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City moves toward retail pot ban Attorney updates council on Centennial’s regulatory options on marijuana By George Lurie

glurie@coloradocommunitymedia.com Don’t make any plans to purchase a joint in Centennial. After a Feb. 18 city council study session during which City Attorney Bob Widner presented a “regulatory update” concerning recreational marijuana options open

to the city, the nine-member council was unanimous in their opposition to giving the green light to recreational pot shops. In May 2013, after Colorado voters had passed Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana, the city council imposed a temporary moratorium on the operation of marijuana-related businesses in the city. That moratorium is set to expire on Sept. 30. In 2011, the city council had passed an ordinance prohibiting the establishment of medical marijuana businesses in Centennial.

“The City is without authority to completely ban or prohibit the personal growing, possession, or use of marijuana within a residential dwelling unit when the marijuana is intended for personal use,” said a staff report from the city attorney’s office. Amendment 64 does allow local governments to regulate or ban the operation of recreational marijuana businesses. Options open to the city council at the Feb. 18 study session included: • Making permanent an outright ban on recreational sales; • Developing a regulatory program that would allow the businesses to operate in

Centennial; • Leaving the current moratorium in place and revisiting the issue before Sept. 30; • Extending the moratorium beyond Sept. 30; • Referring to voters in the November 2014 elections the question of permitting or prohibiting adult-use marijuana businesses in Centennial. Widner said a number of community leaders, including new Arapahoe County Sheriff David Walcher, have recommended Marijuana continues on Page 4

School projects to begin Work will begin at The Village, other locales this summer By Jennifer Smith

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Greenwood Village is home to one of the first three Trader Joe’s to open in Colorado. All three opened on Valentine’s Day. Photos by George Lurie

Trader Joe’s comes to area Opening of popular, Polynesian-themed grocery store attracts thousands By George Lurie

glurie@coloradocommunitymedia.com More than 3,000 people shopped and gawked at the new Trader Joe’s in Greenwood Village on Feb. 14, the store’s first day in operation. Rhonda MacDonald made the drive from Castle Rock to check out the new store. “We moved here from San Jose (California) a couple of years ago and the thing I missed most, except for maybe the ocean, was Trader Joe’s,” she said. “None of the other grocery stores around here are quite like them.” Centennial resident and Colorado native Tim Hunter and his daughter Julie spent more than three hours — and several hundred dollars — shopping at the new store on Feb. 14. “I’d heard a lot about Trader Joe’s but had never been to one until today,” said Hunter. “It’s cool. I like the vibe here. And the prices are really good, especially on things like nuts and dried fruit. We’ll be back.”

Check-out lines were long but moved quickly at the Feb. 14 opening of Trader Joe’s in Greenwood Village.

Littleton Public Schools is wasting no time spending the money voters authorized last November to whip the district’s aging buildings back into shape. “A key element of what we look at is doing what’s best for the safety of the students,” said Mark Crisman, senior engineer with Jacobs Project Management Company, the lead contractor on the projects, while outlining the plan for the LPS Board of Education during its Feb. 13 meeting. LPS residents passed the $80 million bond issue by about 60 percent of the vote last November, and the revenue can legally only be used for capital improvements like building maintenance and infrastructure. The district estimates the actual need at about $102 million, but asking for that much would have raised taxes. Some of the easier work will start this summer and planning and design is under way on larger projects — in particular the failing roof at Damon Runyon Elementary School. Crisman said it will take up to a year to get ready for that, and work should start in the summer of 2015. Diane Doney, LPS chief operating ofﬁcer, said she hopes to be able to replace all the wood trusses, many of which are now being propped up, with steel. “The current condition of that roof is safe,” said Terry Davis, director of operations and management for LPS. In the meantime, a much-anticipated replacement of Littleton High School’s ancient and minivan-size boiler will happen this summer. Goddard Middle School will get a new one too, and Arapahoe High School will get a chiller. Roof repairs will happen at Goddard, Heritage High School, LHS and the Education Services Center. Restrooms at the Ames facility will be updated and the preschool area will be expanded. The Village will also get a lot of work this summer, with upgrades to lighting, fire systems, mechanical/HVAC, carpets and roofing. The Transportation Services Center will too, including the replacement of an Projects continues on Page 4

Store manager Dan Guarjardo, whose business card lists his job title as “captain,” said his staff “wasn’t sure what to expect” on opening day. “We’re prepared for a brisk turnout but honestly, I don’t know how many people will show up,” Guarjardo said. “Hopefully,

we’re ready for everything and everybody.” Three hours after the doors opened, crowd control was the biggest challenge. The parking lot was full and checkout lines snaked the length of the store as employees, Joe’s continues on Page 9

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February 21, 2014

news in a hurry City to raise building height limits

The Centennial city council gave preliminary approval this week to an ordinance that increases the maximum building height limits in areas zoned for open space and recreation. The ordinance, introduced as an amendment to the 2011 Land Development Code, was proposed by the council as a means to “encourage and promote” the construction of new recreation centers and other public amenities in areas zoned for open space and recreation. The city council has scheduled a public hearing on the issue for March 3. If the new ordinance is formally adopted, height limits for buildings in OSR-zoned areas goes from 20 to 35 feet.

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District 3 Councilmember Ken Lucas is Centennial’s new mayor pro tem. Photo by George Lurie

Lucas chosen as mayor pro tem in Centennial District 3 councilman will take over for Stephanie Piko By George Lurie

glurie@coloradocommunitymedia.com By a unanimous vote of his fellow councilmembers on Feb. 18, District 3’s Ken Lucas was tabbed to become Centennial’s new mayor pro tem. Lucas, a first-term councilmember beginning his fourth year in office, takes over the “assistant mayor’s” role from District 4’s Stephanie Piko, who served as mayor pro tem for the past year. The council’s other two veteran members, Vorry Moon (Dis-

trict 1) and Keith Gardner (District 2), have already served in the role. The mayor pro tem runs council meetings and represents the city when the mayor is out of town or unavailable. The position also comes with an additional $50 per month in pay. Before the vote, the council spent a few minutes discussing — and joking — about the travails of recent former mayor pro tems. “When Councilmember Gardner was mayor pro tem, he did a great job of carrying my big bag around,” joked Mayor Cathy Noon. “As I remember, I also cleaned up your car for you,” Gardner said. When the banter on the dais subsided, Councilmember Doris

Truhlar nominated Lucas for the role. “I think Mr. Lucas would be an excellent choice,” she said. “I second that,” said Councilmember Voory Moon. “Thank you all. I appreciate the support,” Lucas said after the vote. “I go to the gym every day so I will certainly be able to carry the mayor’s bag.” Lucas, 66, retired in 2009 after serving as a vice president for a private equity group connected to the Southern Ute Indian tribe. During his time on council, he has taken a leading role in financial matters concerning Centennial as well as in promoting development of the city’s nascent fiber optic network. He will be sworn in as mayor pro tem at the March 3 city council meeting.

The City of Centennial has contracted with a public relations firm to provide “public outreach” services related to the project to widen Arapahoe Road from Waco to Himalaya. Bachman PR will launch a project website in March containing work schedules, notices of public meetings, project photos, public comments and FAQs. In a staff report, Centennial Engineering Manager Travis Greiman said one of the main goals for the website — and the city’s public outreach strategy — is “to communicate the impacts the project will have on adjacent properties” and “to engage the public during the final design phase and obtain input from residents on a prioritized list of enhancements” related to the work. Construction on the $15 million project is set to begin in March 2015.

E-470 board, officers announced The E-470 Public Highway Authority board of directors,

composed of representatives from each of its eight-member municipal and county jurisdictions, has announced board appointments and officer elections for the current year. Elected as chair was Brighton Mayor Dick McLean, who moved up from vice chair. Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams was elected as vice chair. Adams County Commissioner Chaz Tedesco was elected secretary/treasurer. The five other board members are Parker Councilman Josh Martin, Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge, Arapahoe County Commissioner Bill Holen, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan and Commerce City Councilman Jim Benson. Each of the eight jurisdictions selects one of its elected officials as its own appointee to serve on the board of directors. Appointments are normally made by the jurisdictions during January and February. The E-470 Board of Directors also has seven non-voting members: the cities of Arvada and Greeley, the City and County of Broomfield, and Weld County; and three agencies, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Denver Regional Council of Governments, and the Regional Transportation District.

Arapahoe High’s FBLA wins big

The Future Business Leaders of America District Competition was recently held at Johnson and Wales University and 55 Arapahoe High School students earned recognition for placing in the top five in their respective events. Currently, 31 AHS students have qualified for the state competition, to be held later this year in Vail. The association, which prepares students for careers in business and business-related fields, has 215,000 members across the nation.

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Some publicly questioning LPS Parents ask board for outside investigation of Arapahoe shooting

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jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Emotions ran the gamut during the third meeting of the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education since the fatal shooting at Arapahoe High School on Dec. 13. As members of the AHS community for the first time addressed the board publicly about the incident, others rallied behind the sitting members. “We appreciate you, and we thank you, and we hope you know there’s a lot of people out here who support you,” said Mary McGlone, the president of the LPS Foundation and a former board president who led a contingent of former staff and board members dating back to 1979. They presented the board with a box of Valentine’s Day candy as a token of their appreciation. For Carrie Warren-Gully, Jack Reutzel and Kelly Perez, the evening before the shooting, Dec. 12, was their first meeting

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behind the dais, as it was the first since the November election. It was also Lucie Stanish’s first as board president. She couldn’t have known that the next day, she would find herself at a cold press conference on the corner of Arapahoe Road and University Boulevard, surrounded by a flock of national, state and local reporters. On Feb. 13, two parents signed up to speak during the time allotted for public comment at the school board meeting. It’s rare for parents to even attend a board meeting in the district unless their child is accepting an honor of some sort, let alone to speak out in anger. (The recent firing of Heritage High School’s football coach, Mike Griebel, is a notable exception.) “I was raised to believe that in order to heal, you need transparency,” said one par-

theater will be remodeled, and an addition on the back of the school will house a wrestling/dance complex. Sandburg Center for the Sciences will get a state-of-the-art science lab and a new gym floor, Centennial Academy will gain a music room, Goddard Middle School will get a new gym floor, LHS will get a new tennis court and Heritage High School’s tennis court will be resurfaced. Other improvements throughout the district include HVAC, flooring, fire systems, roofing, repairs, plumbing, grounds repairs, lighting, electrical and ADA compliance. All work is expected to be done by August 2017.

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ent, who asked that her name not be used. “There needs to be transparency immediately with parents in public forums so we can be sure our children are absolutely safe.” She’d like a study into bullying at AHS, and for any school administrators who might have known Karl Pierson — the shooter who took the lives of himself and Claire Davis — was a potential threat to be immediately removed. Sarah Daniels agreed, saying she’d like to see the criminal investigation turned over to another jurisdiction, wondering whether Arapahoe County can be unbiased since one of its deputies, James Englert, is the school resource officer there. Former Sheriff Grayson Robinson has called Englert a hero, as he was the first

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Master Chris Turnquist instructs a class at the Parker Academy of Martial Arts Feb. 17. The studio teaches verbal and physical defenses against bullying. Photos by Chris Michlewicz ones that aren’t is a routine part of class. “Obviously, things can escalate and at that point, it’s good to know what to do when you don’t want to get yourself hurt or get into a situation where you hurt someone else,” said Turnquist, who has been teaching martial arts for nearly 12 years. Every few months, Tiger Rock offers a bully prevention seminar and adds something new each time. They teach, for example, how to fall correctly, how to reverse a position if a bully gets on top and how to prevent a chokehold. Both Tiger Rock and

Parker Academy of Martial Arts use roleplaying to reenact common bullying scenarios, enabling kids to practice their defensive moves in an adrenalized state. “There are ways you can get out of stuff without seriously hurting someone,” Turnquist said. “The goal is to protect ourselves and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Master Chris Turnquist and Kevin Kallas, left, instructors at the Parker Academy of Martial Arts, demonstrate the proper technique for reversing a hold.

Bill would expand free-lunch program Students would be eligible through high school By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia. com More Colorado school children would be eligible for free lunch at school, under a bill that passed a House committee on Feb. 10. Right now, kids who qualify for the state’s reduced lunch program can have their meal “co-pays” waived through the second grade. House Bill 1156 would make free lunches available to children through high school, if they qualify. “The reality is, when these families are hurting, they are hurting,” said Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, the bill’s sponsor. “And that doesn’t stop at the third grade.” Moreno — who once was a recipient of free and reduced lunches when he was a child — has paid close attention to school nutrition issues since he first came into office last year. During the 2013 legislative session, Moreno passed a bill that would require schools with high poverty rates to serve breakfast at the start of the school day. Moreno’s new effort passed the House Education Committee following a party-line vote of 7-6. Republicans balked primarily be-

cause the bill would send more money to the program that handles school meals in Colorado, which has been the recent target of an audit for mismanagement of state funds. The bill would mean that parents like Tamara Frawley of Thornton would no longer be required to pay any sort of reduced fee for their kids’ meals. In Frawley’s case, that amounts to about 40 cents a day, per child. “Forty cents doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you’re on a limited budget, it’s an insurmountable amount” she said. Frawley, who has two children who are enrolled at Mapleton Public Schools in Adams County, said she has struggled to pay bills ever since her husband was diagnosed with cancer six years ago. “I hold down a 40-hour a week job and two temp jobs, but it still isn’t enough,” Frawley told committee members. Because many more children would be eligible for free lunches, the bill would require an additional $2.4 million in annual state funds to go to a state-run school meal program. However, those costs would be offset — and then some — through federal reimbursement through the National School Lunch Act. Federal reimbursement is expected to be substantially higher than what the state will be paying for the additions to the free lunch program. Mapleton Schools, through a pilot

program, currently covers the reduced lunch costs of their students, a district where more than 70 percent of children qualify for the program. “We serve a community that is heavily impacted by the effects of poverty,” said Virgina Styles, assistant director of Mapleton Schools, who was reading a letter in support of the bill from Superintendent Charlotte Ciancio. But committee Republicans wondered whether it was a good idea to send more funds to a state program that is not doing a good job of handling money right now. Auditors recently determined that the state’s School Lunch and Breakfast Programs forfeited more than $2 million in federal grants and reimbursement dollars, going back to 2009. Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, offered an amendment to Moreno’s bill that would set up an oversight task force to make sure that the money was appropriated correctly. “It hardly makes sense to expand a program that has obvious problems,” McNulty said. McNulty’s amendment failed. Moreno said he trusts that Department of Education administrators will implement the audit’s recommendations so that there will not be any problems going forward. The bill now heads to the House Appropriations Committee before it receives a vote from the full House.

