPIC 5K fundraiser indicates a growing Lone Tree awareness about teen heroin NOTICE use. Lazarus, whose teenOF SALE age son died in January while battling a heroin addicPublic Trustee Sale No. 2012-1131 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/13/2012 tion, organized the Oct. 27 walk and run in Castle the undersigned Public TrusteeRock. caused the Notice of Election and Demand relat“I said I’d be happy if 50 showed up,” Lazarus ing to the Deed of Trust describedsaid. below to be recorded in Douglas County. “Over 300 registered. I’m thrilled. It’s people actually adOriginal Grantor: MI K HAN Original Beneficiary: KEYBANK NATIONmitting there might be an issue.” AL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence Debt: KEYThe event has raised moreBANK than $17,000, a ofnumber NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/22/2008 growing as the donation flow Recording continues. Date of DOT: 2/15/2008 No. of DOT: 2008010838 The EPIC 5K is in memoryReception of Lazarus’ son Matt and DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Evidence of Chris Couillard, another Castle Rock teenAmount whoofsuffered Debt: $82,742.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the a tragic death. date hereof: $81,107.94 Pursuant toLaura, C.R.S. §38-38-101 (i), you Lazarus and Couillard’s mother, aim to(4)raise are hereby notified that the covenants of awareness of drug abuse among area teenagers. Most the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and inparents are aware of alcoholterest and marijuana usealland when due together with other payments provided for in the Evidence of abuse, they say. Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. “Nobody talks about the harder Lazarus said. THE LIENstuff,” FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. “It’s everywhere.” The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the Including Douglas County.deed of trust. Legal— Description Real Property: “Kids that have a lot of things iPods,of electronics — A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF it’s way too easy to go and pawn them,” Lazarus said. COLORADO, AND KNOWN AS: BEING NUMBER 19 IN THE FAIRWAYS “People think it’s just the kidsLOT that have zero home life, FILING NO. 1-E OF DOUGLAS COUNTY RECORDS. but it’s the opposite. We want to try to get rid of that Which has the address of: 9408 Troon Village Dr, Lone Tree, CO 80124 stigma.” NOTICE OF SALE current holder of use the Evidence of Debt Lazarus has spoken aboutThe teen heroin at Castle secured by the Deed of Trust described View High School, and has herein, beenhasinvited to speak at filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in Wheat Ridge High School. Not everyone wants to hear said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given her message. that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wed“We get a lot of pushback,” she December said. “Parents nesday, 5, 2012, don’t at the

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1131 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/13/2012 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: MI K HAN Original Beneficiary: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/22/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 2/15/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008010838 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $82,742.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $81,107.94 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO, AND KNOWN AS: BEING LOT NUMBER 19 IN THE FAIRWAYS FILING NO. 1-E OF DOUGLAS COUNTY RECORDS. Which has the address of: 9408 Troon Village Dr, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at the Douglas County Wilcox Building, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/11/2012 Last Publication: 11/8/2012 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/16/2012 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410

Douglas County Wilcox Building, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/11/2012 Last Publication: 11/8/2012 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/16/2012 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 12-08196 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2012-1131 First Publication: 10/11/2012 Last Publication: 11/8/2012 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1169 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/17/2012 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: CHRISTINE BANOWETZ Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/5/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 10/8/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007079042 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $263,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $248,643.67 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 55, BLOCK 2, THE FAIRWAYS AT LONE TREE FILING NO.2, LIEBERMAN H O M E S , C O U N T Y O F DO U G L A S , STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9803 Carmel Court, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at the Douglas County Wilcox Building, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/11/2012 Last Publication: 11/8/2012 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/17/2012

