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Trail planning moves forward in Elizabeth Path for walking, biking will circle town when completed BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Bareback bronc riding drew large crowds Jan. 15 for the MLK African-American Heritage Rodeo during the National Western Stock Show. PHOTOS COURTESY BRETT STAKELIN/BRETTSTAKELIN.COM

Stock show touts near-record attendance STAFF REPORT

The recently concluded 112th National Western Stock Show boasted the second highest attendance in the show’s history, with 705,574 visitors, according to a stock show news release. The largest stock show attendance was in 2006 for the 100th anniversary, with 726,972 people. “We appreciate every person, young and old, from near and far that came out to make memories with us,” Paul Andrews, president and CEO of the National Western Stock Show, said in the news release. “To host over 700,000 guests in 16 days is tremendous, not to mention historic.” The National Western Scholarship Trust is funded by three primary sources, and each source had “a remarkable year,” according to the news release. SEE SHOW, P8

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Work is nearing completion on the design of the first two phases of the walking and biking trail that will eventually circle Elizabeth. “Phases one and two of the trail are designed to be about 6,800 feet long,” said Grace Swanson, Elizabeth community development director. “The path will be either concrete or finely crushed rock. We hope to see construction begin about August.” She said the initial work will be clearing vegetation by hand along portions of the trail, so putting down the surface will probably start by October. The first phase of trail would proceed from the Elizabeth Park and Recreation trail extending west across Running Creek with a new pedestrian bridge and then the trail would extend south under Highway 86 to Maple Street, connecting into Main Street through Spruce Street. The proposed cost of phase one and two of the trail will be approximately $1.4 million. Swanson said grants from the Colorado Department of Highways and Greater Outdoors Colorado make up about $1.3 million of the cost, with Elizabeth providing about $100,000 to cover the costs. She said that later in the trail construction process a portion of it will be built by CDOT. Swanson said that is because CDOT planned to build a connection from Highway 86 to Elizabeth Middle School as part of a road project in the area. Part of the construction plans were for a sidewalk along the side of the connection. The city worked with CDOT to increase the width of the sidewalk from SEE TRAIL, P8

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Economic forecast: Fair to partly cloudy Colorado is enjoying boom years, but challenges loom, experts say BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado’s roaring economy, though still a national leader, may be beginning to calm somewhat, while pressures in the state — such as stagnant wages and skyrocketing housing prices — as well as national concerns continue to bear down. That was the message at the annual South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce 2018 Economic Forecast Breakfast, held at CU South Denver in Lone Tree on Jan. 19. The breakfast featured a slate of speakers from the upper echelons of financial research, who painted a complex portrait of a strong economy not without its challenges. Colorado can expect to add around 175,000 jobs this year, a rate a little diminished from previous years, said Richard Wobbekind, the executive director of the Business Research Division at the University of Colorado Boulder. “Colorado is still clearly among the fastest-growing states” in terms of job growth, Wobbekind said. “We’re ranked about 20th right now. These aren’t the kind of numbers as in the last few years, where we were consistently a top five state, but it’s very consistent with our forecasts.” Among the biggest problems facing employers is finding enough skilled workers, Wobbekind said. “There’s no sector of our economy that can find enough skilled workers,” Wobbekind said. “This isn’t all about CPAs or computer scientists. It’s about plumbers, electricians and construction workers.” Colorado’s economic growth is uneven, with the northern Front Range leading the way with strong growth in the energy and tech sectors. Grand Junction and Pueblo, however, are growing at a rate slower than the national average, Wobbekind said. Despite strong growth, Wobbekind said, Colorado’s economy will have to wrestle with two stubborn problems:

Budget dysfunction at the federal level could weigh on the economy in coming years, warned Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. DAVID GILBERT relatively slow wage growth and rising housing prices. A recent report from the Bell Policy Center — a Denver-based group that works to “advance economic opportunity in Colorado,” according to its website — found that when adjusted for inflation, wages in Colorado are up only about 3 percent, or $33 a week since 2000. Meanwhile, housing prices have soared and inventory has plummeted. Colorado’s statewide home value index showed an average of $344,000 in December, up from just over $200,000 in 2012. “We have the second-worst ratio of wage growth to the growth of housing prices, behind only Washington D.C.,” Wobbekind said. “Housing prices are really significantly outstripping wages, and this is the red flag we’re paying a lot of attention to.” Close to two-thirds of the jobs being created in the state are below the average annual wage, he said, which stood at $54,664 statewide last year, slightly above the national average of $53,621. Housing inventory remains a problem. Between 2001-07, Colorado had 119,895 more housing units than households, but in recent years the numbers flipped: from 2008-16, the state had 107,409 more households than housing units. One number that spurred some optimism is the average rent statewide. While the state saw double-digit percentage hikes in average rent for several years, rent increases are expected to hover around 4 percent in 2018, with average rents at the end of 2017 at $1,346, up from $848 in 2008.

The national problem Looming federal issues could come to bear on Colorado and the nation, said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, a pair of Washingtonbased nonpartisan public policy institutes. “Federally, we may be entering a period of budgeting week-by-week,” MacGuineas said. “It would be amusing if it weren’t so horrifying. This is a country, the biggest economy in the world, that’s regularly operating without a budget.” The federal budget affects all sectors of the economy, MacGuineas said. “When President Trump entered office, he inherited the worst fiscal situation of any president other than Truman,” MacGuineas said. “Now, that’s not to trash the previous administration. They inherited one of the worst economies of any president. They were just trying to keep us from going into a deeper recession.” The national debt is 77 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, MacGuineas said, twice the historical average, and twice where it was when the recession hit. “In all likelihood, we’re closer to the next recession than the last one,” MacGuineas said. “We’ll be going into it with the debt twice what it has been. We’re tying our hands for responding.” MacGuineas outlined some bleak points: The country is on track to borrow $12 trillion. The federal disability, highway and Medicare trust funds are on track to go broke. The country is having to respond to more frequent and more damaging natural disasters. “We’re in a fiscally unsustainable situation, where the debt is growing faster than revenue,” MacGuineas said. “That’s predicted to happen every single year, forever. Republicans kept insisting on passing a balanced budget, but the one they put forward didn’t even try to reach balance.” The recently passed federal tax bill will cost the country $1.1 trillion in revenue over the long term, MacGuineas said, which will complicate the president’s goal of rebuilding infrastructure. Meanwhile, she said, the tax bill’s goal to offset revenue losses with eco-

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The taxman cometh The bleak condition of the federal revenue situation notwithstanding, Colorado is well-situated to take advantage of the discrepancies in tax structures between states, argued Tim Jones, media and communications director of First Rule Media, an author of books on tax policy and a radio talk show host. “Low-tax environments receive more wealth, and high-tax environments lose it,” Jones said. “If you want more of something, tax it less.” Jones said that a number of companies are looking to leave California and its relatively higher taxes, and hunting for new homes. Jones also cited economic stagnation in New York, New Jersey and Illinois as evidence of the stultifying effects of high taxes. Jones also said that companies are responding positively to the federal tax bill, with several high-profile companies handing out bonuses to employees or making new investments. Colorado is well-poised to lure companies looking for low-tax environments, said Travis Brown, CEO of First Rule Media — a Missouri-based film and TV production company — and a frequent commentator on “Fox & Friends,” a news/talk program on Fox News. “Arizona is your number one competitor,” Brown said. “A lot of companies consider Colorado a flyover state on the way to Arizona, but you can help change that. Are you laying down the track to prepare for new businesses and investment?”