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Sides gear up for fracking battle Fight expected over possible November ballot measure By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com With a ballot measure looming that could determine the future of hydraulic fracking in Colorado, oil and gas industry leaders are preparing for a battle unlike any they’ve fought before. “We’ve got a serious fight on our hands in 2014,” said Tim Wrigley, president of the Western Energy Alliance. Wrigley’s comments came during a Jan. 31 fracking forum in downtown Denver, where leaders from the oil and gas industry and other business groups converged. The hour-long discussion focused on developing pro-industry voter outreach strategies in anticipation of a potential November ballot initiative that is being driven by anti-fracking advocates. Fracking is the mixing of water, sand and chemicals that are blasted deep into the surface to crack porous rock to free up blocked oil and gas. So far, five Colorado cities and more than 100 municipalities across the nation have either placed bans or other limits on the practice. The group behind the ballot proposal, the Colorado Community Rights Network, is the same organization that spearheaded last year’s successful ballot measure in Lafayette that banned any new oil and gas drilling there. If it makes it on to the ballot, the proposal — which was filed as a potential state constitutional amendment last month — would allow cities to block oil and gas development, as well as any other kind of business practice that could have harmful impacts on residents’ well-being. Organizers have until August to collect 86,105 valid signatures for the proposal to make it on the November ballot. Cliff Wilmeng of the Colorado Community Rights Network says the ballot proposal

goes beyond allowing cities to ban fracking. “Oil and gas isn’t even mentioned in the amendment,” he said. “The motivation is to ensure communities are able to exercise fundamental democratic rights and self determination.” But the oil and gas industry knows exactly what the ballot proposal is all about — it’s a statewide effort that could have serious repercussions for the fracking business, something that they believe is a critically important industry practice. “The ground has shifted forever under our feet,” said Wrigley. “All eyes of the country are on our state now.”

No easy answers

Debate over fracking proves that there are no easy answers when it comes to this highly polarizing issue. Anti-fracking activists argue that it can have long-term effects on the environment and can cause drinking water contamination. Those who are adamantly opposed to fracking say that research into its effects on health has only begun to scratch the surface, as researchers continue to learn new information about the practice. For example, last week the University of Colorado released a study that indicates a higher percentage of birth defects among mothers who live near natural gas wells. But supporters of the industry insist that the practice is a safe one and one that creates jobs. They also point to statistics that show that fracking has made the U.S. less reliant upon foreign oil. “The facts are totally on our side,” said Tisha Schuller, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. Schuller also told the forum that oil and gas money is so important to the state that 8 percent of Colorado’s economy would be at risk if the ballot measure proves successful. “It would be devastating,” she said. “It would take out Colorado’s economy immediately.” But Wilmeng said that the oil and gas in-

dustry is being “short-sided” on this issue, ignoring environmental threats, while corporate CEO’s pad their wallets. “If the oil and gas industry is so confident in their longevity and popularity in the state, they should defer the decision making to the people of Colorado,” he said.

The politics of fracking

Making the issue even more difficult are the complicated politics that surround it. Yes, polls show that most fracking supporters are Republicans and most who oppose the practice are Democrats. However, Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat and a geologist by trade, is a supporter of fracking. Schuller of COGA is a Democrat as well. Then there’s Fort Collins, located in Republican-leaning Larimer County, where voters last year put in place a five-year moratorium on fracking. Hickenlooper’s position on fracking has at times put him at odds with environmental advocates and members of his own party. He and his administration are co-plaintiffs in an oil and gas industry lawsuit against city of Longmont over its recent citizen-driven fracking ban. Hickenlooper’s administration’s position is that state law supersedes municipalities on matters like these. “The main frustration we have with Gov. Hickenlooper is that he has no respect for the fundamental right of democracy for the people of the state,” Wilmeng said. The Legislature has also been criticized by anti-fracking advocates for not doing enough on the issue. Senate President Morgan Carroll, DAurora, said the Legislature has taken steps to address some of those concerns. She pointed to an increase in the number of well inspectors and said the state has set up infrared cameras meant to detect methane near drill sites. Carroll also mentioned a bill that is making its way through the Capitol that would require warnings on home purchase contracts, letting potential buyers know wheth-

er the land is on a split-estate property where drilling can occur. And she said that the Legislature could deal with local control issues as early as this session. At the same time, Carroll acknowledged the political realities associated with the fracking issue. “There’s other things that, for some of us personally or for our districts, would like to see done,” she said. “But like every other bill, it’s a vote counting-process. “Sometimes what’s popular or unpopular with the public isn’t the same as what’s popular or unpopular with elected officials in the building,” she said. “I think this is a case where there is pent-up frustration for failing to see enough movement (at the Legislature) and I think it’s totally the prerogative of people at the local level to take issues into their own hands.” In the meantime, the fight over fracking continues and both sides are in the process of mapping out their strategies. Schuller urged fracking supporters to be sympathetic to the concerns of those who have doubts about the practice. “My overwhelming message is not about necessarily getting the facts out alone, this is about an empathetic connection, building trust for decades to come,” she said after last month’s forum. “Oil and gas has been here for 100 years and we’re going to be here for decades to come. How do we let people know that this has been done safely and effectively for communities for a very long time? That’s what we’re working on.” Wilmeng hopes that voters across the state connect to same message that rallied Lafayette voters — that the “unaccountable” oil and gas industry is engaging in a dangerous environmental practice that needs to be curbed. “We look at this as a movement,” he said of allowing local “self-determination” on matters such as fracking. “What we’re considering hasn’t been done in a very, very long time. There’s no question we’re moving forward on this.”

legislative briefs Bar closing bill moving forward

Legislation that would allow bars to stay open past 2 a.m. continues to move forward. The House on Feb. 14 gave initial approval to House Bill 1132 and was expected to send the measure to the Senate following a final vote this week. Current state law prohibits bars from operating between 2 and 7 a.m. The bill would allow bars to stay open as late as 4:30 a.m., with local government approval. The bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, was drafted in response to problems in downtown Denver, where police have had to respond to several violent situations as bar patrons exit drinking establishments at closing time. Supporters say by allowing bars to stay open later, there would be fewer people leaving bars at the same time. However, opponents believe the bill just puts more drunks on the streets later into the morning.

Flood legislation heads to governor

County governments would be allowed to use general fund dollars for flood-related repairs, under a bill that’s now headed to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 7 allows county governments to tap into their general funds for bridge and road repairs that become necessary as a result of a natural disaster occurring, such as flooding. The bill has cleared both legislative chambers, most recently going through the House on Feb. 10.

Right now, counties are prohibited from using funds for that purpose. The bill would give more leeway to local governments, so long as the governor declares a disaster emergency within that county.

Fallen deputy honored

Lawmakers last week paid tribute to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy who was killed in the line of duty. A 27-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, Sgt. David Baldwin died on Jan. 26 in a head-on collision on Highway 93. Lawmakers held a memorial tribute to Baldwin on Feb. 11, with Rep. Sue Schafer, D-Wheat Ridge, lauding Baldwin’s “highlydecorated” career. “We honor him for his dedication and service,” Schafer said. The tribute included a Colorado flag that was presented to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office members.

College Affordability Act clears committee

A bill that would cap college tuition rate hikes and pump more money into financial aid cleared its first legislative hurdle on Feb. 12 as the Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 1, the College Affordability Act, following a 6-1 bipartisan vote. The bill would cap tuition rate hikes at 6 percent annually and would allocate an additional $100 million for colleges, with much of that money going toward student financial aid. The bill now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Briefs continues on Page 9

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Freshen up with the newness factor Don’t you just love the feeling of receiving something new or experiencing something new? I sure do. And I am a traditionalist by nature, some may even say very set in my ways and in my thinking. And yet I still enjoy that feeling or sense of “newness.” Whether it’s a fresh coat of paint, new hardwood floors or carpeting, the smell of a new car, the feeling of new furniture or a new mattress, or maybe a new home or place to live, there is just something fresh, clean, and exciting about “new.” They even sell stuff that we can spray that fills our cars with that “new car” scent. Maybe it’s a new job or a new position. Maybe it’s a new city or location. And maybe, just maybe, it’s the sense of adventure that something or anything new creates in our hearts and minds. The “newness” factor is cool for sure,

but I also believe there is a lot to be said for just viewing some of what we already do, some of what we already have, and a little of who we are through a “new” lens. You see “new” doesn’t always have to be brand new, “new” can be perspective too. Our car with a fresh coat of clean and wax, windows cleaned and maybe even a little of that new car air freshener could bring back a little of that same excitement as when we first purchased the car.

A look at long-term investing Investors are not likely to be successful if they view their portfolio as something that needs to perform every day. This age of instant gratification and constant information has trained us to focus on the wrong calendar. Instead of worrying about this month, quarter or year, we should be looking at different phases of the life cycle and invest based on our own clock. One of my favorite authors, Dr. Ken Dychtwald states that our life span used to be linear. We went to school, got a job for life, lived in the same house for at least 30 years, retired with a pension and died of old age. Now we have different phases of life. We may go to back to school several times, change jobs and houses on average five times or more, and … there will be no pension. We may also have phases of high expenses such as college or relocation, elder care or raising more than one generation. Our life currently moves in cycles rather than a straight path. Our investments should reflect this. It is contrary that the longer we live and the more dynamic our life patterns are, the shorter-term our investments become. Ideally, it makes more sense to invest one pool of money — such as an IRA or 401k — for 30 or 40 years. Therefore, it does not matter what the account balance is today or tomorrow, in fact you might consider choosing investments more for an inflation hedge, than current return. Otherwise you could find yourself halfway through retirement with no cost of living clause in your income. Based on Ned Davis Research, the average holding period of stocks has decreased from 20 years from 1939 through 1970 down to just 1.67 years in 2012. This can be based in part on the fact that until the 1970s, the typical investor was a wealthy family passing down holdings from one

generation to the next. Today, the largest share of investment activity is driven by retail investors. Historically, the focus was on fundamentals and long-term growth. Today, the focus is on today’s news or economic report. The media is partly to blame as they are paid to get your attention. This works best through hype and making insignificant information sound exciting. The average investor does not know what commentary is relevant and what is general noise since the announcers do such a good job of reporting with enthusiasm. Better use of technology also has a role in the short-term focus. A vast amount of timely information is available in every medium at no cost. You don’t have to listen to Granddad explain about the Great Depression and what price he bought the blue chip stock you now own, you can find anything you need in an instant. This constant stream of data causes us to think we could bypass losses by understanding the latest economic reports. In reality, markets work in very long cycles, rarely impacted by one quarter’s earnings or jobs report. Returns compound over time, which gives the investor the best riskadjusted returns. Making short-term changes rarely enhances your long-term performance. It is important to have a strategy and time frame for each goal. Enlist the help of an advisor or mentor to diversify your investments and rebalance your portfolio to keep Kummer continues on Page 9

If our jobs have become mundane or boring, you know the same-old, same-old, day in and day out, maybe it’s because we stopped looking at the work we do with fresh eyes or inspired meaning. Sometimes the best “new” job is the job we already have, we just have to adjust our scope and look for the good, even look for opportunities to do something new that will make things better for ourselves, our associates, and even our clients. Think about it, we can be in control of creating something new, viewing something new, and experiencing new things in our existing world without ever having to actually purchase something brand new. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a new car, I love new golf clubs and skis just as much as the next golf and ski enthusiast, however, what I really enjoy is having the ability to look at my existing situation and

surroundings and finding ways to build “newness” into those areas that need a little freshening up or excitement. Our homes, friends, cars, relationships, jobs, workout routines, and just about everything we have or do can be enhanced if we would just apply a little “newness” imagination and fresh coat of thinking to each and every situation. How about you? Is there an area in your life that could benefit from a little bit of the “newness” factor? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we look at every aspect of our lives through a “new” lens, it will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former President of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/Founder of www.candogo.com.