want to admit it’s a problem.” Funds raised through the two women’s effort helped pay for a drug and alcohol counselor at Castle Rock’s Daniel C. Oakes High School, where Matt Lazarus was a student. They also hope to fund drug tests, for parents who suspect their children may be using drugs. Heroin use among white, suburban teens is rising dramatically. Initiations to heroin have increased 80 percent among 12- to 17-year-olds since 2002, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and statistics show 90 percent of teen heroin addicts are white. Heroin use typically stems PUBLIC NOTICE from an addiction to prescription painkillers, such as Lone Tree OxyContin and Vicodin. But for many teens, heroin is NOTICE OF SALE easier to obtain, cheaper and a more desirable high than Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1169 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/17/2012 prescription drugs. the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: CHRISTINE BANOWETZ Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/5/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 10/8/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007079042 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $263,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $248,643.67 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 55, BLOCK 2, THE FAIRWAYS AT LONE TREE FILING NO.2, LIEBERMAN H O M E S, C O U N T Y O F D O U G L A S , STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9803 Carmel Court, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at the Douglas County Wilcox Building, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/11/2012 Last Publication: 11/8/2012 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/17/2012 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 12-09617 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

EPIC walk participant Nick Nesbit of Denver displays his tattoos during the Oct. 27 EPIC 5K. Nisbet is a former heroin addict now dedicated to helping kids stay off drugs. Courtesy photo

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Legal Notice No.: 2012-1169 First Publication: 10/11/2012 Last Publication: 11/8/2012 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1212 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/29/2012 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DONALD E. ALBER Original Beneficiary: AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/1/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 6/25/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004066152 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $277,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $258,593.39 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, LOAN TREE FILING 6B, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9747 Cypress Point Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Douglas County Wilcox Building, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt se-

Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1212 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/29/2012 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DONALD E. ALBER Original Beneficiary: AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, INC Current Holder of Evidence Debt: HSStress,ofanxiety or depression can make it difficult to sleep, be productive at work and BC BANK USA, N.A. with everyday living. It might be time for a little help. Feel better with help from Date of Deed of Trust deal (DOT): 6/1/2004 experienced Recording Date of DOT: 6/25/2004 therapists. Reception No. of DOT: 2004066152 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. • Conﬁ dential therapy and counseling Original Principal Amount of Evidence of 303 730 8858 Debt: $277,500.00 • Board-certiﬁed psychiatrists Outstanding Principal Amount as of the turn-to-us.com date hereof: $258,593.39 • An extensive referral network Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay and in10 locations inprincipal the south metro area • Insurance accepted terest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, LOAN TREE FILING 6B, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9747 Cypress Point Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Douglas County Wilcox Building, 301 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will Public Notice Public Notice sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real propREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL erty and all interest of said Grantor(s), NO. 052-12 NO. 050-12 Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for INMATE COMMISSARY SERVICE JUSTICE CENTER FOOD SERVICE the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt seThe Purchasing Division of Douglas The Purchasing Division of Douglas cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ County Government, in conjunction with County Government, in conjunction with fees, the expenses of sale and other items the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCthe Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCallowed by law, and will deliver to the purSO), hereinafter referred to as the County, SO), hereinafter referred to as the County chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as respectfully requests proposals from rerespectfully requests proposals from reprovided by law. sponsible, qualified firms for the provision sponsible, qualified firms for the provision of a fully-operational, flexible, secure, and First Publication: 10/25/2012 of Food Service, to include, inmate and reliable inmate commissary service. Last Publication: 11/22/2012 staff meals (seven (7) days per week) for Publisher: Douglas County News Press an average population of three-hundred ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012, Dated: 8/30/2012 (300). THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE GEORGE J KENNEDY VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012 THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALThe name, address and telephone numTHERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE LOW ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THE bers of the attorney(s) representing the VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALSITE LOCATION AND DISCUSS THE LISA CANCANON LOW ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THE Colorado Registration #: 42043 PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATOPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK 1199 BANNOCK STREET , ORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT 11:00 SITE LOCATION AND DISCUSS THE DENVER, COLORADO 80204 A.M. IN THE LOBBY OF THE ROBERT A. PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATPhone #: (303) 813-1177 CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER, 4000 ORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 JUSTICE WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORA.M. IN THE LOBBY OF THE ROBERT A Attorney File #: 6060.00295 ADO 80109. EACH PERSON MUST CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER, 4000 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE CLEAR SECURITY BEFORE ENTERING JUSTICE WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORSALE DATES on the Public Trustee webTHE LOBBY; THE SITE VISIT WILL BEADO 80109. EACH PERSON MUST site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustGIN PROMPTLY AT 11:00 AM. ONLY CLEAR SECURITY BEFORE ENTERING ee/ THOSE ATTENDING THE MANDATORY THE LOBBY; THE SITE VISIT WILL BESITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBGIN PROMPTLY AT 10:00 AM. ONLY Legal Notice No.: 2012-1212 MIT A PROPOSAL RESPONSE ON THIS THOSE ATTENDING THE MANDATORY First Publication: 10/25/2012 PROJECT. SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBLast Publication: 11/22/2012 MIT A PROPOSAL RESPONSE ON THIS Publisher: Douglas County News Press The RFP documents may be reviewed PROJECT. and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockyThe RFP documents may be reviewed mountainbidsystem.com. While the RFP and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E documents are available electronically, Purchasing System website at www.rockyDouglas County cannot accept electronic mountainbidsystem.com. While the RFP proposal responses. documents are available electronically Public Notice Douglas County cannot accept electronic Proposal responses will be received until proposal responses. 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2012 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING by Douglas County Government, Finance Proposal responses will be received until Department, Purchasing Division, 100 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the pre3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2012 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colliminary budgets for the County of by Douglas County Government, Finance orado 80104. Five (5) copies of the proDouglas and all its agencies, the Douglas Department, Purchasing Division, 100 posal response shall be submitted in a County Law Enforcement Authority, Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colsealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No. Douglas County Woodmoor Mountain orado 80104. Five (5) copies of the pro052-12 Inmate Commissary Service” General Improvement District and the posal response shall be submitted in a and mailed or hand-carried to the address Douglas County Lincoln Station Local Imsealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No shown above prior to the due date and provement District No. 07-01 have been 050-12 Justice Center Food Service” time. Electronic/faxed proposals will not submitted to the Board of County Comand mailed or hand-carried to the address be accepted. Proposals will not be conmissioners of Douglas County for the enshown above prior to the due date and sidered which are received after the time suing year 2013. The Board of County time. Electronic/faxed proposals will not stated, and any proposals so received will Commissioners will hold a public hearing be accepted. Proposals will not be conbe returned unopened. to consider public comment on the prelimsidered which are received after the time inary budgets on November 6, 2012 bestated, and any proposals so received will Douglas County Government reserves the ginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter be returned unopened. right to reject any and all proposals, to as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearwaive formalities, informalities, or irreguing Room, Phillip S. Miller Building, 100 Douglas County Government reserves the larities contained in a said proposal and Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. Copright to reject any and all proposals, to furthermore, to award a contract for items ies of the preliminary budget are available waive formalities, informalities, or irreguherein, either in whole or in part, if it is for inspection from the Douglas County larities contained in a said proposal and deemed to be in the best interest of the Finance Departments at 100 Third Street, furthermore, to award a contract for items County to do so. Additionally, we reserve Castle Rock, Colorado, or on-line at herein, either in whole or in part, if it is the right to negotiate optional items and/or www.douglas.co.us. deemed to be in the best interest of the services with the successful firm. County to do so. Additionally, we reserve Adoption of the budgets is tentatively the right to negotiate optional items and/or Please direct any questions concerning scheduled for December 11, 2012. Any services with the successful firm. this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing interested elector of Douglas County may Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or file an objection to the proposed budget at Please direct any questions concerning criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 any time prior to it’s final adoption by the this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Board of County Commissioners. Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or holidays. criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 Legal Notice No.: 926487 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Legal Notice No.: 926502 First Publication: November 1, 2012 holidays. First Publication: November 1, 2012 Last Publication: November 1, 2012 Last Publication: November 1, 2012 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Legal Notice No.: 926503 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press First Publication: November 1, 2012 Public Notice Last Publication: November 1, 2012 Public Notice Publisher: Douglas County News-Press REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 052-12 NO. 050-12 INMATE COMMISSARY SERVICE JUSTICE CENTER FOOD SERVICE The Purchasing Division of Douglas

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