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Teacher murder case shrouded in secrecy Suspect Dan Pesch to face preliminary hearing in March BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The man accused of killing former Kiowa High School teacher Randy Wilson in 2010 will have a preliminary hearing on March 30, marking the first time the public will hear many details in the case, which has been shrouded in secrecy since the arrest of suspect Dan Pesch in December. Wilson, 52, was found dead at the intersection of County Line and Wilson Kiowa-Bennett roads on

a cold and rainy day in June 2010. No suspects were ever named in the case. Pesch, 34, seems to have moved to the Denver area from Summit County in spring 2017, according to social media posts. He appears to have two young daughters. He was arrested Dec. 19 in Littleton and charged with first-degree murder, resisting arrest, obstructing an officer and attempting to escape. A judge signed a gag order at the time of Pesch’s arrest, meaning the arPesch rest affidavit — normally public information — is unavailable. Court hearing dates have not been posted to the state docket search website, and no listing for the arrest exists on a state database of criminal offenses. The secrecy is to protect the integ-

rity of the investigation and prosecution, said 18th Judicial District spokeswoman Vikki Migoya. Prosecutors will present their case to Judge Robert Lung on March 30. In a preliminary hearing, the prosecution attempts to convince a judge that they have enough evidence to proceed to trial. A trial date has not yet been set. Pesch’s prosecution is being led by 18th Judicial District Assistant District Attorney Mark Hurlbert, who in 2003 pursued sexual assault charges against basketball star Kobe Bryant, against whom charges were

dropped after the accuser declined to testify. Pesch is being represented by public defenders Annelise Garlin and Elizabeth Orton. He is being held in the Elbert County Jail in Kiowa, which shares a building with the court. Wilson was a popular teacher at Kiowa High School, where he had taught physics and calculus for a decade, according to news reports from the time of his death. An obituary for Wilson said he had five sons, and had previously taught at several Christian schools around the country and as far away as Saipan.

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Douglas County Sheriff ’s Deputy Jeff Pelle, one of the four officers injured in the New Year’s Eve shooting that killed Deputy Zackari Parrish, got a special shout out from a movie star. In a video, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson offered words of encouragement as Pelle works toward recovery. “I wanted to wish you well,” Johnson said in the video, adding he’d followed Pelle’s story. “I heard about the scenario you went through. I heard about your loss.” Pelle sent a Tweet to Johnson on Jan. 24 after seeing the video to thank him for the message, saying he was “a giant fan.” “Grateful you’re with us to receive

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Reilly Kate Franek, of Elbert, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Franek is a junior majoring in social work. Carrina Nieman, of Elbert, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Montana State University. Benjamin Tyler Williams, of Elbert, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Williams is a senior majoring in music (education). Kinsee Dodge, of Kiowa, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Matthew Charles Smith, of Franktown, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University. Smith is majoring in aerospace engineering.

Lena Aslan, of Elizabeth, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Chadron State College. Jordan Ashley Haan, of Elizabeth, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Haan is a junior majoring in radiologic technology. Tyler Imel, of Elizabeth, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Zachary Imel, of Elizabeth, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Chloe Peterson, of Elizabeth, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at the University of Sioux Falls. Peterson is a freshman majoring in communication studies and theater and media studies.

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Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5 (Whistleblower: The True Story of an FBI Informant); Feb. 12 (In the News); Feb. 19 (Does God Have a Plan For You? One Woman’s Quest to Save 300 Babies); Feb. 26 (Finding the Family I Never Knew: A Story of Separation, Adoption and Reunion) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe. com. Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments; 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800825-0208 for reservations. Go to http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com. Schedule: Monday, Feb. 5, Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs; Tuesday, Feb. 6, Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs; Thursday, Feb. 8, Good Samaritan Nursing Home residents; Tuesday, Feb. 13, Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker; Tuesday, Feb. 20, Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs; Thursday, Feb. 22, Simla and Matheson to Limon. Innovations in Police Technology: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Chris Peters, commander, and Josh Hans,

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Presidents Day Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, February 19 for Presidents Day. Many county services are available online at www. douglas.co.us

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Interested in becoming a foster parent or adopting a child? Attend a free information session from 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 5 at the Parker Library, 20105 Mainstreet in Parker. For more information call 303-636-1KID or to register online visit http://jeffco.us/collaborative-foster-care/ information-night/

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The Junior Livestock Auction had a record year, raising $916,250 with a percentage of the total going to fund the Scholarship Trust. The Citizen of the West dinner, honoring Dr. Tony Frank, sold out the Events Center arena floor. The Coors Western Art exhibit had “a great year,” and a portion of the proceeds fund the Scholarship Trust. All three of those events will

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6 feet to 10 feet so it could be a part of Elizabeth’s trail project. Building a trail to circle the city has been discussed for at last two years, said Aden Hogan, town manager. “Members of the town board have made trail construction a priority. The trail will provide a safe place to walk and cycle,” he said. “When completed the trail will offer a way to view and visit areas throughout the city.” Mayor Pro Tem Rachael White agreed. “I feel a trail is an important project for our town,” she said. “A trail makes a town feel more friendly and provides a safe place to our residents and visitors to ride bikes or go walk for a nice walk to see all the areas of our community.” She said it is a major project and

plans are to build the trail in phases, taking one step at a time. She said hopefully the construction on phases one and two will begin this summer and be completed in 2018. Hogan said portions of phase one and two will travel along Running Creek, providing an opportunity to see the wetlands and the abundance of wildlife living in the area. Hogan said there are also plans to create rock structures along the banks to protect the creek. He said the proposal is to create the structures so they look like part of the creek. He also said the rock structures would preserve the creek bank and create areas where the water could pool. Trail planning also required a special environmental study because the area along Running Creek is possibly home to the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. The mouse is found only in Colorado and Wyoming and is listed as threatened in the United States Endangered Species Act.

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February 1, 2018 Residents of The Pinery, an area located in unincorporated Douglas County, are concerned with deer being shot with arrows and fleeing into the neighborhood.

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Once again, a wounded deer running loose in The Pinery neighborhood has sparked concern with homeowners about the legalities and safety of hunting in the neighborhood. In December, neighbors reported seeing a deer with an arrow in its side roaming through yards. This isn’t the first time a wounded deer has been spotted in The Pinery, and community members are at odds with how to deal with the wildlife that some consider beautiful and others consider a nuisance. The Pinery is a community near Highway 83, south of Parker. It lies in unincorporated Douglas County, and some homes include multiple acres of land. “We have been out to The Pinery on a couple of occasions and haven’t been able to find a wounded deer,” said Matt Martinez, district wildlife manager with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “The last thing we want is for an animal to suffer.” The Pinery area is included in the game-management unit, which allows the issuance of several hundred licenses for various hunts, including archery, muzzle-loaders and rifle hunts. The combined hunting seasons run from August through the end of December — meaning there shouldn’t currently be any hunting of deer.