What’s that you say? It’s always something, isn’t it? Now there is something called “vocal fry.” I can’t even explain it. You will know it when you hear it. High school girls do it. It’s referred to as a “closing drawl.” It happens at the end of a sentence. There is something called “uptalk,” which also occurs at the end of a sentence. It turns everything into a question, as if something needs to be filled in by the listener. I had — had — a friend who began every statement with a question, which I felt obliged to answer. “Do you know how some people bite their forks? I think it is a sign of insecurity.” I never understood why she didn’t just say, “I think it’s a sign of insecurity when people bite their forks.” Perhaps it is her way of attempting to draw a listener into the conversation. She wondered why we stopped meeting for lunch. Also, have you ever “ssssshhhhhed!” someone in a library or a theater? It has a name. It’s called a “fortis voiceless alveopalatal fricative.” It’s just as annoying as whatever it is that you are “ssssshhhhhing.” Bob Hope used to make a throat sound in his movies whenever something startled him, or whenever Dorothy Lamour had a sarong malfunction. I used to practice it on Saturday mornings, and I finally got it. Now I find out it has a name. “Pulmonic-ingressive breathyvoiced rising tone neutral vowel.” It just sounds like someone who is partially gagging and gasping at the same time. Do you know anyone who tongueclucks? I don’t hear that very much anymore. It’s often a sign — a sound — of disapproval. We all misbehave much more than we used to, so it would be non-stop tongue-clucking if we didn’t think we would

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be tongue-clucked right back. A tongue-cluck is referred to as an “alveolar, alveopalatal, or postalveolar click.” I have difficulty with some words. I have a heck of a time saying “Social Security.” And I can’t say “Little Italy” without taking it real slow. I once was told I had a “liquid L,” and that’s why pronouncing “Little Italy” is difficult. My parents named a dog “Lolly.” I refused to call her that. I called her “Janet” instead. I think I might have enjoyed studying speech disorders and speech impediments, and regional speech characteristics, like Professor Henry Higgins did in George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion.” (“Pygmalion” was made as a film, and titled “My Fair Lady.”) I think most of us can tell when someone is from Fargo, or Brooklyn or Mayberry. It’s not as easy as it once was, because we all move around more than we used to, and accents are intermixed. No one would ever be able to pinpoint my regional speech. It has no quirks. It’s quirkless. There’s probably a long name for it though. But it’s not “velar-ingressive linguadental fricative.” That’s sucking your teeth. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.

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Core standards delay rejected Bill would have pushed back start date of new school testing mandates

‘(Common Core) is a sticky jar of molasses that was voted on by a State Board of Education that didn’t

By Vic Vela

know what it was doing.’

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A Republican-sponsored effort to delay implementation of controversial new standardized school testing mandates failed in a legislative committee on Feb. 13. The federal Common Core State Standards Initiative sets guidelines for what every K-12 student should know about math and language arts at each grade level, in hopes that the kids will be better prepared for college. During a Feb. 13 Senate Education Committee hearing, supporters of the initiative — which the state adopted into the Colorado Academic Standards in 2010 — lauded the assessment as an optimum way to set minimum standards that give kids the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in life. But opponents insisted that the standards are expensive, burdensome on districts to implement, and also argued that students are drowning in assessment tests already. That polarization was the motivation behind Senate Bill 136, which would have delayed all new, statewide assessments for a year. It also would have set up a task force designed to look into the adoption and implementation of the Colorado Academic Standards in an effort to determine whether the state’s participation in the Common Core initiative is worth it. “All it’s asking for is nothing special; no changes, just a time out,” said Sen. Vicky Marble, R-Fort Collins, the bill’s sponsor. Marble told the committee that implementation costs associated with the standardized tests are “enormous” and that the

Sandra Stotsky, Common Core opponent state would benefit from the delay. But the majority of committee members didn’t agree. The Democrat-led committee rejected Marble’s bill on a 4-3 party-line vote, following a lengthy and often emotional hearing that even resulted in a couple of lawmakers trying to hold back tears. Although he heard testimony that “will give him a lot of things to think about going home,” Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, said he is supportive of the standards. “I am still a believer that we can build a set of rigorous standards,” he said. “I don’t think the answer is to pause on this.” States can voluntarily adopt Common Core standards and 45 states and the District of Columbia have done so. Colorado’s State Board of Education decided to adopt the standards after a study determined that the federal math and English standards were closely aligned with those that the state was already using. Colorado schools adopted the standards through its participation of the PARCC multi-state consortia — Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. Through PARCC, Common Core testing is set to begin next year. Testimony on Marble’s bill lasted several hours inside the Old Supreme Court Chambers, the Capitol’s largest committee hearing room. Supporters of the bill cited several reasons as to why committee members should put the standards on hold.

Sandra Stotsky, a longtime educator and national opponent of Common Core standards, began her testimony by telling the committee that New York lawmakers had voted the day before to delay its Common Core implementation for three years. She said that New York has it right because Common Core’s math standards don’t prepare them for the next instructional levels and that the ability of local school boards to dictate their own curriculum “was wiped out overnight” by the 2010 State Board of Education decision. “(Common Core) is a sticky jar of molasses that was voted on by a State Board of Education that didn’t know what it was doing,” she said. Others were critical of the demands that assessments place on school districts’ technology. Stephanie Pico of the Cherry Creek School District said that lack of human and technological resources cause stress “and a sense of helplessness” among teachers who are already overwhelmed by technology issues. Others testified that the federal standards dictate curriculum, which undermines local control of how schools should operate. Monument Academy Principal Lis Richard told the committee that the connection between assessment standards and curriculum is “inseparable.” “I believe the intentions have been good, but ill advised,” she said. “Adopting a na-

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Prison credit bill moves forward

A bill that could impact a prisoner’s “good-time” credit cleared a House committee last week. House Bill 1114 would give the Department of Corrections flexibility to withdraw

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dressed in red T-shirts, answered questions about food items and directed customers pushing overflowing shopping carts to available check stands. The Polynesian-themed, 10,000-squarefoot store, located in the Cherry Hills Marketplace on South University Boulevard at East Orchard Road, features more than a dozen murals of area landmarks, including Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater, the High Line Canal Trail and Dinosaur Park. The California-based company, which started in 1958 as Pronto Markets and

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profits working for you. We don’t have to go back two generations to learn how to invest. We should take advantage of all the tools and technology we have today, but filter out the noise that causes us to focus on the day or month instead of our life goals.

earned time credit that they receive for good behavior behind bars, if they reoffend in prison. The bill, which is sponsored by Reps. Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, and Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, received unanimous support from the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 13 and now heads to the House for a full vote there.

changed its name to Trader Joe’s in 1967, has stores in nine states. The company, which opened its first Colorado outlets on Valentine’s Day, has a cult following, fueled in part by its selection of low-cost, private label products. But south metro-area wine aficionados who visited the Greenwood Village Trader Joe’s were disappointed: Only the Denver store (at 8th Ave. and Colorado Blvd.) has a liquor license and sells the company’s popular “two-buck Chuck” wine. “Bummer,” said customer Phil Stevens of Highlands Ranch, when informed by a store employee there was no wine at the Greenwood Village Trader Joe’s. “If I have to drive all the way in to Denver for cheap wine, I’m going to buy a case or two. Not just a few bottles.”

Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 27 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. She welcomes your questions at www.kummerfinancial.com or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800.Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

tional form of standards has never been proven to reform education. Our footprint for the instructional time we’re going to miss (leaves us) very concerned.” Others said that students are buried under assessment tests to begin with. George Sader, a former educator, testified that assessment standards like Common Core force a child who is slow to develop in school “to run faster than he can run.” “We’re reaching the point where we test more than we teach,” Sader said. But Common Core supporters said the standards help students develop critical thinking across all instructional areas and that it helps develop equity in the learning system. Elizabeth Miner, a physical education teacher who was named the 2014 Colorado Teacher of the Year, said the uniform standards provide students “a consistent and clear understanding of what students are required to learn.” And Jessica Keigan, a teacher at Thornton’s Horizon High School, said the standards “help kids grasp complex ideas.” Kerrie Dallman, president of the Colorado Education Association, said her organization strongly supports Colorado Academic Standards, which she said affords equal footing for students without placing a ceiling on what they can learn. Dallman said the problem isn’t with assessment testing, but with teachers’ lack of resources in the classroom. “A lack of resources negatively impact implementation of those standards,” she said. “It’s the perfect storm of implementation and lack of resources.” The hearing, which lasted more than six hours, became emotional toward the end with one witness offering tearful testimony in support of the bill. And Marble and Sen. Nancy Todd, D-Aurora, each had to compose themselves prior to the committee wrapping up the hearing.

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Rudolph “Rudy” Zamarippa was born on September 24, 1947 went to his final resting place on February 10, 2014 at 2:00am, after a long illness.He is preceded in death by his Father Ralph M. Zamarippa Sr. and Sister Rosalie Zamarippa. He is survived by his Mother Jessie Zamarippa, four brothers Ralph Jr. and Ronny and wife Gilda of San Angelo, Roy and wife Jeanne of Colorado, Raymond and wife Ginger of Grand Prairie, and, two sisters Rachel Elkins and husband Art of San Angelo, and Rita Tambunga and husband Willie of Lewisville. Rudy had three children Roman Zamarippa and his wife Dana of Marble Falls, Texasand Julie Zamarippaof Duncanville and Oscar Wayne Jensen of Florida and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews from Texas and numerous friends from Colorado.

Rudy graduated from Lakeview High School in 1966, where he was an avid basketball player. He attended Angelo State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in 1971. He loved the outdoors, riding his motorcycle, and playing racquetball. Rudy served five years in the United States Army. After his service in the Army he worked for the National Security Agency Aerospace Data Facility in Colorado at Buckley Air Force Base. He retired from that facility on July 1, 2011, after thirty years. He moved to Marble Falls, Texas to be close to family. The Zamarippa family

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would like offer a special thanks to all of the Doctors and the Nursing staff of the ICU unit at Seton Williamson Hospital of Round Rock, Texas, for their unending thoughtfulness,love and care of Rudy. Services for Rudy Zamarippa will be as follows: Rosary at 7:00 pm Friday February 14 at Johnson’s Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Cathedral Church in San Angelo, Texas.Burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Pall bearers will be his nephews, RoyZamarippa , RalphZamarippa III, JustinZamarippa, Westin Zamarippa, Colin Zamarippa and Jody Elkins. The Zamarippa family would like for all condolences be sent to Jessie Zamarippa at 1930 Koberlin St. San Angelo, Texas 76903. Family and friends may sign the online register book at www.johnsonsfuneralhome.com

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Screening saves man’s life Ed Peterson got first colonoscopy at age 69 By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Ed Peterson readily admits he was 19 years late in getting his first colonoscopy. It’s the type of screening that’s easy to put off, especially when there is no cause for alarm. But when Peterson got winded trying to keep up with his family during a March 2013 vacation to Disneyland, he decided a physical was in order. By chance, his physician asked if he had ever had a colonoscopy. “None of the doctors I’ve ever gone to really made a big issue out of a colonoscopy and no one I’ve ever known has had colon cancer,” he said. A month later, the 69-year-old’s screening at Parker Adventist Hospital revealed an apricot-sized tumor that almost completely blocked his small intestine. Peterson was still under anesthesia when Dr. John Sun delivered the news to Peterson’s wife, Della, who was sitting in the waiting room. Coincidentally, she had already gone through this once. Her first husband died after a long battle with cancer. Peterson, her husband of five years, had been the “healthiest man I know” up to that point. “I was just waiting, had no anticipation of anything being wrong. It was just a normal routine procedure,” she said. “And Dr. Sun came out and said, `I am so glad he

Cancer survivor Ed Peterson looks on as his wife, Della, thanks colon and rectal surgeon John Sun, M.D., at Parker Adventist Hospital Feb. 14. Photo by Chris Michlewicz came in’ and he showed me the picture they had taken of the tumor.” Surgery was immediately scheduled and a PET scan was performed. It confirmed that the stage-2 cancer, which Sun believes had been growing for five to six years before it was caught, had not spread to his lymph

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years old, although Sun believes it should be earlier. However, insurance will not cover colonoscopies before age 50, Sun said. Sun says colonoscopies are just as important as regular mammograms for women, and actually have a higher yield in discovering polyps or cancerous growths. “The most common symptom of colon cancer is no symptoms, and that’s why screening is so important,” he said. The entire procedure, from pre-op to post-op, has gotten easier on patients and it takes 10-35 minutes. Doctors have found better ways to find abnormalities and use anesthesia to reduce discomfort. Peterson had surgery two days after his four-year anniversary, and his wife could not be more grateful for the outcome. Della Peterson is unquestionably devoted to her husband, but she has gained a real affinity for Sun. “I love that man,” she said, referring to the doctor as an advocate for his patients. “I trust him with Ed’s life.”

A letter from the Regional Transportation District dated Jan. 31 rejected Englewood’s proposal for alternative uses of FasTracks funds earmarked for projects in the city. The city proposal would reallocate the money in the RTD FasTracks Plan to build a light rail station at Bates Avenue in Englewood and to provide an additional 440 parking places the district promised to provide at the Englewood Light Rail Station. FasTracks is the mass transit expansion plan approved by voters in 2004. Both projects in Englewood were part of the FasTracks Southwest Corridor Light Rain Enhancements. The city requested the Bates Station and parking expansion funds be reallocated and made available now for other transitrelated projects. Projects proposed for the reallocated funds would include building pedestrian-bike bridges over busy streets and adding enhancements to the Englewood Station. However, the RTD letter said funding for the original projects have been re-programmed to later in the FasTracks program. The reasons given for the new dates for funding for Englewood projects were the city had stated the prospects for building the Bates Station were unlikely due to much increased costs and Englewood’s City Council asked RTD not to move forward with the proposed parking expansion project. The letter signed by RTD General Manager Phillip Washington stated the funding

for the proposed projects in Englewood were now identified near the end of the FasTracks program and are not expected to be available prior to 2035. “RTD’s response to our proposal is a setback for us,” said Mike Flaherty, deputy city manager. “The RTD letter did suggest the city recommend including some of the projects as part of the Next Step portion of the Light Rail Corridor Development Plan. The suggestion was to gather data on how projects like constructing pedestrian bridges and building bike paths would improve RTD ridership.” RTD Board Member Jeff Walker’s district includes Englewood. Walker talked briefly about the letter when he attended the Feb. 3 city council study session for elected officials. “The FasTracks plan allows some changes to projects but the funding reallocation changes suggested would be difficult since the plan was approved by the voters,” he said. “However, we are open to discussing the issues and talking about possible funds that might be used for enhancements.” Flaherty said the city continues to work with RTD on proposals for the additional 440 parking spaces promises when the Englewood Light Rail Station was built. “There was a proposal to extend the existing lot to the north but that was halted because residents were concerned about the loss of park land,” he said. “The proposal in the original Englewood Station plan was to build a parking structure on part of the north lot to provide the spaces. The city isn’t opposed to building a parking structure but there are issues with that proposal including the how much more it would cost.” He said parking spaces in a surface lot cost about $5,000 to build while spaces in a parking structure cost about three times as much.

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Magazine ammo ban repeal efforts fail GOP lawmaker takes heat for comments made about Aurora theater shooting By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com As expected, Republican efforts to repeal a law that limits ammunition magazine rounds failed in majority Democrat legislative committees last week. But one of the hearings produced unexpected comments from a lawmaker who would end up having to do some damage control over his remarks concerning events that took place during the 2012 Aurora theater shooting. Sen. Bernie Herpin, R-Colorado Springs, told the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Feb. 12 that it may have been a “good thing” that Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes was carrying a 100-round ammunition magazine because it jammed. “If he had instead had four, five, six 15-round magazines, no telling how much damage he could have done until a good guy showed up,” Herpin told committee members. Herpin was trying to make the point that larger capacity

magazines are unreliable and that fewer people were killed or injured because Holmes’ weapon jammed. He later apologized for coming across as being insensitive. Herpin’s comments were met with outrage by Tom Sullivan, the father of 27-year-old Alex Sullivan, who was one of 12 people who were killed in the July 2012 Aurora theater shooting. “I’ve had a lot of thoughts since July 20, 2012, and I can tell you that I never have once thought that it was better that that man walked into that theater with a 100-round drum, and opened fire on the over 200 people that were in that theater,” Sullivan said. Herpin is a freshman senator who won a recall election against John Morse last fall. Morse, who at the time was Senate president, was one of three Democratic lawmakers who were either voted out of office or resigned in the face of recall elections over their votes on gun bills last year. Herpin isn’t the only lawmaker who has raised eyebrows for comments having to do with gun legislation. Last year, Rep. Joe Salazar and then-Sen. Evie Hudak, both Democrats, made comments regarding rape and gun violence that, like Herpin’s comments last week, made national headlines. Herpin was in front of the committee to sponsor a bill

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that sought to repeal a law from last year that banned ammunition magazines from carrying more than 15 rounds. The bill was one of two GOP-sponsored repeals that failed at the Legislature last week, each one falling on partyline votes in the Democrat-led General Assembly. Two days earlier, a House committee rejected a separate effort sponsored by Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, which also sought to repeal the magazine limit law. Holbert argued that limiting the number of rounds in a magazine is arbitrary and does nothing to promote public safety. “This legislation doesn’t make us safer,” Holbert said. “It doesn’t limit a criminal’s ability to do something monstrous. All it does is punish a law-abiding citizen.” But Democrats and other supporters of magazine limits say the law saves lives because the fewer rounds that a killer can get off, the less damage they can cause. The law was drafted in response to recent mass shootings like the one in Aurora and at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School the same year. Jane Dougherty’s sister, Mary Sherlock, was a school psychologist who was killed during the Sandy Hook massacre. “Twenty-six souls were lost in fewer than 11 minutes that Friday morning,” Dougherty said. “We hear over and over again about gun owners having their rights taken away from them. … I ask you, `What about my sister’s rights?’” In a nod to the ramifications from last year’s recall efforts, Holbert tried to appeal to Democrats on the committee to seize the “political opportunity” by supporting his repeal bill. “Are you willing to risk political capital?” Holbert said. “I ask you to please keep an open mind.” But Rep. Mike Foote, D-Lafayette, took exception to Holbert’s comments. “I don’t think we should be making a decision based on what’s politically expedient or politically smart,” Foote said.

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School board transparency bill advances Passes House following lengthy debate By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A contentious House floor debate preceded the Feb. 13 passage of a bill that aims to shine more light on school board members’ private discussions. House Bill 1110 would expand current law that already requires the recording of all conversations that take place during school board executive sessions to include those involving attorney-client discussions. Most Democrats supported the measure, saying that it holds elected officials accountable for what happens behind closed doors and bolsters the public’s right to know. But all House Republicans joined three Democrats in voting against the bill. Several spoke out against the bill, calling it an affront to attorney-client privilege. They also argued that the bill unfairly targets a handful of school boards that have been the subject of controversy over executive session matters, including boards in Douglas and Jefferson counties. “This is targeted and punitive to a few school districts to this state,” Rep. Frank

McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch said. “We should not use the power of legislation to punish.” McNulty’s comments came during a Feb. 12 House floor debate. The House passed the bill the next day on a 34-31 vote. Under the bill, sponsored by Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster, recordings of attorney-client discussions during executive sessions would be stored and would be made available only through a successful petition through the courts. If a filer believes that what was being handled during executive session doesn’t warrant a behind-closed-doors discussion, a judge would listen to the recording to determine whether that information should be made public. If the judge believes that to be the case, the recordings would be released. The bill also requires that school boards post the topics that are discussed in executive session, the same way they do through the posting of board meeting minutes. The topics would require enough of a summary of what was being discussed during the session, but wouldn’t have to go into detail of the privileged conversations. “The value of this bill is for the community who wants to know whether our elected officials are using their privileges correctly,” Peniston said prior to the House vote. “It’s a transparency issue.”

Peniston insisted that the bill is not directed at any particular school district. But Republicans believe otherwise. The Douglas County School Board has been the subject of criticism over its use of executive sessions. The conservative board has pushed for controversial reforms, including those that would limit the influence of teachers’ unions. New conservative members of the Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education have also received criticism. In December the three new members approved a lawyer’s contract without disclosing the terms during a public meeting. Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, blasted the “terrible” bill, not only for what he feels is the unfair targeting of certain school boards, but for also being a veiled reaction to last year’s school board elections across the state. Last November, reform candidates were swept into school board posts at Douglas and Jefferson Counties. “I can’t believe how obvious of a target this bill is of certain school boards in this state, because of the fact that elections were won by reform groups in this state,” Priola said. Republicans also took aim at what they believe is a violation of attorney-client privilege. Rep. Bob Gardner, a Colorado Springs Republican who is also a lawyer, took to the well often to offer sharp criti-

cism of the legislation. Gardner said the bill would make it difficult for attorneys to have candid conversations with their clients and it would soak up judge’s use of time. “This bill, more than any that has come before us, in my view is such an assault on public policy that it deserves the debate,” he said. But Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, said the “hysteria” over that aspect of the bill is unwarranted and that the bill would lift the “mask of secrecy” from the goingson at school board meetings. “The public does not like secrecy,” he said. “The public does not support secrecy in any governmental body.” That sentiment was expressed by a few witnesses who testified during a Feb. 3 House committee hearing. Shawna Fritzler, the mother of a Jefferson County student, said the school board there ought to be more transparent and that its members are losing the public’s confidence. “On one level it’s ironic for every board that keeps the public in the dark and out of board meetings, they’re also asking for more involvement,” she said. “It’s scaring teachers, parents and community members. And that impacts the children in our schools.” The bill now heads to the Senate.

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jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia. com Fourth-grader Hanna Hartzell wants to be a doctor when she grows up, but for a little while on Feb. 11, she got to be a famous author. She got to play children’s author Jean Reidy in Littleton Academy’s wacky premiere of “Miss Jean’s Publishing Wild Ride,” directed by Reidy herself. She’s the author of books like “Too Purpley,” a 48-word tome about being comfortable in both one’s wardrobe and one’s skin, and “Time Out for Monsters,” an epic free-verse poem about keeping imagination alive. “It was really exciting, because I want to be someone like her, someone nice who likes to hang out with kids,” said Hartzell.

The event was part of the school’s Book Week, revived for 2014 after a six-year hiatus. Reidy, who hails from Greenwood Village, joined Colorado authors Todd Mitchell and Teresa Funke and national authors Michael Shoulders and Polly Holyoke in imparting their love of the craft to the kids. “I’m hoping to show you that there is an author, a writer, a poet or an artist in each and every one of you,” said Reidy. She came prepared with a jubilation of props that succeeded in engaging the kids. A sparkly light-up wand signified the importance of thinking and dreaming in the writing process. Publishers’ rejections, meanwhile, were announced via the whoopie cushion. The kids played parts ranging from Reidy’s imagination to her illustrators to the delivery guy arriving with the freshly published book. The kids playing the readers, librarians and booksellers got to wear crowns, because

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A jade mosaic mask is included in the new exhibit “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, open in the new Morgridge Family Exploration Center at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, through Aug. 24. Courtesy photo

Denver Museum of Nature and Science travels back 13 centuries

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sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia. com Excitement is high as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science opens a new educational wing and a major exhibit on the ancient — and living — Maya: “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed.” The exhibit, organized through collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota; Museum of Science, Boston and San Diego Natural History Museum, is the largest exhibition about the Maya civilization ever to be displayed in the United States, according to the DMNS. It will run until Aug. 24. It combines artifacts that have not been exhibited before with hands-on activities and immersive environments such as an underworld cave, a recreation of a night sky and a mural room, enabling the visitor to explore once elegant cities as well as today’s Maya people. As they enter the exhibit, families will be introduced to the giant ceiba tree, which

if you go “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” will be at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science through Aug. 24. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver. Hours are generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with some special additions. There will be ongoing related programs for adults and children. See www.dmns.org or call 303-370-6000 for information about programs, tickets and more. connected cities and villages with Heaven and the underworld, through its deep root system. Themes of death and rebirth are repeated in Maya narratives, found on monuments, in writings, in burial sites. The exhibit looks at royalty as well as the common people — laborers and servants. Replicas of ancient stone structures carry stories of royal dynasties. As these structures are rediscovered, the understanding of an ancient world remains a study in progress. Families will learn how archaeologists decipher the glyphs they discover —and kids can learn to make their own glyph, one of many interactive opportunities. A timeline explores the history and translation of

the glyphs. The Maya were sophisticated astronomers and a new show in the Gates Planetarium will elaborate on Mayan skies, in addition to materials in the Anschutz Gallery exhibit. Budding engineers will be interested in learning about construction techniques of cities, roadways, pyramids, while historians will be interested in ideas about the underworld as well as an introduction to an early ball game. Learn about life and death, diet and lifestyle through artifacts, a recreated tomb and excavation. A recreation of three small mural-covered rooms discovered in Chiapas offer scenes of life at court, celebrations, war and more dated in the late 8th century. Visitors are encouraged to look for artifacts pictured in the murals. One more exhibit looks at Mayan households, where goods were produced — and still are today. One can touch a backstrap loom and learn about food production. And then, there’s the history of chocolate…

Find ‘City of Angels’ in Littleton Two plots mix Hollywood and noir in students’ performance By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia. com “City of Angels,” a challenging musical with book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by David Zippel, brings two interwoven storylines to Littleton High’s Mane Stage from Feb. 27 to March 1. kryssi martin is director, with Jim Farrell as music director and Don Emmons, orchestra conductor. One tale is about a 1940’s Hollywood film production and screenwriter Stine, portrayed in color. The other is about detective Stone, a tough private eye and his adventures (as written by Stine), played in black and white. Buddy Fidler is a Hollywood mogul who brings money to the film production, as well as an inclination to tinker with it. Most characters play parts in both stories, requiring quick changes in identity as both stories progress. The production should offer extensive learning opportuni-

if you go “City of Angels” plays at 7 p.m. Feb. 27-28; 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. March 1. Tickets: $10/$7/Senior citizens free. Box office is at LHS, 199 E. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, before performances or online at: www.seatyourself.biz/lhsperformingarts.

From Broadway to Denver stage The Denver Center Attractions 2014-15 season features Tony Award-winning hits and family favorites straight from Broadway including the national tour launch of “Pippin,” “Kinky Boots,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” “Motown the Musical,” “Annie,” and “Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking!” “Pippin” is back on Broadway for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago, and has now won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival! Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, “Kinky Boots” follows a struggling shoe factory owner who works to turn his business around with help from Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. Denver Center Attractions 2014-15 subscription packages start at eight payments of $21.38. Restrictions apply. To purchase a subscription, please call Denver Center Ticket Services: 303-893-4100 or 800-6411222, or visit the ticket office located in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex at Speer & Arapahoe. Subscription packages may be purchased online at www.denvercenter. org/bwaysubs.

Sonodas LoDo location closes

Kenny Sonoda, founding father of the Sonodas chain of sushi restaurants, has opted to call it quits on his LoDo eatery at 1620 Market St. after nearly 19 years. Sonoda, 65, is trying to retire, but his original spot at 3108 S. Parker Road in Aurora, a place he opened in 1995, will remain open. Here’s what Sonoda posted on www. sonodassushi.com: “With over 26 years in the business now behind me the time has come for me to hand up the knives and announce my retirement. And yet it is with more than a bit of sadness that I announce the closure of my Downtown Restaurant on Market Street on Feb. 15. “In 1973 I first came to Denver, Colorado, to help build and open the Gasho of Japan, a Japanese Hibachi style steak house in downtown Denver (1627 Curtis St.). In 1976, I returned to Denver to build a freestanding building of Gasho of Japan Restaurant. This time I build a replica of a 400-year-old Gasho farmhouse, found in Takayama City of Japan, the sister city to Denver, Colorado. This Gasho of Japan restaurant was located in DTC on Belleview and I-25 where Shanahan’s is currently standing.”