According to Martinez, because The Pinery is in unincorporated Douglas County, hunting on private land is legal during the season, as long as the homeowner practices proper safety measures. Unfortunately, deer sometimes are not killed with the first shot of an arrow, and if it flees the property can be difficult to find, he said. Martinez said there is no Colorado law saying that hunting on private property is always legal. He recommends each homeowner check with their city or county regarding laws on their property. Unincorporated Douglas County does allow hunting on private land as long as the proper licenses are in order. Max Fry, Pinery resident and deer lover, said there is no easy answer to the dilemma of deer in the neighborhood. “We’ve addressed this before a few years ago, and did what we could about some immediate problems,” said Fry. “Some people wanted to see all the deer killed because they saw them as a nuisance. I love the deer and I love having them around. Just don’t feed them and give them their space.” Pinery HOA president Bob Husson said the HOA has worked closely with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s office, as well as Colorado Parks and Wildlife, to help residents deal with the issue. “This isn’t a new issue, but it’s just come up again. This deer could have been shot here, or it could have wandered here from somewhere else,” said Husson. “The sheriff ’s department said they are always looking at things from a safety perspective, and if anyone in The Pinery is concerned about unsafe hunting activity, to call them.”

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If you consider taking a chance, consider not taking a chance QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

have a suggestion: Do not eat laundry pods. However, if you use noodle soup to clean the tub, I may be wasting my time In 2017, there were more than 12,000 calls to U.S. Poison Control because of exposure to laundry pods. They come in colorful wrappers and may look like delicious, fruity candy. However, most of the items sold on the very same aisle, things like disinfectants

and grout cleaners, are not intended for consumption. Someone said we eat with our eyes first. I know what it means, but it still sounds absurd. There are words of warning on every box of pods. There are words of warning on dry cleaning bags too. “Don’t put this bag over your head, and then sit down and read a book.” Don’t. Don’t. Don’t. Half the fun of life is learning

things the hard way. Don’t run around with scissors. You’ve heard that expression. I have never met anyone who ran around with scissors. However, I have met someone who has gone swimming almost immediately after eating a full meal. Me. Some people are exceptionally cautious, and some people throw caution out the window. The Wallendas, for example. I am very

Awareness needed for our wild neighbors

f you have an interest OUTDOOR in nature and our loLIVING cal wildlife residents, you have to be aware of both the intense drive our local and state leaders have for growth and the real life threat that growth pressure has on our natural environment, especially our wildlife. It is time for the Front Range communities to Ron Hellbusch take a good broad base look at wildlife as an integral part of our regional quality of life. It may sound trite, but the critters and

birds cannot speak for themselves nor lobby for habitat preservation or petition against or for public land issues. That is our responsibility including those who are the driving force of development. We are not doing a very good job representing the wildlife interests in our communities. On the positive side, few metro areas have done as much as our communities to set aside “open space” lands and for that we salute local governments. But land without wildlife is like a house without people. We could post a “vacancy” at most Open Space signs. SEE HELLBUSCH, P11

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thankful I was not born into that family. I am thankful my father did not do a lot of things that I might have been trained or tempted to do. He could have been a wing walker. I don’t even like to be inside an airplane. Wing walking was popular in the 1920s. Walkers would walk on airplanes that were right side up and upside down. SEE SMITH, P11

The right question to ask focuses on how life was lived

e all have known someone who has sadly passed away. And many times we find ourselves answering a very common question when we speak with another person who WINNING just found out about someWORDS one’s passing, “How did he or she die?” That’s usually the first question right? It’s natural curiosity and basic human Michael Norton instinct to want to know. I would like us to challenge ourselves to ask a different question the next time we find ourselves in the same position. If we are ever asked how another person passed away, our new response should be, “First can I share with you how he or she lived?” As people pass away, the reasons or causes aren’t nearly as important as how the person spent their time here on earth. Who were they? What did they do? What were they passionate

about? How did they bring joy to others? How did they serve this world? What was the most amazing memory you have of that person? You see, how they passed away isn’t the story, the story is how they lived. Let me share with you a story of someone who was very close to me and my family. Her name was Dr. Jill Pechacek. She was our family doctor for more than 17 years. You may have known Dr. Jill and maybe even know how she passed away. But instead of talking about how she passed, is it OK if I share with you how she lived? “Every office visit began with a hug and a smile. These were genuine hugs and smiles. Each office visit included caring and thoughtful questions. Any time spent with Dr. Jill felt like she truly cared for you. She served hundreds of patients, but when she was with you she made you feel l like you were her only patient. f I was traveling on business in Mexico a few years ago and s S unfortunately became very sick, ending up in a hospital in T Monterrey, Mexico. i w SEE NORTON, P11

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HELLBUSCH FROM PAGE 10

Road (street) kill numbers are ignored and growing; we lack signage alerting the public to the presence of wildlife; too often there is a lack of separation of busy trails from wildlife roosting and feeding habitat and little thought given to establishing wildlife-only preserves in conjunction with open space. We could do more to provide information that would encourage citizens to feed and shelter neighborhood birds and small critters. The good work of establishing

NORTON FROM PAGE 10

We called Dr. Jill and she literally stayed up through the night speaking with the doctors at the hospital. She made sure I was OK to travel and that I was OK. Not an on-call doctor, she personally stayed with me by telephone all night long. “There must be hundreds of patients with similar stories because that is how Dr. Jill lived. How she lived was with love, kindness, caring, genuine sincerity, smiles, hugs, wisdom and warmth. She lived with intentional and focused love for her children, she lived as a proud mom. I could have easily just told you how she passed away with two words and been done with it. But I would have missed out on an opportunity to share with you who she was and how she lived. And I would have missed the warmth that fills my heart and the tears of love and appreciation that are rolling down my cheek right now as I tell you how she lived.” Someday, hopefully a long time

SMITH FROM PAGE 10

No one is going to say that I lived a life of gusto and verve. I don’t drive fast, or admire anyone who does. I have never walked on the wild side. However, I once tried a Burrito Supreme. I also spent a few tense minutes on The 10 in southern California, driving a Volkswagen that was on fire. It wasn’t intentional. The circus is — or was — full of daredevils, as they are called. I don’t even want to walk down an icy driveway. Men have been shot out of cannons. I have shot out of meetings with motivational speakers. In 1974, Philippe Petit walked between the Twin Towers on a high wire. There’s a documentary about it, “Man on Wire,” that gets a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I recommend it. Unless you have vertigo. I also recommend “Vertigo,” a 1958 Alfred Hitchcock movie that features

Open Space is diminished by the lack of attention to protecting, preserving, attracting and simply including wildlife needs in open space land studies. There is a growing awareness of the connection between the health of wildlife and bird populations and a peaceful, quite environment essential for their existence. A reading of a recent article in the Denver Post, dated January 13, 2018 titled “Noise causing birds stress akin to PTSD.” The reporter refers to a Colorado University study showing oil and gas drilling operations are creating posttraumatic stress disorder among the wild birds and waterfowl along the Front Range.