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Littleton High School actors Julie Merwin, John Ste Marie, Phil Huggins. Charlotte Grimm and Ella Kilror serve as a sort of Greek Chorus, commenting on the story in the musical “City of Angels.” Courtesy photo ties for the cast and crew involved. A group of vocalists appears throughout, serving as a sort of Greek chorus with related songs from a lively, but not well-known score. The musical opened on Broadway in December 1989 and played until January 1992, also playing in Los Angeles and London’s West End. I think we don’t see it performed often because of the complexity. Compliments to kryssi martin and her students for undertaking it.

Leading players at Littleton High are: Nick Luangphithack, Liam Sonke, Amelia Jacobs, Taylor Griggs, Jurnee Manley, Geona Martin and Jader Todeschi. They are supported by an ensemble in both stories. Cast members include all sorts of multifaceted Hollywood types — glamorous and shady — and the story shifts and at times gets rewritten in the course of the performance, so an audience needs to pay attention to keep track: an entertaining proposition.

According to the National Restaurant Association e-letter, Denver-based Chipotle’s position as lifestyle brand won the top spot on DigitalCoCo’s Restaurant Social Media Index, followed by McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Subway and Buffalo Wild Wings (all ick!) in the top five. Firehouse Subs and Hard Rock Cafe hit the top 10, both edging out Sonic and Jimmy John’s. The index measures influence, sentiment and engagement among more than 56 million social restaurant consumers. Read the complete blog at www.smartblogs.com/food-andbeverage/2014/02/13/2-big-brands-falloff-rsmi-top-10-rankings-replaced-bynew-contenders. Parker continues on Page 15

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Littleton’s Fine Arts Board holds its 48 annual “Eye of the Camera” exhibition from Feb. 21 to March 30 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Open during Museum hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 12 to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. 303-795-3950. th

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Cherry Creek mall finally fills Saks spot

Fans of luxury home goods and lifestyle purveyor Restoration Hardware — now rebranded as RH — are in store for an unprecedented shopping experience at Cherry Creek Shopping Center. Next year, RH will open a four-story, full-line design gallery in the space formerly occupied by Saks Fifth Avenue. “The intent of this larger footprint, full line design gallery is to showcase the depth of our growing product assortment,” said Gary Friedman, RH chairman and CEO. “Cherry Creek has been a sucnt po- cessful location for our existing store and top will be the first Rocky Mountain venue for this new broader expression of our l Taco brand.” At 53,000 square feet — more than ll four times the size of the existing Cherry d ging Creek store — the new, four-level, full-line design gallery will feature a multi-story atrium, outdoor garden and rooftop park. The existing Restoration Hardware will remain open during construction of the new flagship store.

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The Arapahoe Community College Art Department is collaborating with Littleton Adventist Hospital’s Healing Arts Program by mounting works by two faculty members, Marsha Wooley and Olga Vogler, in an area where all can enjoy them. The paintings will be in place March 1 through May 3 in the long hall that connects the hospital’s main lobby with the outpatient department. Wooley is a semi-retired art professor and practicing artist who grew up at many different locations, including Colorado where she developed her love for nature and western landscape. Vogler, who teaches at ACC, studied art at the Russian Academy in the Ural Mountains for five years. She came to Colorado to experience the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. The exhibit is open to the public.

The Denver Lyric Opera Guild, which includes many south area members, will hold its 30th annual competition for Colorado singers. Preliminaries will be 9 a.m. g to 5 p.m. March 1 at Bethany Lutheran trugturn Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. Finals will be 1 to 5 p.m. March 15, la, also at Bethany Lutheran. Opera lovers can attend free to hear tomorrow’s stars. The sub- DLOG welcomes new members and holds ents a monthly opera-oriented luncheon. See: www.DenverLyricOperaGuild.org for inforase mation. ter 41n the Lone Tree Symphony “Images of Nature and Light” is the er & theme for the 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 concert by be the Lone Tree Symphony at Lone Tree Arts r. Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Lone Tree resident Jacinda Bouton leads the orchestra in its 14th season. The program includes: “Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)” by he Ludwig Van Beethoven; “Rainbow Body,” a s y at modern work by Christopher Theofanidis, “Over the Waves” by Juvento Rosas and “A Salute to Cole Porter.” s At 7 p.m., before the Symphony performance, members of the Colorado Youth Symphony will entertain arriving guests with works by Bartok, Brahms and Bach. . s in Tickets cost $12/$6 and are available at the

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Boulder’s Bacaro closes

After 15 years in business in downtown Boulder, Bácaro Venetian Taverna is closing its doors on March 5. Chris Holston purchased Bacaro from Corrado Fasano within the past few months, and Holston will be doing major renovations to the space before opening

FEB. 20 BLOOD DRIVE Quadrant Building community blood drive is from 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Feb. 20 inside the Bighorn Room at 5445 DTC Parkway, Centennial. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Katie Scharlemann at 720489-8600 or Katelyn.scharlemann@cbre.com. FEB. 21 MARKETING PROGRAM Denver Social Media Marketing presents a seminar on Converting Leads to Sales at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 21 at the South Metro Denver Chamber Offices and Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial. Go to http://www.meetup.com/SocialMarketing/ events/148018372/.

This pastel floral painting by Arapahoe Community College art faculty member Olga Vogler will hang in a Littleton Adventist Hospital Healing Arts exhibit from March 1 to May 3. Courtesy photo box office or at www.lonetreeartscenter.org. There is an additional $3 handling fee. 720509-1000.

Tommy Castro sings the blues

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers will perform contemporary blues-rock at the Toad Tavern, 5302 S. Federal Circle, Littleton at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. The band is promoting its new release, “The Devil You Know” with Alligator Records. Tickets: $22 advance/$24 day of show. ToadTavern.com, 303-795-6877.

Molly Brown ballet

“Avoca: A Tale of Molly Brown” and “A Sleeping Beauty Tale” will be presented by Ariel Ballet at the Parker Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker, at 7:30 p.m. March 1 and 2 p.m. March 2. Tickets: $22/$20/$16, www.PACEcenteronline.org.

Cleo on Cleo

“Cleo on Cleo: Voices of Yesterday and Today” will feature new and repertory works by Cleo Parker Robinson Dance on two weekends: Performances at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 and 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre, 119 Park Avenue West, Denver. Tickets: 303-295-1759 ext. 13, www.cleoparkerdance.org. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets: 303-987-7845, www.Lakewood. org/tickets.

a new restaurant in late spring. Corrado is moving on to other business ventures, including PastaVino, where he’s part owner. To celebrate, Bácaro is offering 15 percent off all restaurant and bar purchases through March 5, (not including happy hour and other special discounts). The month-long farewell celebration will culminate with a Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday party on March 4.

DSA fashionistas win Goodwill event

On Feb. 7, Goodwill of Denver held its fourth annual Good Exchange Fashion Show & Clothing Swap. “Project Runway” star Mondo Guerra and international fashion guru Tim Gunn announced the winning outfit by designer Kellehanna E’Shawn and model Sade Preston, both Denver School of the Arts students. Yay! On The Town Junior, although not a fashion student, graduated from DSA.

Seen and heard

Eavesdropping on Denver Post sports columnist Benjamin Hochman on Twitter: ”People keep asking me who won the Carmelo (Anthony) trade. The answer, of course, is La La.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

FEB. 22 LEGISLATIVE FORUM The Audubon/Sierra Club annual

legislative forum is from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at First Plymouth Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. The forum is a chance to meet legislators and learn about the hot environmental topics that the General Assembly is working on. Continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by comments from Audubon and Sierra Club lobbyists. Panel on water issues at 10:15 a.m., lunch at noon, and discussion with invited legislators at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Register and pay online at www.denveraudubon.org/ programs/conservation, or call 303-973-9530. You also can send payment to: ASGD, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80128.

FEB. 25 TEEN ADDICTION Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network presents “Protecting Your Teen from Addiction” from 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 (event code: admhn22514) at the Southglenn Library, Room A, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial; and from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 (event code: admhn210) at the network’s Castle Rock office, 831 S. Perry St., Suite 100. In this class, you will learn about trends in substance abuse in our community, how to talk about drugs and alcohol, signs of substance abuse in teens, prevention and early intervention, effects of substances on the brain and brain development, and shifts in views on marijuana use and legalization. Use the event code listed to register for classes at Blacktie https://www.blacktiecolorado.com/index.cfm.

MARCH 12, APRIL 16 ADOPTION INFORMATION International Adoption Net presents free adoption information meetings from 7-8:30 p.m. March 12 and April 16 at 7500 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 250, Centennial. Have all of your questions about international and domestic adoption answered. Programs in Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Uganda, India and Mexico will be discussed. RSVP to 303-6910808 or info@internationaladoptionnet.org. MARCH 18 BEGINNER CLASS The Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society presents an introduction to genealogy, led by Deena Coutant, professional genealogist, fro DigiDeena Consulting. Presentation will cover general methods, record types and resources. Good for all levels as a brush-up session. Meeting is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. March 18 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Email CJ Backus, president, info@columbinegenealogy.org. APRIL 9, APRIL 10 WRITING CONTEST Creative Communication is accepting submissions for its essay contest, with divisions for grades 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through Feb. 18; and its poetry contest, with divisions for grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through April 10. Top 10 winners will be named in each division. Essays must be between 100 and 250 words on any non-fiction topic. Poetry must be 21 lines or less in English. Entries can made online at www.poeticpower.com or mail entries, labeled Poetry Contest or Essay Contest, to 159 N. Main, Smithfield UT 84335. Include author’s name, address, city, state and ZIP, current grade, school name, school address and teacher’s name. Home school students are welcome to enter. Selected entries of merit will be invited to be published in an anthology. An art contest for grades K-12 also is coming up. To enter, take a photo of your original artwork and enter it at www.celebratingart.com; deadline is April 9. Full contest information is available online, or call 435-713-4411.

ONGOING COMMUNITY EDUCATION Registration is now open for winter 2014 Community Education courses at Arapahoe Community College. ACC offers fun, non-credit and creative courses at its Littleton and Parker campuses, the ACC Art and Design Center, Hudson Gardens and Event Center and Highlands Ranch High School. A wide selection of recreational and educational online Community Education courses is available. Check out http://www.arapahoe.edu/community-education or call 303-797-5722.

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Chinese photographer’s work at RedLine Artist’s works to appear in U.S. for first time By Sonya Ellingboe

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A photograph by CHEN Man for the cover of “Vision” magazine is included in the exhibit: “A New Attitude: CHEN Man’s Provocative Interpretations of Contemporary Chinese Women” at RedLine Gallery from March 1 to April 27. Courtesy photo

RedLine’s exhibit, “A New Attitude: CHEN Man’s Provocative Interpretations of Contemporary Chinese Women,” has been curated by Julie Seagraves, executive director of the Asian Coordinating Council in Denver. The Chinese artist’s first exhibit in the U.S. will include 32 images and will run March 1 to April 27 at RedLine. It is the second part of a yearlong series focusing on female artists called “She Crossed the Line.” “CHEN Man’s work has

IF YOU GO “A New Attitude: CHEN Man’s Provocative Interpretations of Contemporary Chinese Women” runs from March 1 to April 27 at RedLine, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver. Admission is free. For schedule, see www.redlineart.org or call 303-296-4448. Subsequent shows in the “She Crossed the Line” series will be: “Senga Nengudi: The Performing Body” from June 6-July 20; “Harmony Hammond: Becoming/Unbecoming Monochrome” from Aug. 2 to Sept. 28; and “Surveying Judy Chicago” from Oct. 17 to Dec. 28. evolved since her first “Vision Magazine” cover in 2003. But the interaction of the real and imaginary, everyday and ideal, commercial art and Avant-garde art all continue to impact her photographs,” said Seagraves. CHEN Man was born in Beijing in 1980 and was drawing at a very early age. Her mother enrolled her in art classes and in a special arts high school, followed by graphics study at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

While still a student, she produced covers for “Vision Magazine,” described as a progressive Chinese art and fashion magazine, using post-production digital techniques that were new to China at the time. She also contributes regularly to Chinese editions of “Vogue,” “Elle,” “Harper’s Bazaar,” “Cosmopolitan” and “Esquire” and had a large exhibition of her work exhibited at the Chinese Culture Center in Manchester, UK in 2012. She writes of her inter-

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Dubac is back

“The Male Intellect: an Oxymoron,” Robert Dubac’s very funny one-man commentary on the nature of men, will be in Denver through March 2 as Avenue Theater’s annual February Girls Night Out presentation. Dubac cycles through five alter egos — male types — that will ring true as he ponders: “What do women want?” It’s funny for men too, but especially for women. The Avenue Theater is at 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $26.50/$23.50, 303-3215925, www.avenuetheater.com.

Paul Robeson’s life…

Has he left the house?

“I Go On Singing — Paul Robeson’s Life in His Words and Song” by Andrew Flack will be presented at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, Feb. 28 through March 9. Baritone Anthony Brown will perform words and songs of this most popular and controversial AfricanAmerican entertainer, directed by donnie l. betts. Performances: 7:30 Friday, Feb. 28, Saturdays March 1, 8; 2 P.M. Sundays March 2 and 9. (Preview Feb. 27). Tickets: $26/$22, 303-739-1970, www.AuroraFox. org.

“Lend Me a Tenor” by Ken Ludwig, a favorite American farce, will play at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, Feb. 21 through March 23. Katie Mangett is director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Thursday, March 20; 2:30 p.m. Sundays and Sat., March 22. Tickets: $26, with discounts available, 303-8567830, www.vintagetheatre.com.

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Frankie, Smudge, Jinx and Sparky… “Forever Plaid,” the 50s flashback by Stuart Ross will be presented by the Evergreen Chorale Feb. 21 through March 9 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Dr., Evergreen. Jack Schnepp is director, with musical direction by the Chorale’s Christine Gandreau. Performances: 7:30

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Dance tells a story “Swing” was originally conceived by Paul Kelly and choreographed and directed by Lynne Taylor-Corbet, who started her theatrical career at Littleton High School. It plays at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Downtown Littleton, from Feb. 21 through March 23. Matt Peters is director/choreographer and Donna Debreceni leads a live band. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. March 8 and Sundays; 6:30 p.m. March 2. Tickets: $20-$40, 303794-2787, ext. 5 or www.TownHallArtsCenter.com.

DATE CHANGE Scheduling problems have caused a change in the date and time for a reception for “First Impressions,” an exhibit of works by Littleton High School’s Studio Art

class. Originally scheduled for March 1, the reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. 303-795-0781.

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‘The Lyons,’ growls and claws included By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Lights go up on a very ordinary hospital room. Rita (Debra Persoff) sits near Ben’s bed, leafing through a shelter magazine, planning to redo the 40-year-old living room, where “every stain is a reminder of some disastrous day.” Ben (Joey Wishnia), dying of cancer, utters yet another string of profanity and protests that he likes the living room as it is. No sentimental goodbyes hover in this air. “I realize you’re not actually going to be there to enjoy it … just try to be positive,” she tells him, reinforcing the sense that this

if you go “The Lyons” plays at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, through March 9. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $26/$21 advance, 303-856-7830, www.vintagetheatre.com. As a note, Vintage has arranged with Centennial-based Copacabana Grill Catering to serve dinner in the lobby prior to performances for $15, with prior reservation. See the ticketing page on the Vintage website for information. marriage has meant 40 years of unhappy days for her. Daughter Lisa (Haley Johnson) arrives and we learn that she solves her issues through alcohol and is looking for a new AA sponsor. Son Curtis (Preston Lee Britton), a short

story writer, appears with a huge — and, given the circumstances, entirely inappropriate — plant and further unpleasantness ensues. Ben can’t accept Curtis’ sexual orientation. Curtis’ encounter with realtor/actor Brian (Nathan Bock) in Act II adds tarnish. Active playwright Nicky Silver has created an unrelentingly dysfunctional Jewish family — which is not a new concept in dramatic literature. Vintage Theatre’s production of “The Lyons” is a regional premiere. The play made an appearance on Broadway in 2012. Tart comments on society have been crafted with more skill elsewhere. Persoff’s Rita has some clever lines that lighten the play on occasion and this veteran actress makes the most of the part, but

Silver’s script doesn’t allow these otherwise skilled actors much room for the comic relief it needs to avoid being one-note — a deeply minor note. Darcy Kennedy, as a no-nonsense nurse, offers some relief and the play’s ending twists into the sunshine — sort of... Veteran director Bernie Cardell has assembled a strong, capable cast for “The Lyons” and he spoke with us last year about his pleasure in bringing a new play to Denver audiences. Given a choice, I’ll go for a new play almost every time and Vintage is to be complimented of giving it a production, but the reward from a new or unique perspective was missing for this viewer.

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Political thE “noon Hour,” a weekly event that allows the residents of Centennial to connect and

communicate with Mayor Cathy Noon is every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Civic Center building located at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road.

ProfEssional amErican association of University Women, Littleton-Englewood Branch invites

baccalaureates to participate in activities that further the goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings are usually Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial. Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Pam Hansen at 303-753-0838.

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Arapahoe trio going to state Littleton not as lucky, as Lions come up empty at regionals By Tom Munds

tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia. com Three Arapahoe wrestlers won the necessary battles at the Feb. 14-15 regional tournament to qualify for the Feb. 20-22 Class 5A state tournament being held at the Pepsi Center. Arapahoe’s three representatives at the state tournament will be John Daniel (126 pounds), Diego Garcia (152 pounds) and Jaylen Mosqueira (182 pounds). About 200 wrestlers, representing 13 weight classes, competed in the 5A Regional Tournament at Coronado High School with only the top four finishers in each weight class moving on to the state tournament. It was a double-elimination tournament where wrestlers who lose in the championship bracket continue their battle in the bid for the state-qualifying spots that go with third and fourth places. Daniels and Garcia each battled back from a loss to capture third in their respective weight classes. However, Mosqueira went through his bracket undefeated and won the 182-pound weight class championship by pinning Ty Taylor of Fruita Monument. “It was a tough championship match,” the victorious Arapahoe senior said. “My opponent was strong and had good technique. I was able to get an opening, put him on his back and pin him. Last year, I fell one place short of qualifying for state. This year, I felt I had an advantage coming into the

Arapahoe’s Jaylen Mosqueira works to put Ty Taylor of Fruita Monument on his back during the 182-pound championship match at the Class 5A Region 2 Wrestling Tournament at Coronado High School in Colorado Springs. Mosqueira pinned Taylor to win his weight class and earn a trip to the Feb. 20-22 State Championship Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center. Photo by Tom Munds tournament and I had a lot of confidence in my ability. … It would be nice to go to state and do well.” Mosqueira said he feels he is best when he is in the down position where he is on his hands and knees on the mat and his op-

ponent is kneeling and leaning on his back. “I feel from the bottom position, I almost always assure myself of scoring one point by escaping from the guy,” he said. “I am pretty strong and pretty quick which helps me scramble if my opponent gives me a

Class 5a state wrestling qualifiers The following are wrestlers from south metro schools who

Ponderosa, sr., 19-6; JT Stancil, Chaparral, sr., 37-5; Alex Bezugly, ThunderRidge, soph., 20-16; Ty Mervin, Legend, sr., 36-12.

170 — Luke Engler, Douglas County, jr., 26-15; Tanner Olson, Ponderosa, jr., 26-13; Mason Harms, Cherry Creek, sr., 38-4; Kaleb Geiger, Castle View, 34-5.

106 — Josh Finesilver, Cherry Creek, soph., 35-12; Gerimie

138 — Zach Finesilver, Cherry Creek, sr., 43-3; Joseph Huber, Ponderosa, jr., 20-6.

182 — Dylan Gabel, Ponderosa, sr., 40-2; Hunter Pasternack, Cherry Creek, sr., 30-11; Hudsen Marker, Castle View, jr., 26-10; Hayden Starr, Chaparral, sr., 27-6; Jaylen Mosqueira, Arapahoe, sr., 31-2.

have qualified for the Feb. 20-22 State High School Wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver: Meier, Castle View, frosh, 21-11; Hunter Matney, Ponderosa, fresh, 30-12; Tanner Mooney, Douglas County, jr., 38-7.

113 — Matt Finesilver, Cherry Creek, soph, 40-06; Jack Bull-

ock, Douglas County, jr., 26-10; Hayden Karren, Ponderosa, sr., 27-10; Frank Martinez, Chaparral, jr., 40-4.

126 — Mitch Finesilver, Cherry Creek, sr., 43-1; John Daniel,

Arapahoe, jr., 29-4; Dawson Cranmer, Chaparral, soph., 35-13; Kade Snider, Ponderosa, jr., 35-7

132 — A.J. Curtis, Cherry Creek, jr., 32-13; Devin Hoose,

145 — Jared Todd, Heritage, soph., 33-6; Robert Gambrell, Douglas County, jr., 38-7; Camden Roach, Chaparral, soph., 36-10; Torry Williams, Ponderosa, sr., 17-6.

152 — Aaron Trystad, Chaparral, soph., 32-9; Ryan Robb, Cherry Creek, sr., 19-14; Tyler Turco, Ponderosa, jr., 22-17; Diego Garcia, Arapahoe, sr., 28-6. 160 — Jacob Tarr, Chaparral, sr., 13-4; Kelton Good, Ponderosa, sr., 12-1.

195 — Matthew Stanley, ThunderRidge, jr., 32-9; Brett Erklenz, Ponderosa, sr., 21-16. 220 — Zach Summers, Douglas County, jr., 19-16. 285 — Dane Drimmer, Chaparral, jr., 37-5; Adam Tate, Douglas County, sr., 31-9; Blake Jacobs, ThunderRidge, sr., 27-11.

chance to break out of his control.” Littleton High School also had wrestlers at the Coronado regional. And while no one qualified for state for the Lions, heavyweight Aaron Pino-Valenzuela did come close as he finished fifth in his weight class. “I felt good and I feel I wrestled pretty well,” the sophomore said. “I started wrestling in middle school because my friends were wrestling. I play football and the coaches urged me to continue to wrestle because they said it would help me as a lineman. They were right. I feel wrestling helps me be a better football player.” Pino-Valenzuela said his focus now will be on throwing the shot for the track team and preparing for next football season. However, he also said will be working to improve his strength, wrestling techniques and stamina for next wrestling season. He added that getting to fifth place in regionals strengthened his confidence and he is looking forward to next season.

Heritage names new football coach Tyler Knoblock selected to head Eagles’ program By Tom Munds

tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia. com Heritage High School has announced the hiring of Tyler Knoblock as the Eagles new head football coach. Knoblock, of Oklahoma City, fills the position that was created when the school opted not to renew the contract of longtime coach Mike Griebel. “We advertised the position and received about 60 resumes and applications,” said Brock Becker, Heritage athletic director. “We created a screening committee, narrowed the field and brought three candidates in for final interviews. Committee members agreed Tyler rose to the top of the candidate list for us.” The new coach, his wife Sara and their two young daughters planned to visit the area Feb. 17 and 18. Knoblock was hoping to hold a players-only meeting and create an opportunity for his family to meet with players and parents at the school. Knoblock said, by phone on Feb. 13, that he felt the opening at Heritage was a fit on many levels for him. One reason he applied for the Heritage position was because he felt it was the right time for him to seek a

New Heritage football coach Tyler Knoblock, his wife Sara and daughters Ashlynn, 6, and Makenzie, 4, planned to visit the area from Oklahoma City on Feb. 17 and 18 to meet with players and parents. Courtesy photo head coaching position. “Another reason is … we have family, including my parents, living in Colorado and we have loved the state when we visited,” he said. “I felt comfortable in the interviews at

Heritage. Also, I was impressed by the students and the school, and I loved the feel of the community. I think those factors helped me decide this was a very desirable position. Fortunately, the school decided to hire

me.” Knoblock comes to Heritage after serving as an associate coach and offensive coordinator at Bishop McGuiness High School in Oklahoma City, where he helped the Fighting Irish make it to the Class 5A state semifinals in 2011 and 2012. In 2012, the team followed Knoblock’s game plans and led the state of Oklahoma in offense. The team also was named Oklahoma’s Academic Champion in 2011 and 2012. The new coach, who will teach math, probably algebra and geometry, said he always tailors his offense to the players available. “Our offense will be game-plan specific,” he said. “We may use the spread formation at times and, if we have the right people, shift to a full-house backfield. I am happy to see the players at Heritage are used to being academically challenged so we will use that intelligence to our advantage.” Knoblock was raised in a small Oklahoma town and played high school football. He said he had some football scholarship offers from some small schools but chose to accept an academic scholarship to University of Central Oklahoma. The new coach and his wife Sara have two daughters, Ashlynn, a 6-year-old and Makenzie, a 4-year-old. Knoblock said he is looking forward to living in the community and feels Heritage is the type of school he wants his daughters to attend.

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Warrior wins state title in water Arapahoe swimmer takes 200-yard freestyle crown By Jim Benton

jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Arapahoe junior Ella Moynihan was crowned the state champion in the 200-yard freestyle on Feb. 15 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton. Moynihan, who entered the meet as the top seed, won the finals in 1:49.55, beating out defending champion Erin Metzger-Seymour of Ralston Valley. “I was just so filled with pride for my school, I mean coming from Arapahoe with the year that we’ve had,” said Moynihan who was fourth in the 100 freestyle and was also on the Warriors’ third place 200 freestyle relay team. “I wanted it so bad for my school. … Seeing all my teammates out there cheering for me was amazing.” Moynihan made sure the finish wasn’t close as Metzger-Seymour was timed in at 1:50.72.

Arapahoe’s Ella Moynihan waves to the crowd after accepting her first-place medal during the state swimming championships Feb. 15 in Thornton. Photo by Jim Benton “I was going for it,” said Moynihan. “All of us are best friends. I was psyched. We are all so talented here, anything could have happened. It all went in my favor. I had Erin right next to me and Shelly (Drozda of Mountain Range) and those are both crazy competitors. I knew it was not going to come easy. I had to go out and earn that win. I don’t know if I could have swam any better. That was a personal best.”

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Abigail Kochevar, a sophomore at Rock Canyon, captured the 100yard backstroke with a winning time of 54.99 seconds. She was also third in the 50 freestyle. “It feels good to be a state champion,” said Kochevar. “I’ve been working on my backstroke for such a long time and to get this is like everything. I felt I had a chance but I was so overwhelmed with nerves and it helped to swim.” Regis Jesuit edged Fairview to win the state title, 254.50-248, in the team standings. Cherry Creek tied for fourth, Arapahoe sixth, ThunderRidge eighth, Heritage ninth and Rock Canyon 10th. In Class 4A, Valor Christian sophomore Brooke Stenstrom won two events at the state meet at Eldora Pool Ice Center in Fort Collins. Stenstrom captured the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.66 seconds and also was the state champion in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.70. She also swan the final leg of the Eagles 200 yards freestyle relay team that finished second to Thompson Valley. Valor was fifth in the team standings.