The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife are in the midst of a similar and equally critical wildlife study focused on the declining population and health of the mule deer population in Colorado. These studies clearly are showing the impact of development activities (energy, housing, roads, noise, loss of habitat and other changing urban land uses) are having on the health and the stress for both mammals and birds in our communities and state. As if there isn’t already a clear and threatening level of development already at play impacting the health of our wildlife, rumor has it the State Land Board is considering oil and gas leases surrounding and possibly

within the boundaries of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, adjoining Commerce City. More on this later as information becomes available. Let me suggest the critters and birds need us now more than ever. The elected officials took a big step in the 1960s when they enacted the Environment Impact Statement (EIS) process to protect people and communities. Could it be we need a Wildlife Impact Statement (WIS) action today? Hopefully, before there is wildlife “Vacancy” signs on all local open space lands.

from now, someone will ask someone else how we passed away. And wouldn’t it be great if they would stop and say, “Can I first share with you how they lived?” And then when they share how we lived, what will that sound like? Will they say we lived with purpose, passion, and joy? Will they say we were awesome loving spouses and parents? Will they say we lived as a loving servant to God? Will they say how we made them laugh, helped them fulfill their dreams, listened to them when they needed us most? Will they say we were a difference maker in their life? Will they say we filled them with faith, hope, and love? Or will they say something else about us? If we think about this right now, and if we really don’t like what we think people might say about how we lived, there is still time to change that. I mean, if you are reading this column right now there is still time for sure. The wrong question to ask is, “How did they pass away?” The right question to ask is, “Can you tell me how they lived?”

So how about you? Are you creating memories for others who will one day happily share how you lived? I bet you are and I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we can remember and then share how our friends

and loved ones lived, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

the longest kiss in film history. It was also the first film ever to use computer graphics. Now you can’t trust films to tell the truth, because special effects can make anything look possible. There was a time when stunts were actually performed without tricks and safety nets. Buster Keaton did his own stunts. In “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” a six-ton house almost falls on him. His crew begged him not go through with it. (It can be seen on YouTube.) If it were filmed today, the house would be an illusion created on a computer. Parents: There is something called the “Tide Pod Challenge.” You might want to look into it if you have teenagers in the house. The possible side effects of biting into a laundry pod include death, so wash out your clothes with soap, not your mouth. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net

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Mary Anne (Williams) Jones (Braun) Mary Anne (Williams) Jones (Braun), 67, passed away unexpectedly on 26Dec2017 in Buffalo, NY. Mary Anne recently moved to North Collins, NY from Elizabeth, CO. She grew up in Prairie Village, KS but lived in Colorado for most of her life. Mary Anne graduated from the Barstow School in 1968 and attended the University of Kansas and obtained an education degree. She moved to Telluride, CO after college and proceeded to enjoy the outdoor life that Colorado has to offer. Mary Anne was a flight attendant for United Airlines for several years before retiring. Her passion for all animals was admirable with

a particular affinity for large breed dogs (i.e., Newfoundlands, Saint Bernards). She moved to New York in 2015 with her husband, Donald Braun, and her much-loved dog, Louie. Mary Anne was preceded in death by her parents, her parents-in-law, and her brother Damon. She is survived by her husband Donald “Donnie” of North Collins, NY, her sister Bernice (Ray) Kyle of Shawnee, KS, her brother John Williams of Olathe, KS plus nieces, nephew, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Mary Anne had many friends across the United States and she will be greatly missed.

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ICE FISHING EQUIPMENT • Fishing license • Ice bibs and park • Warm clothes — wool or synthetic material recommended over cotton • Hat or face mask • Gloves • Ice picks • Digital sonar • Fish ﬁnder • Underwater camera • Lake maps • Small snow shovel • Scoop • Jaw spreader or hook remover • Rod stands • Spud bar or ice chisel • Gas or electric auger • Bucket • Cooler or zip lock • Ice hut • Chairs • Heaters • Sunglasses or sunscreen • Snacks and water • Emergency blanket

Austin Parr, manager of Discount Fishing Tackle, shows a student at Bear Creek Lake Park how to ice fish during its 101 class on Jan. 20. CLARKE READER

Ice fishing is winter highlight along Front Range Anglers have opportunity to hone different set of skills There’s a lot to know to have a successful ice fishing trip, but one thing is really important to know, particularly for first timers — ice is noisy. Stepping out onto Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park for one of its ice fishing 101 courses, instructors are quick to calm first timers when the sounds of the ice moving and cracking starts occurring. “I tell people that it’s never 100 percent safe going ice fishing, ut as long as the ice is at least 3.5 to 5 inches thick, you should be fine,” said Luke Wilson, one of Bear Creek’s rangers. “And these sounds are actually good — it’s the sound of ice expanding.” During the winter months, there are places along the Front Range and in the mountains where anglers can still engage in their favorite hobby — Bear Creek Lake Park, Chatfield and Cherry Creek Reservoirs,

ICE FISHING RESOURCES Conditions statewide: http://cpw. state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/ StatewideFishingConditions.aspx Discount Fishing Tackle: 2645 S. Santa Fe Drive, Denver 303-698-2550 www.discountfishingdenver.com Fishing atlas: http://ndismaps. nrel.colostate.edu/index. html?app=FishingAtlas Fishing report: http://cpw.state. co.us/thingstodo/Pages/FishingReports.aspx News and events: http://cpw. state.co.us/thingstodo/Pages/ Fishing-Events.aspx and Evergreen Lake. “The ice is not monitored for safety and fishing is entirely at the anglers’ own risk,” said Drew Sprafke, park supervisor of Bear Creek Lake Park. This is a constant at most ice fishing lakes. “All state fishing laws apply and are enforced, including bag limits, fishing licenses, no ice fishing holes over 10 inches in diameter, and no vehicles are allowed on the ice.” One of the draws for ice fishing aficionados is the simplicity, the challenge, and how inexpensive the sport is.

Bear Creek Lake Park ice fishing students test out the waters during their first ice fishing experience on Jan. 20. CLARKE READER “You don’t need a whole lot to have a good time ice fishing,” said Austin Parr, manager of Discount Fishing Tackle, 2645 S. Santa Fe Drive in Denver, which is a regional hub for fishing equipment, guided tours and regionally specific tackle. “There’s a lot of good access for fishers in the area, and I love the challenge of trying to catch different fish in these lakes.” Some common fish that anglers are on the hunt for include rainbow trout, yellow perch, walleye and saugeye. Some of the basic equipment necessary for ice fishing include a small snow shovel, a scoop for removing

ice, a spud bar or ice chisel, and the requisite fishing gear — a fishing rod, reels, and tackle. Those looking for a more advanced experience can splurge on everything from underwater cameras and digital sonar to ice huts, personal heaters, and GPS devices. “For safety, we recommend you don’t go ice fishing alone, or if you do, be sure to tell someone when and where you’re going,” said Tony Dymek, with the Colorado Division of Wildlife. “People also need to think about warmth. In addition to warm clothes, fishers may want to think about heaters. Being

warm makes the difference between a positive fishing experience and a negative one.” The internet has become a major help to ice fishers, as they now can check ice conditions at lakes before they head out, and they can download lake maps that provide information on depth locations. Different fish species spend their time at different depths, and anglers hoping for a particular catch can benefit a lot from these maps. “My favorite part of ice fishing is targeting specific fish, like walleye,” Parr said. “You want to look out for drop-off points and structures in the lake that fish might hang out in.” As with many outdoor activities, if parents get their children hooked on ice fishing young, it can become a lifelong passion. “My son Rider has never been ice fishing before, but he’s big into other kinds of fishing, so we wanted to give this a try,” said Travis Jackson of Broomfield, who was out on Bear Creek Lake during the park’s class. “He already thinks he’s a big-time fisherman, so this is a great way to spend time with him.”