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Warrior girls split two on hardwood Arapahoe focused on final two league games, tourney seeding By Tom Munds

tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia. com Arapahoe’s fast-paced attack and aggressive defense produced a 64-37 win over Overland in Centennial League girls basketball action. “This is a good win as the league season winds down,” said Arapahoe coach Jerry Knafelc after the Feb. 12 victory. “We need to focus on winning the final games on the schedule so we get the best possible seeding in the playoffs. Tonight, we were a little sloppy at times, didn’t shoot as well from outside as we usually do but overall we did some good things and got the win.” The third-place Warriors took a step back on Feb. 14, as fourth-place Mullen (11-10, 7-5 Centennial) beat them, 52-48, to move within a game of third. Following the two games the Warriors stand at 13-8 overall and 8-4 in league play. The final two games

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Arapahoe’s Mikaela Moore (40) grabs a rebound in the middle of the lane and three Overland defenders during the Warriors’ 64-37 victory Feb. 12 in Centennial League action. Moore was tied for the team lead in rebounds with eight. Photo by Tom Munds

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Church of Christ Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Wednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

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

SErviCES:

Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

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

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop 10926 E. Democrat Rd. Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

303-798-8485 Parker

Community Church of Religious Science

An Evangelical Presbyterian Church Sunday Worship 10:30 4825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd. Castle Rock • canyonscc.org 303-663-5751 “Loving God - Making A Difference”

A place for you

Denver Tech Center

Welcome Home!

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

Sunday services held in the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel

Join us at Sheraton Denver Tech Center 7007 S Clinton Street in Greenwood Village (nearby I-25 and Arapahoe Rd.)

www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Highlands Ranch

303 798 6387 Meets at the Marriott DTC 4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237

10 am every Sunday Free parking

www.gracepointcc.us

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

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

Spiritual Ancestry Pastor Mark Brewer

Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am Sunday

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

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

...19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker 80138

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

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom Sunday Service

& Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Visit our website for details of classes & upcoming events.

303.805.9890

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

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Open and Welcoming

Current Study:

at the Parker Mainstreet Center

Congregation Beth Shalom

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510 9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

Parker

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February 21, 2014

Sterne Park project four months behind Drainage work was to be complete last November By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com Although it looks like a tornado hit the south side of Sterne Park and traffic in the neighborhood has been diverted for months, those responsible are asking for just a little more patience. “I can appreciate everybody’s impatience, but we’ll get a good project up at the end of the day,”

said Richard G. Borchardt, senior project engineer with the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. The work started in July 2013 and was originally anticipated to wrap up by November of that year. Delays came in the form of weather and some utility work costing more than expected, said Borchardt. He says they’ll finish the majority of construction in the first week of March, and go back when the temperature reaches 50 degrees and rising to complete the paving and landscaping. “We are committed to landscape restoration and paving before the project is complete

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their team’s lead after two quarters. Midway through the third period, Knafelc began making frequent substitutions. But the reserves continued to build the Arapahoe advantage. “We’ve played this style the four years I have been the coach,” Knafelc said. “Last year it obviously worked very well as our team was 24-3 and made it to the Final Four.

and final payment is made to the contractor,” said City Manager Michael Penny in an email to Councilman Jerry Valdes, who is not pleased with the pace or the progress. “It drives me nuts,” he said. “If it was a private company doing it for profit, they would get this done. They just keep dragging it out.” The project is being managed by UDFCD and the City of Littleton. When it’s done, there will be new culverts on Little’s Creek at Lake and Parkhill avenues and Crocker Street. “Hopefully it looks better than it did before, that’s our goal,” said

“This team is good and I believe they have the potential to take us to the Final Four again. There is one dominant team and a lot of good teams that I feel we can match up well against. But, right now, we need to focus on the next three games, one game at a time. We want to focus on playing our best basketball in the games remaining on the schedule because they have an impact on where we finish in league.” Ten of the 11 players on Arapahoe’s roster put points on the board against Overland. Haas finished the night as the leading

Improvements at Sterne Park are taking longer than expected. Photo by Jennifer Smith Borchardt. “And it will improve the drainage through that area of Littleton. There was a risk of flooding on Little’s Creek and local street drainage around the park.” Valdes hopes calling attention

scorer with 13 points while Tugman scored 11 points and Jennah Knafelc scored nine. Haas and Moore each had eight rebounds, while Moore led the team in assists with six. “I scored a few more points than usual but, I focus more on getting passes to teammates who have the open shots,” Hass said, talking about the teamwork on display on the night. “Last year, most of my points came inside but this year I am trying to improve my outside shooting.” The senior said she tried to use her height to crash the boards and uses her

to the situation will light a fire under the contractors. “There is just no sense of urgency with this thing,” he said. “I wish I could click my heels and get this done.”

quickness to play aggressive defense. “I try to keep the other players away from the basket and, if they do drive, get in position to block the shot,” she said. “I am working on continuing to play good defense plus I am working to improve my ability to score points for the team.” Haas, a three-sport athlete, plays volleyball, basketball and also competes in the long jump, high jump and triple jump for the Warrior track team. She has committed to play basketball next year for the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce announces Calendar of Events 4th Annual “B.I.G. Day” For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber Local nonprofits with projects to complete can apply Dozens of area non-profits with thousands of volunteers working together makes for a great day. And, that’s the goal for the 2014 edition of the B.I.G. (Be Involved Give) Day set for Saturday, April 26th from 8:30 to 12:00. The fourth installment of this annual event promises to be bigger and more productive than ever. “Last year’s event surpassed all our expectations,” says John Brackney, President and CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. “Over 300 volunteers spent a Saturday morning at 22 non-profit agencies. Non-profits got to showcase all they do to volunteers from the business community and relationships were created. Best of all, everyone had a great time. We expect this year to be continue the tradition of getting bigger and better each year!” B.I.G. stands for “Be Involved, Give.” Because of the huge success of last year’s event, the goal is to have over one-thousand volunteers spend Saturday morning at even more non-profits. Laurian Horowitz, Owner/Instructor of Colorado Life Lessons is again coordinating the sign-up of local non-

profits interested in taking part in what’s become an annual event that thousands look forward to. “The B.I.G. Day is an amazing day where our community can come together to volunteer.” says Horowitz. “For a nonprofit, it is a great opportunity to showcase themselves, to a new audience perhaps, and gain long term volunteers, monetary and in kind donations, as well as join forces with service organizations to complete huge projects in a short period of time.” Last year’s B.I.G. Day volunteers did everything from planting vegetables at Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, to painting and preparing for the summer season at Dinosaur Ridge, to trail clean up with the South Suburban Park Foundation, to putting together and delivering meals for TLC Meals on Wheels - the list goes on and on. Children are welcome for most activities making it a fantastic family event and one that will build a sense of community in young minds. Slots for nonprofit organizations to take part in this year’s event are beginning to fill up and Horowitz urges those interested to contact her either by phone at 303-257-9589 or e-mail

at Laurian@ColoradoLiveLessons. com. There are currently 21 nonprofit organizations signed on and nonprofits do not need to be Chamber Investors in order to get involved in this event. Sign up for individual and corporate team volunteers will begin on March 1st. Brackney adds, “Imagine all that we can accomplish with thousands of volunteers?! And all of the projects our community non-profits can get done through this great event!” For updated information about the 2014 B.I.G. Day, visit the South Metro Denver Chamber Meetup site at www.Meetup.com/bestchamber/ events/124096422 or contact Laurian Horowitz at 303-257-9589.

events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Thursday, February 20th: Health & Wellness Initiative Advisory Board Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial 2014 FirstBank Community Leaders Forum Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton Are You Prepared? Emergency Crisis in the Workplace Safety Seminar Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial Centennial Gun Club Grand Opening and Ribbon Shooting 6649 Paris St., Centennial 1st Annual E.L.I.T.E. Dodgeball Tournament Littleton Family YMCA, 11 West Dry Creek Ct., Littleton

Friday, February 21st: Social Marketing for Business: Converting Leads to Sales Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial Rocky Mountain Energy Council Board of Advisors Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Sunday, February 23rd: 2014 American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb Republic Plaza, 370 17th Street, Denver

Monday, February 24th: 2013 B.I.G. Day volunteers gather at the South Metro Denver Chamber to celebrate putting in over 1500 volunteer hours in one morning.

Ribbon Cuttings

Women in Leadership Advisory Board Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial Chamber Ambassador Orientation Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Tuesday, February 25th: Business Bible Study Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Wednesday, February 26th: South Metro Denver Chamber Day at the Capitol State Capitol Bldg., 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver Centennial Business Coalition: BRE Interview Training Volcano Asian Cuisine, 10440 E. Arapahoe Rd., Centennial Health and Wellness Initiative Speaker Series: Colorado Health Institute Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Thursday, February 27th: Cultural Business Alliance: Secrets of Cross Cultural Alliances... Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

Friday, February 28th: The Sliding Door Company opened their first Denver showroom with a ribbon cutting celebration and party. Among the beautifully presented doors, guests enjoyed food and beverages while trying out the company’s flexible options. The company features a multitude of designs to enhance home, office, and work spaces in frosted, semitransparent, and clear tempered glass. www.slidingdoorco.com

Despite the snowfall, it was a great affair as Discover Health and Wellness celebrated the opening of their fifth location in the Denver metro area with a ribbon cutting. Family, friends, clients and fellow Chamber Investors joined in the fun as they enjoyed healthy fare and beverages while touring the facility. The office offers chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy, and toxic cleansing services. www.discoverhealthandwellness.com

President’s Leadership Forum Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial Chamber Unplugged: Be Prepared for Disaster! Chamber Conference Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Centennial

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February 21, 2014

New Parker eatery to embrace history

Brent Walker to bring old style to former Warhorse Inn By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@ coloradocommunitymedia.com The restaurateur who bought the shuttered Warhorse Inn is developing a concept that embraces the history of the building. Brent Walker, the man behind the three Earl’s Restaurant and Bar locations in Colorado, purchased one of the most coveted spots on Mainstreet in January after an “aligning of the stars.” His vision for the locale is one that celebrates the storied life of the Parker Garage, an old auto repair and filling station that has been converted into various uses since. Walker makes it clear that he is not seeking to establish a theme restaurant, but rather a gathering place that allows the “old architecture to tell the story.” Of course, such an endeavor is not exactly an easy or inexpensive process. “It’s an older building,” Walker says. “It’s got a lot of challenges that we’re discovering on a daily basis as to what it’s going to take to get it reconditioned, make it look a lot like it used to.” The interior spots that have been stripped to the original brick reveal scorch

marks from one of three fires to hit the building in its first seven decades. The new owners, including two in-state partners, are awaiting permits to get a closer inspection. The ultimate goal is to “take everything down to the original walls and build everything back up on the inside,” said Walker, who was 20 years old when he started as a bartender at an Earl’s that was opening in a suburb of Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada. The timing in which the restaurant changed hands was opportune. Walker, who lives in Tallyn’s Reach in southeast Aurora, left Earl’s last spring in search of a fresh adventure in the restaurant industry. A friend who works in downtown Parker mentioned last fall that the famed Warhorse Inn was up for sale. A tour of the building, guided by Warhorse Inn founder Stevan Strain, brought Walker to a faded picture on the wall. The image showed the simple façade of the Parker Garage with two men in period dress standing out front. It prompted Walker to dream up the restaurant concept, one that uses the name of the first business there. The interior will include an open kitchen that enhances an atmosphere already enlivened by the old brick, metal trusses and barrel roof. There are good restaurants in the Parker area, but the landmark’s char-

A new downtown restaurant is adopting a theme that pays homage to the old Parker Garage on Mainstreet. The building has served many purposes, most recently as the Warhorse Inn. Courtesy photo acter will help separate it from the “usual suspects,” Walker said. Walker traveled the world while working with Earl’s and had a chance to see the role that food plays in different cultures. That international flair will periodically find its way onto the menu. “We want to bring the world to Parker and share some of those experiences that we’ve got,” he said. “We really want to change the landscape of dining in Parker and have people look forward to a different experience.” While many of the details are still be-

ing worked out, including the menu and a definitive opening date, Walker is eager to share his experience and love of food and wine with Parker. Likewise, the neighborhood is anticipating the arrival of a new independent eatery. Josh Rivero, who owns Fika Coffee House across the street from the future Parker Garage, says it’s encouraging that Walker comes from the restaurant business. “Everybody on Mainstreet is excited,” Rivero said.