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Helios, a ferruginous hawk, was given to the nonprofit Nature’s Educators and now works as a breed “ambassador,” Executive Director Devin Jaffe said.

Nonprofit group shelters injured animals, educates public Nature’s Educators takes injured animals from across the country BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On a secluded 79-acre property in Douglas County there lives a 17-yearold tarantula with a hawk who’s blind in one eye and a vulture that survived being hit by a car. And two cats who are there for mice control. The animals’ home, Nature’s Educators, is a nonprofit organization that since 2008 has been sheltering animals, many of which are raptors or birds of prey, that can’t be released into the wild. The organization also conducts educational outreach programs for the public. Nature’s Educators, which rents a private facility not open to the public from Cherokee Ranch, moved to its Douglas County location in 2015. “These are birds that have had injuries that can’t be fixed and the rehabbers have deemed them non-releasable but good for education,” said Executive Director Devin Jaffe. “We get birds from all over the nation.” As of Jan. 17, the nonprofit housed just under 100 animals, including owls, hawks, vultures, centipedes and tarantulas. Many of the center’s amphibians were seized by animal control, Jaffe said. In some cases, the creatures grew too big to remain house pets and in other cases their owners were moving to a municipality banning their breed. A typical day at Nature’s Educators starts at 7 a.m., Jaffe said. Workers check on the animals’ health, feed and water them and clean their cages. “All the animals on site, their enclosures get cleaned every single day,” Jaffe said. As she spoke, intern-turned-volunteer Brianna Beattie worked on her hands and knees to clean out a rabbit enclosure. Beattie, a zoo keeping technology major at Pikes Peak Commu-

Devin Jaffe, director of the nonprofit Nature’s Educators, holds an American kestrel named Ajax. The bird was left blind in one eye following an injury and is now sheltered nity College in Colorado Springs, said she fell in love with the operation and chose to stay on as a volunteer after her internship ended. Joshua Peters, the animal care manager for Pikes Peak Community Col-

lege, said many of their students have benefitted from working with Nature’s Educators, and the school frequently brings classes to the facility for realworld experience. He, too, is a former intern of

Nature’s Educators who also studied zoo keeping technology at Pikes Peak Community College, where he now works full time. “It was just a very awesome and diverse experience,” he said. “It’s kind of unique in the aspect that you get to do a lot of hands-on care for the animals at the facility, but then you get to go out into the community and do the education research.” When Nature’s Educators conducts its outreach programs, of which they did 756 in 2017, the animals act as “ambassadors for their kind,” Jaffe said. The center’s three staff members, five interns and more than 40 volunteers travel with the animals to schools, nature centers and libraries to hold educational programs. “As an organization they are just super-fantastic about getting out and getting people excited about animals and educated about the threats that they are facing,” Peters said. Jaffe said they teach people things they can do in their daily lives to protect animals. Don’t use rat poison, she said in one example. In another, don’t throw an orange peel out the car window or it could attract animals onto the road where they might get hit. Overall, the center’s goal is to “provide a happy and healthy environment” for animals who are entering captivity for the first time, and for those who can’t be released into the wild because they were raised in captivity, Jaffe said. One day she hopes they can open to the public for tours and on-site programming. Until then, organization will continue its outreach programs to educate the public about nature and wildlife. “We want everybody to come away with some idea of, ‘I can do this to help,’ ” Jaffe said. “And a better appreciation of wildlife and habitats.”

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oices West will hold a “paywhat-you-are-able” concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton, to support music programs at Littleton’s East and Field elementary schools, SONYA’S which the chorale SAMPLER began some 13 years ago. “The first year, we bought drums so that boys would want to join in — and they did, enthusiastically,” said publicist Bonita Lahey. In subsequent years, funds have Sonya Ellingboe provided T-shirts, a keyboard, other instruments and some printed music. These schools have predominantly free-lunch-program kids from a diverse community where there are as many as 80 languages spoken. (Voices West was Littleton Chorale in earlier years.) Think spring! The Littleton Garden Club’s Feb. 7 speaker will be Dave Ingram from the Denver Rose Society, who will talk about growing roses in Colorado. The longstanding club, which welcomes new members and guests, meets at the Littleton Public Schools Administration Center, 9776 S. Crock-

Voices West will present a pay-whatyou-are-able concert to benefit music programs at Littleton’s East and Field elementary schools, where the chorale offers extra instruction and help with materials. COURTESY PHOTO er St., Littleton — enter on the south side. Meeting starts at 6 p.m. with social time, refreshments, speaker at 6:30 p.m. Outnumbered Gallery Local painter Jeanie Gebhart will be the featured artist at “The Final First Friday in Littleton” at Outnumbered Gallery 5654 S. Prince St., Littleton from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 2. The gallery, 5654 S. Prince St. has been very active in encouraging arts in the city, They look forward to an email presence and pop-up locations. Black History Month Actor Charles Pace will portray the controversial Malcolm X, Black Muslim spokesman and influential activist in the United States, at 7 p.m. Feb.

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27 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Chase will explore his research and experience in acting this part for audiences. The program is presented in several metro locations by Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book, in Greenwood Village, as part of its Chautauqua performance series, presented by costumed performer/scholars. For full schedule, see coloradohumanities.org. Free. Rare books on sale Douglas County Libraries will hold a rare and antiquarian book sale on Feb. 10 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Feb. 11 (noon to 3 p.m.) at the James H. LaRue Branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, in the Shea Meeting Room on the first floor. Stock will be added on Sunday. All proceeds benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation, which supports programs and events for youth. (Books, CDs and DVDs are available year-round in the Second Chapter Used Bookstores and special items are saved for this sale.) Arapahoe Philharmonic “Bohemian Rhapsodies” will be spotlighted by the Arapahoe Philharmonic at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Fisher Auditorium at Englewood High School Campus, 3800 S. Logan St., Englewood. The program features Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 88” and the “Cello Concerto in B Minor,”

with guest soloist Kelcey Howell, the orchestra’s 2017-2018 Concerto Competition winner. She is a junior at DU’s Lamont School of Music and also performs with Boulder Philharmonic, Denver Young Artist’s Orchestra and Parker Symphony. The concert will open with “Warehouse Medicine” by Mason Bates, a powerful new voice in music. Tickets: arapahoe-phil.org, 303-781-1892. Story ballet “Cinderella” will be presented by the Moscow Festival Ballet at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. For tickets: 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org. Depot Art Gallery “Straight From the Heart,” works on ideas of love, romance, things that artists are passionate about — and all things red — opens with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 and runs until March 14. The gallery is at 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. 303-795-0781. Watercolor exhibition The Colorado Watercolor Society exhibits works by members, including many south area artists, through March 25 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, in the Mezzanine Gallery. Admission free.