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February 21, 2014

Rapid Fire sees rapid success Survival store in downtown Littleton marks two years By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Dawn Huston spent her birthday in 2004 holed up in a flat in the Virgin Islands, weathering Hurricane Ivan. “It’s almost like a scream, and it doesn’t stop,” she recalls. “It goes right to the bone.” She and husband Steven Puckett listened until it stopped three days later, then emerged to witness the carnage. “You really start to value life,” she said. “There were boats on streets, streets missing, clumps of trees … it was remarkable.” But for the next two days, they watched friends and strangers band together to muster a sense of normalcy. “People didn’t just sit on the sidelines waiting for help,” she said. “There was remarkable collaboration.” That experience, along with others they’ve had during their travels over the last eight years they’ve been together, have brought them to where they are today, Huston believes — as the proud owners of Rapid Fire Bunker survival shop in downtown Littleton. They opened the shop two years ago, and have already branched out into franchising. At first it seemed an unlikely destiny. She came from the world of finance, Puckett from informa-

tion technology. They then met retired psychologist and jewelry maker George Dorry, their hero. Shortly after meeting him, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. “He was an amazing man,” said Huston. “He spent the last year making things that would protect people he loved after he knew he would no longer be here to protect them.” Things like emergency kits to keep in the car, being stocked with first-aid supplies, blankets and the like. “That was our rallying cry, his legacy of helping people who don’t have others to help them,” she said. Huston knows there’s a certain sense of skepticism about the “prepper” community, but it’s a far cry from what you see on TV, she says. In fact, they’ve turned down three opportunities to splay their store open across the airwaves. “Reality shows, unfortunately, have taken the subject and, almost on a dangerous level, made it less credible,” she said. She prefers to think of it as honoring the nation’s roots, when homesteaders had to carry everything they needed for sustenance and protection on their journeys. In fact, she sees a benevolence and strength to what they do that makes her wonder why more women aren’t in the industry. “It’s very male-dominated, but at the same time, putting a softer and more nurturing face on an industry that is nurturing seems very natural to me,” she said. Reflecting that softer side, the store carries heirloom seeds for

Steven Puckett and Dawn Huston own Rapid Fire Bunker in downtown Littleton. Photo by Jennifer Smith grains, fruits, medicinal herbs and flowers. There are comfort foods like chicken alfredo, pancake batter and apple-cinnamon cereal — albeit, much of it in the form of meals-ready-to-eat. By way of nurturing, there are classes on first aid, edible plants, women’s self-defense, triage and more. But as the name implies, Rapid Fire does indeed carry guns, everything from rifles on down to a pink camouflage .22. They also have crossbows, stun guns, pepper spray, mace, tomahawks, machetes, stun guns and a wide variety of knives.

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GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope

There is also anything you could ever imagine needing on a camping trip and then some, including fire-protection blankets, underground ammunition storage containers, water-purification systems and more. The couple was grateful to have a well-stocked emergency kit in their own car last June, when the Bluebell Fire in Evergreen came within a half-mile of their home. “It doesn’t matter how prepared you are, it’s always terrifying,” she said. “It’s not a question of if you might have to be ready for something like that, it’s a

question of when.” But it’s how ordinary people deal with such unexpected disaster that makes Huston proud to wake up and go to work every day. “I fall in love every single day with the people who come in this store,” she said. “I’m most proud for the strength and the Americanism and the heroism of every one of them who come through those doors. It makes me proud to be an American and to be here in Littleton, because people like them are the backbone of the community — the fighters, the ones that remember we are Americans and we have a voice.”

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF FEb 17, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Some unsettling facts about a past situation could come to light. And while you’d love to deal with it immediately, it’s best to get more information to support your case. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) A straightforward approach to a baffling situation is best. Don’t allow yourself to be drawn into an already messy mass of tangles and lies. Deal with it and move on. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Don’t be discouraged or deterred by a colleague’s negative opinion about your ideas. It could actually prove to be helpful when you get around to finalizing your plan.

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GALLERY OF GAMES

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Ignore that sudden attack of “modesty,” and step up to claim the credit you’ve so rightly earned. Remember: A lot of people are proud of you and want to share in your achievement. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) A financial “deal” that seems to be just right for you Leos and Leonas could be grounded more in gossamer than substance. Get an expert’s advice to help you check it out. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Don’t ignore that suddenly cool or even rude attitude from someone close to you. Asking for an explanation could reveal a misunderstanding you were completely unaware of. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Unless you have sound knowledge, and not just an opinion, it’s best not to step into a family dispute involving a legal matter, regardless of whom you support. Leave that to the lawyers. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) An awkward situation presents the usually socially savvy Scorpian with a problem. but a courteous and considerate approach soon helps clear the air and ease communication. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A calmer, lesstense atmosphere prevails through much of the week, allowing you to restore your energy levels before tackling a new challenge coming up by week’s end. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Your approach to helping with a friend or family member’s problem could boomerang unless you take time to explain your method and how and why it (usually!) works. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Someone who gave you a lot of grief might ask for a chance for the two of you to make a fresh start. You need to weigh the sincerity of the request carefully before giving your answer. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Too much fantasizing about an upcoming decision could affect your judgment. better to make your choices based on what you know now rather than on what you might learn later. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of seeing the best in people and helping them live up to their potential. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Public Notices Public Notice

Public Notice

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1597-2013

Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1614-2013 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 26, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): CRAIG S. HAYNES AND LISA K. HAYNES Original Beneficiary(ies): BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF COLORADO Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I INC. Date of Deed of Trust: November 15, 2004 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 18, 2004 Recording Information (Reception Number): B4201361 Original Principal Amount $368,419.60 Outstanding Principal Balance $322,686.36 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 133, LIBERTY HILL II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.: 1880432 Also known by street and number as: 7018 SOUTH GRAPE WAY, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/26/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent ● IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 11/26/2013 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 302, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 13-913-25535 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 1614-2013 First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 19, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Jane E. Stern and Ted Stern Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Accredited Home Lenders, Inc. a California Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3 Asset-Backed Notes Date of Deed of Trust: May 13, 2004 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: May 26, 2004 Recording Information (Reception Number): B4095774 Original Principal Amount: $132,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $115,579.72 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 188, BLOCK 1, HIGHLAND VIEW II, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 8165 S. Fillmore Way, Littleton, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 20, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Ryan L. Roe and Penney L. Roe Original Beneficiary(ies): Beneficial Mortgage Co. of Colorado Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I INC. Date of Deed of Trust: October 20, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 25, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5160309 Re-Recording Information (Reception Number): B9081836 Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 29, 2009 Original Principal Amount: $257,894.31 Outstanding Principal Balance: $248,810.71 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE AND STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 3, BLOCK 2, RIDGE MANOR, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6861 S GREENWOOD ST, LITTLETON, CO 80120. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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Notices February 21, 2014

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1609-2013

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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/23/2014 Last Publication: 2/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent ● IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 11/20/2013 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 302, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 223-7883 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 13-913-25438 ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 1609-2013 First Publication: 1/23/2014 Last Publication: 2/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1655-2013 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 17, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Steven P Sanner Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Franklin American Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust: July 07, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 18, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3155345 Original Principal Amount: $97,285.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $81,732.22 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 209 East Highline Circle #201, Littleton, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 17, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Steven P Sanner Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Franklin American Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust: July 07, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 18, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3155345 Original Principal Amount: $97,285.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $81,732.22 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 209 East Highline Circle #201, Littleton, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 04/16/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 2/20/2014 Last Publication: 3/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent ● IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/17/2013 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Emily Jensik #31294 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 Jennifer H. Trachte #40391 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204 (303) 8131177 Attorney File # 9105.06205 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 1655-2013 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 209-201, HIGHLINE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 IN BOOK 2873 AT PAGE 367 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 AS RECEPTION NO. 1786266, BOOK 36 AT PAGES 31 AND 32 OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACE 555C, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 1655-2013 First Publication: 2/20/2014 Last Publication: 3/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1659-2013 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 18, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Erika Brainard Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for WR STARKEY MORTGAGE, L.L.P. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Nationstar Mortgage LLC Date of Deed of Trust: August 06, 2009 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 10, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number): B9086649 Original Principal Amount: $245,471.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $239,708.42 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 29, BLOCK 2, ARAPAHOE HIGHLANDS, FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1710 East Jamison Place, Centennial, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: Public Notice On December 10, 2013, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of ElecCOMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in CRS §38-38-103 the County of Arapahoe records. FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1659-2013 Original Grantor(s): John Buckingham Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage ElecTo Whom It May Concern: This Notice is tronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting given with regard to the following desolely as nominee for Cherry Creek Mortscribed Deed of Trust: gage Co., Inc. On December 18, 2013, the undersigned Tocaused advertise your publicCurrent notices callof303-566-4100 Holder Evidence of Debt: RanPublic Trustee the Notice of Elecdom Properties Acquisition Corp III tion and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Date of Deed of Trust: the County of Arapahoe records. December 22, 2005 Original Grantor(s): Erika Brainard County of Recording: Arapahoe Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage ElecRecording Date of Deed of Trust: Decemtronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting ber 30, 2005 solely as nominee for WR STARKEY Recording Information (Reception MORTGAGE, L.L.P. Number): B5195459 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Original Principal Amount: $147,570.00 Nationstar Mortgage LLC Outstanding Principal Balance: Date of Deed of Trust: August 06, 2009 $141,438.70 County of Recording: Arapahoe Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you Recording Date of Deed of Trust: are hereby notified that the covenants of August 10, 2009 the deed of trust have been violated as Recording Information (Reception follows: failure to pay principal and inNumber): B9086649 terest when due together with all other Original Principal Amount: $245,471.00 payments provided for in the evidence of Outstanding Principal Balance: debt secured by the deed of trust and oth$239,708.42 er violations thereof. Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE are hereby notified that the covenants of A FIRST LIEN. the deed of trust have been violated as The property to be foreclosed is: follows: failure to pay principal and inSEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO terest when due together with all other AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and othAlso known by street and number as: er violations thereof. 7440 S Blackhawk St #13303, Englewood, THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE CO 80112. A FIRST LIEN. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN The property to be foreclosed is: IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURLOT 29, BLOCK 2, ARAPAHOE HIGHRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN LANDS, FILING NO. ONE, COUNTY OF OF THE DEED OF TRUST. ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1710 East Jamison Place, Centennial, CO NOTICE OF SALE 80122. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN secured by the Deed of Trust, described IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURherein, has filed Notice of Election and RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN Demand for sale as provided by law and OF THE DEED OF TRUST. in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given NOTICE OF SALE that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt on Wednesday, 04/09/2014, at the East secured by the Deed of Trust, described Hearing Room, County Administration herein, has filed Notice of Election and Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Demand for sale as provided by law and Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and in said Deed of Trust. best bidder for cash, the said real propTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given erty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for on Wednesday, 04/16/2014, at the East the purpose of paying the indebtedness Hearing Room, County Administration provided in said Evidence of Debt seBuilding, 5334 South Prince Street, cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and fees, the expenses of sale and other items best bidder for cash, the said real propallowed by law, and will issue to the purerty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for provided by law. First Publication: 2/13/2014 the purpose of paying the indebtedness Last Publication: 3/13/2014 provided in said Evidence of Debt seName of Publication: Littleton Independent cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' ● IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED fees, the expenses of sale and other items TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO allowed by law, and will issue to the purFILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO provided by law. CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; First Publication: 2/20/2014 DATE: 12/10/2013 Last Publication: 3/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for ● IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorTO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO ado FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO The name, address, business telephone CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; number and bar registration number of the DATE: 12/18/2013 attorney(s) representing the legal holder of Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the indebtedness is: the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorRobert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 ado Lisa Cancanon #42043 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Emily Jensik #31294 The name, address, business telephone Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 number and bar registration number of the Jennifer H. Trachte #40391 attorney(s) representing the legal holder of Monica Kadrmas #34904 the indebtedness is: Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 Robert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BanLisa Cancanon #42043 nock St., Denver, CO 80204 (303) 813Emily Jensik #31294 1177 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 The Attorney above is acting as a debt Jennifer H. Trachte #40391 collector and is attempting to collect a Monica Kadrmas #34904 debt. Any information provided may be Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 used for that purpose. Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BanAttorney File # 2345.00051 ©Public Trustees' Association of Colornock St., Denver, CO 80204 (303) 813ado Revised 9/2012 1177 Attorney File # 9696.03325 1636-2013 Exhibit A The Attorney above is acting as a debt PARCEL A: collector and is attempting to collect a CONDOMINIUM UNIT R-13-303, WINDdebt. Any information provided may be MILL CREEK AMENDMENT NO. 3, ACused for that purpose. CORDING TO THE CONDOMIN1UM ©Public Trustees' Association MAP RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 23, of Colorado Revised 9/2012 2002, AT RECEPTION NO. B2177288, Legal Notice NO.: 1659-2013 AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN First Publication: 2/20/2014 THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION Last Publication: 3/20/2014 FOR WINDMILL CREEK RECORDED Name of Publication: Littleton Independent JANUARY 3, 2002, AT RECEPTION NO. B2001524, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNT CLERK AND RECORDER, Public Notice COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, AND ANY AND ALL COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS CRS §38-38-103 THERETO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 1636-2013 STATE OF COLORADO PARCEL B: To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is CONDOMINIUM UNIT G-11-D, WINDgiven with regard to the following deMILL CREEK AMENDMENT NO. 3, ACscribed Deed of Trust: CORDING TO THE CONDOMIN1UM On December 10, 2013, the undersigned MAP RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 23, Public Trustee caused the Notice of Elec2002, AT RECEPTION NO. B2177288, tion and Demand relating to the Deed of AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN Trust described below to be recorded in THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION the County of Arapahoe records. FOR WINDMILL CREEK RECORDED Original Grantor(s): John Buckingham JANUARY 3, 2002, AT RECEPTION NO. Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage ElecB2001524, IN THE OFFICE OF THE tronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting COUNT CLERK AND RECORDER, solely as nominee for Cherry Creek MortCOUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF gage Co., Inc. COLORADO, AND ANY AND ALL Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: RanAMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS dom Properties Acquisition Corp III THERETO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, Date of Deed of Trust: STATE OF COLORADO December 22, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Legal Notice NO.: 1636-2013 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: DecemFirst Publication: 2/13/2014 ber 30, 2005 Last Publication: 3/13/2014 Recording Information (Reception Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Number): B5195459 Original Principal Amount: $147,570.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $141,438.70 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE

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