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February 1, 2018

Schoolhouse on Mainstreet reopening near end of month After more than three years of work, the historic Schoolhouse on Mainstreet, at 19650 E. Mainstreet in Parker, will reopen Feb. 24 with an open house for the public from 10 a.m. to noon. The unveiling of the space will let residents see what the school looked like more than 100 years ago, as the historic landmark has been restored to its original condition when it opened in 1915. “As a historic landmark, we must keep the same authenticity, except for fire and safety additions,” said Elaine Mariner, cultural director for Parker Arts. “It’s really a big deal to complete this restoration. It’s been a very selective process to get the right architect and designers on board.” Mariner said the project has been funded through state historic funds and grants, as well as money contributed through the Town of Parker. The town purchased the schoolhouse around 1995 to use for community, cultural and recreational activities. Restoring a historic landmark is a complicated matter, according to Mariner, and contractors faced many challenges while restoring the schoolhouse. “For instance, they have to use as many of the original materials as possible,” said Mariner. “If they have to use new materials, they have to make it match the old, but it also has to be made clear that it is new material. So trying to match brick that is more than 100 years old can take some effort.” Workers left the original chalkboards that lined the classrooms, and used hardware replicas for things such as mechanisms that run the transom windows, which were also left intact and functioning. The old cafeteria was restored and now houses a spacious dance studio. Elevators were allowed as an addition to meet requirements

for accessibility, and one of the smaller classrooms has been turned into a parent lounge and bridal room. An artist studio overlooking Mainstreet was created, and the first artist-in-residence Lorenzo Chavez currently occupies the space. Mariner said the hope is to house a local artist until that person’s career takes off, then fill the space with another artist. While work on the schoolhouse itself is restricted by the historic designation, the annex was added to the schoolhouse later, and does not fall under the same designation. Improvements to the annex include a new “Steampunk” theme, including exposed pipes, beams and Edison lights. A concession stand and receiving area have been opened up to create a larger space, and dressing rooms have been created for performers. The 200-person theater has new seats and risers, and provides a better sight line for attendees. Sydney Mahnken, outreach specialist for Parker Arts, toured the facility recently and said she was amazed at the progress. “For those who work here, it’s just really grown,” said Mahnken. “They’ve really opened it up and it will be a big surprise for staff.” Renovation of the property cost $3 million — $2 million for the schoolhouse, and $1 million for the annex. The schoolhouse will now be home to dance classes, plays, jazz nights, and dance productions. The space will also be available for rent for special occasions. Tickets for plays and productions at the schoolhouse can be purchased through www.parkerarts. org or by calling 303-805-6800. The public is invited to attend the open house Feb. 24, where hot chocolate will be served, musical entertainment will be provided and craft projects will be available for the kids.

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hen the clock ticks down toward game day and you’re putting together a snacking plan of attack, turn to recipes like these that you and your guests can savor for all four quarters of action. With different choices to draft from, there’s no need for a superstar main course at the center of the meal. Instead, rely on options like customizable brats and pulled pork sandwiches, baked chicken wings and game-day dips for winners all around. Find more recipes for hosting game day at Culinary.net.

Top Your Tailgate

Take your tailgate or home viewing party to the next level by setting up a topping station with a variety of both traditional and unexpected condiments and garnishes to let your fellow fans customize their grilled fare. Include options such as: n Ketchup and mustard (with flavor variations for added zing) n Sauerkraut or cole slaw n Chopped fresh and grilled onions n Chili (homemade or from a can) n Pickle spears and relish n Barbecue sauce n Sriracha n Assorted shredded and crumbled cheeses n A variety of peppers

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Game time is no time to mess around when it comes to fast, savory snacks. Crispy and light, tangy and bold, these wings have you covered for all your gameday needs. These spicy hot wings pair perfectly with Litehouse Chunky Blue Cheese or Homestyle Ranch Dressing and may result in another game day rivalry: blue cheese vs. ranch. Whether you’re hosting the game-day party or bringing a dish to a friend’s bash, these wings can make mouths water from the opening kickoff to the final whistle. Find more game-day recipes at litehousefoods.com.

Crispy Baked Buffalo Chicken Wings Total time: 1 hour, 25 minutes Serves: 8 4 pounds chicken wings 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt nonstick cooking spray 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/2 cup hot sauce

1/2 cup Litehouse Chunky Blue Cheese or Homestyle Ranch dressing 1/3 cup Litehouse Blue Cheese Crumbles carrots celery Lay wings on rack on rimmed baking tray and let dry in refrigerator overnight, or pat dry with paper towels. Heat oven to 250 F. Put one oven shelf in lower quarter of oven and one in top quarter. Place wings in large re-sealable bag. Add baking powder and salt. Shake bag to coat wings evenly. Line tray with foil. Spray rack on baking tray with nonstick spray. Place wings skin side up on rack. Bake on lower shelf 30 minutes. Move tray to higher shelf and turn oven up to 425 F. Bake 40-50 minutes, rotating tray halfway through. Wings are done when they are dark, golden brown and skin is crispy. While wings bake, whisk together butter and hot sauce; keep warm. Remove wings from oven and toss with hot sauce; sprinkle immediately with blue cheese crumbles. Serve with blue cheese or ranch dressing, carrots and celery sticks.

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Dip into Game Day

Game day is about huddling up with friends and family, and feeling good about the food you share. Kick off the big game with Sabra, the official dip of the NFL, and help the crowd go wild when you put a twist on traditional hummus by topping it with bruschetta. Available in more than a dozen flavors, Sabra Hummus is made with fresh chickpeas, a touch of garlic and smooth tahini, making it a wholesome and delicious accompaniment for your favorite game-day chips, crackers and veggies. Find more big-game recipes at sabra.com.

Bruschetta-Topped Hummus Prep time: 5 minutes

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cups multi-colored cherry tomatoes clove garlic, minced fresh basil leaves, chopped tablespoon olive oil, plus additional (optional) salt, to taste

1 container Sabra Classic Hummus (10 ounces) To make bruschetta: Cut cherry tomatoes into quarters or eighths, if large. Place in small mixing bowl. Stir in garlic, basil and olive oil, and season with salt, to taste. Scoop hummus out of container and swirl onto serving plate. Top with bruschetta and drizzle with touch of olive oil, if desired. Serve with fresh vegetables or pita chips.

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VOLUNTEERS

vided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. Contact: 303-751-5772 or go to www.ddfl. org.

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Colorado Humane Society: Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries. Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: Supports the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises. Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.). Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete a employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse. Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn.com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.”

Court Appointed Special Advocates: Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org. Douglas/Elbert Task Force: Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis. Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street. Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext. 32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines. Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities. Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months. Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services pro-

Girl Scouts of Colorado: Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, administrative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older

Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 Hospice at Home Need: Volunteers help patients and their families with respite care, videotaping, massage and other tasks. Home study training is available. Contact 303-698-6404 Hospice of Covenant Care: Nonprofit, faithbased hospice Need: Volunteers to support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039 Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals to residents in Englewood, southern Jefferson County and western Arapahoe County Need: Drivers to deliver meals; volunteers to help prepare, box and label meals Requirements: Must dedicate one to two hours a week Contact: Phil or Mary at 303-798-7642 (from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) Neighbor Network: Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County Need: Volunteers who can provide transportation, light housekeeping, handyman and companion services to seniors. Requirements: Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance. Contact: 303-814-4300, neighbornetwork@ douglas.co.us or dcneighbornetwork.org. Parker Senior Center: Provides services to local seniors. Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more. Contact: Louise West at 303-841-5370.

PeopleFirst Hospice: Denver hospice Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families. Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Red Cross: Supports the elderly, international causes and social services Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 Sunset Hospice: Provides end-of-life support Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105 The Right Step Inc.: Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton. Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising. Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session. Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc.org or go to www.therightstepinc. org. Volunteers of America, Foster Grandparent Program: Foster grandparents volunteer in early childhood centers and public schools focusing on literacy and numeracy for at-risk children and youth. Need: Seniors on a low, fixed income who enjoy working with children. Volunteers work 15-40 hours a week. Contact: 303-297-0408 or www.voacolorado.org.

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Certificate Number: 2008-89012

Public Notices Public Notice

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NORMAN HENRY HAPPEL, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30048

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before JUNE 30, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. ROBERT E. WELLS, ESQ., #35706 Attorney to the Personal Representative 9565 S. KINGSTON COURT, SUITE 100 ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 Legal Notice No.: 23530 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Max Dale Haas, a/k/a Max D. Haas, a/k/a Max Haas, a/k/a M. Dale Haas, a/k/a Dale Haas, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30000 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado, 750 Ute Avenue, P.O. Box 232, Kiowa, Colorado 80117 on or before June 4, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. DeLores Kay Haas, Personal Representative c/o Kathryn T. James, Esq. Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C. 18 South Wilcox Street, Suite 200 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 Legal Notice No.: 23531 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mark W. Henline, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 9 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before June 1, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Margaret M. Henline Personal Representative c/o RCS 10375 Park Meadows Drive, Suite 150 Lone Tree, Colorado 80124 Legal Notice No: 23525 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Earl McGlohorn, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30045

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before May 25, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Brittany Kristean Kettering Personal Representative 1010 S. Oneida Street, Apt. E-204 Denver, Colorado 80224 Legal Notice No: 23916 First Publication: January 25, 2018 Last Publication: February 8, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Myrna J Terry 1012 Richmond Yukon, OK 73099

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

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Myrna J Terry 1012 Richmond Yukon, OK 73099

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of September 2009, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Elbert County the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 11 Township: 10 Range: 61 Section 2 Township: 10 Range: 61Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS NW4: 11 10 61 160 A 1/48 INTEREST 3.333 MRA E2NE4; S2NW4; E2W4: 2 10 61 240 A 1/384 INTEREST .624 MRA SE4: 2 10 61 160 A 1/384 INTEREST .417 A MINERAL RIGHT ACRES 4.374 Certificate Number: 2008-90123 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Elbert County. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2008; That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Myrna J Terry for said year 2008; That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting, Inc.; That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of December 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 18th day of June 2018, unless the same has been redeemed; Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed. This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on February 1, 2018, February 8, 2018 and February 15, 2018. Witness my hand this 18th day of January 2018 Richard Pettitt, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23918 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Harold J Woodard 3410 N El Paso B 14 Colorado Springs, CO 80907 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of September 2009, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Elbert County the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 21 Township: 9 Range: 61Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS E2NE4-NE4SE4 21 9 61 120 ACRES 1/50 INTEREST 2.4 NET ACRES ALL 22 9 61 640 ACRES 1/50 INTEREST 12.8 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Certificate Number: 2008-89012 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Elbert County. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2008; That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Harold J Woodard for said year 2008; That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting, Inc.; That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of December 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

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Certificate Number: 2008-78901

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Elbert County.

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2008;

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Harold J Woodard for said year 2008;

That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting, Inc.;

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That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of December 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 18th day of June 2018, unless the same has been redeemed; Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed. This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on February 1, 2018, February 8, 2018 and February 15, 2018. Witness my hand this 18th day of January 2018 Richard Pettitt, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23919 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Betty Zentz PO Box 566 Ramona, CA 92065-0566 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of September 2009, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Elbert County the following described property situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 34 Township: 8 Range: 60Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS NE4: 34 8 60 160 ACRES 1/20 INTEREST 8 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS TAX SALE CERT: 20040151 TAX Year2003, TAX SALE CERT: 20020190 TAX Year2002, TAX SALE CERT: 20040151 TAX Year 2003 Certificate Number: 2008-23456 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Elbert County. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said property for the year 2008; That said property was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Betty Zentz for said year 2008; That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting, Inc.; That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of December 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said property; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said property to HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 18th day of June 2018, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed. This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on February 1, 2018, February 8, 2018 and February 15, 2018. Witness my hand this 18th day of January 2018 Richard Pettitt, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23920 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

Public Notice

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL assessed in the name(s) of Harold Woodard for RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE said year 2008; AND OF APPLICATION FOR To advertise ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED your public notices call 303-566-4100 That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purTo Every Person in Actual Possession or chase to HAI Consulting, Inc.; Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of Name the same was Taxed or Specially AsDecember 2017, the present holder of said certisessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To ficate (who) has made request upon the TreasWhom It May Concern, and more especially to: urer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights; Dorothy A. Gravelie 11319 NW Quince That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said Coon Rapids, MN 55433 mineral rights to HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 18th day of June 2018, unless the same has been reYou and each of you are hereby notified that on deemed; the 15th day of November 1993, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Elbert sale at any time prior to the actual execution of County the following described mineral rights said Treasurer's Deed. situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on FebruSection: 21 Township: 7 Range: 64 SW4SE4 ary 1, 2018, February 8, 2018 and February 15, 1/6 INTEREST 6.67 NET ACRES MINERAL 2018. RIGHTS Subdivision: SERERED MINERALS Witness my hand this Certificate Number: 1992-13612-1 18th day of January 2018 Richard Pettitt, and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado purchase therefore to Elbert County. Legal Notice No.: 23922 First Publication: February 1, 2018 That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the Last Publication: February 15, 2018 delinquent mineral rights (and special assessPublisher: The Elbert County News ment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 1992;

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That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Dorothy A. Gravelie for said year 1992; That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting, Inc.;

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of December 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 18th day of June 2018, unless the same has been redeemed;

Joseph F Grant and Mary Jane Elliott 5050 Ocean Beach Blvd 506 Cocoa Beach, FL 32931-3784

Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed. This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on February 1, 2018, February 8, 2018 and February 15, 2018. Witness my hand this 18th day of January 2018 Richard Pettitt, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23921 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Harold Woodard 3410 N El Paso B 14 Colorado Springs, CO 80907 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of September 2009, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Elbert County the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 14 Township: 9 Range: 61Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS ALL 14 9 61 640 ACRES 1/40 INTEREST 16 NET ACRES E2SW4-N2SE4 24 9 61 160 ACRES 1/20 INTEREST 8 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Certificate Number: 2008-78901 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Elbert County. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2008; That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Harold Woodard for said year 2008; That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting, Inc.; That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of December 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

Section:12 Township: 8 Range: 65Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS PAR IN SE4SE4 12 8 65 DESC B344 P205 .934 ACRES ALL MINERAL RIGHTS TAX SALE CERT: 20020182 TAX YEAR 2002 Certificate Number: 2008-12345

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Elbert County. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent mineral rights (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2008;

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Joseph F Grant and Mary Jane Elliott for said year 2008;

That on the 28th day of September 2017, said Elbert County assigned said certificate of purchase to HAI Consulting, Inc.;

That said HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 5th day of December 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to HAI Consulting, Inc. on the 18th day of June 2018, unless the same has been redeemed;

Said mineral rights may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on February 1, 2018, February 8, 2018 and February 15, 2018. Witness my hand this 18th day of January 2018 Richard Pettitt, Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23923 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 15, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News

City and County Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Deer Creek Water District of Elbert County, Colorado.

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February 1, 2018

CLUBS AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-322-4440, or go to www.daccaa.org. Affordable Colleges Online: guidebook includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specific scholarships and funding for special groups. Go to http://www.affordablecollegesonline. org/womens-guide-paying-for-college/ Camping Singles: 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. Membership ranges from 40s to 60-plus. Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. Contact campingsingles@gmail.com Castle Rock Bridge Club: 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. Friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate games. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com. Chess: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Simla Library. All skill levels and ages welcome. Call 719-541-2573.

the first Monday of every month (except when the first Monday is a holiday, in which case the meeting is the second Monday) at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Social hour begins at 5:30 and the regular business meeting starts at 6:30. Friday Afternoon Club meets from 5-7 p.m. every Friday and Veterans Coffee Club meets every Wednesday from 8-11 a.m. for social time with other veterans. All Veterans are invited to all meetings, we’d like to see you. Website: aml82.org. Elizabeth Food Bank: 12:30-3 p.m. Friday and 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church); available to help anyone who needs food. Other times by appointment. Game Night: 4 p.m. Mondays at the Kiowa Library; call 303-621-2111. Also, 5 p.m. Tuesdays and 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; call 303-648-3533. Enjoy board, card, and video games for all ages. Go to pplibraries.org. Kiowa Creek Food Pantry: open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa. Distribution for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to low-income individuals/ families that qualify. We also distribute low-income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry at 303-621-2376. Public Notice

Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association: 9 a.m. every first Thursday at CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR Group: 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and DEERKnitting CREEK WATER DISTRICT Kiowa Library. Knit and chat. All skill levels Chambers on Mainstreet. All area music TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors Call of the303-621-2111 Deer Creek welcome. or go to pplibrarteachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, Water District of Elbert County, Colorado. ies.org. 303-814-3479. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018,

LEGO Master Brickster: 3:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Kiowa Library. Build LEGO stuff together. Call 303-621-2111 or go to pplibraries. org. Mystery Book Club: 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org.

Seniors Meet: 11 a.m. Mondays at the Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425. Simla Open Mic Night: 6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Simla Library. Share poetry, music, dance, comedy or painting (inter alios), or just come and watch.3333 Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times, and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email skycliffctr@ skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org

Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to http://outbackexpress. Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: tripod.com. Outback Express runs from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs on Wednesday of each month at Christlife the first and third Monday of each month; Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, from Simla and Matheson to Limon on Franktown (lunch provided). Also, 10-11:30 the fourth Thursday of each month; from a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Colorado Springs on the first and third Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at Tuesday of each month; from Elizabeth to 303-814-2863. Colorado Springs or Parker on the second Public Notice Tuesday of each month. Good Samaritan Teen Tuesday: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nursing Home Residents may§ 1-13.5-501, ride the bus Library. Play card and video games. Call C.R.S. on the second Thursday of each month. 303-648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of Elkhorn Ranch Metropolit-

an District10-11 No. 1a.m. (the “District”), ElbertTherapeutic County, Overeaters Anonymous: and riding: Promise Ranch TheraColorado. from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia peutic Riding in Parker offers free theraNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election for Room at New Hope Church, thePresbyterian District will be held on the 8th day ofpeutic May, riding for developmentally disabled 2018, between theRock. hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 and children. Scholarship money is 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle adults P.M. At that time three directors will be elected available for Douglas County residents to to serve 4-year terms and one director will be elected to serve a 2-year term for the District. Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call Eligible electors ofon thevarious District interested in Crafting Club: regular meetings 303-841-5007 or visit www.promiseranchserving on the board of directors for the District weekday eveningsmay andobtain weekends at 7786 and Acceptance therapeuticriding.com. a Self-Nomination Form from Davis, the Designated ElecPrairie Lake Trail, Parker (inMichael the Pinery). tion Official of the District, at the offices of Miller & Associates Offices, LLC, 1641 California Open to anyone interested inLaw card making VFW Post 10649: 8:30 a.m. the first SatStreet, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202, 303and scrapbooking.285-5320, Contactbetween Alisonthe Collins urday hours of 9:00 A.M. and of every month at 24325 Main St., P.M. regularat business at 720-212-4788 or5:00 find usononline http://days. Elbert. Go to http://www.vfwpost10649. www.meetup.com/Parker-FranktownSelf-Nomination and Acceptance Forms, org. or let-Contact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560 ters which meet the requirements of § 1-13.5Elizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/ for questions. 501, C.R.S., are to be returned to the Desig-

Lawyers the 6-9 p.m. the second Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: a nonprofi t the hours between of 7:00at a.m. andLibrary: 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth volunteer organization that is part of the serve a four-year term. nated Election Official not less than sixty-seven Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Free legal clinicPublic Notice Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers (67) days prior to the election, which date is FriSelf-Nomination and Acceptance forms are Ranchland Republican Women: 7 Ifp.m. third VFW parties have no attorney. Volunteer we support the Elbert County Sheriff’savailable Ofday, March 2, 2018. the Designated ElectionPost 4266: 7 p.m. the third Monday fromfor Lyle Penner,who the Designated CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Official at determines that a Self-Nomination Official for the District, at 3344 Deer §ll1-13.5-501, C.R.S. Monday of each month the Elizabeth attorneys will answer questions, help fi ofand every month at the Pinery Fire Stafice, all law enforcement in our county,Election and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible Creek Drive, Parker, Colorado 80138. Self-NomLibrary, Beverlyelector St. Membership is open out forms the process andIT MAY CONCERN, tion, the community at large. Go to http://www. who submitted the form may amend the Community Room Lower Level, ination and Acceptance formsand mustexplain be filed with TO WHOM and651 particuform once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on the Designated Election Official for the District at Notice larly to the electors of Elkhorn Ranch Metropolitto Republicans Dues are $25 forsubmittal a full is encouraged procedure for67the areas law,No. civil 8170 N. Hillcrest Way,Public Parker. Serving elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or March 2, 2018. Earlier the above address not less than days prior toof family an District 1 (the “District”), Elbert County, only. as the deadline not$10 permit the election (Friday, March 2,criminal 2018). CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Colorado. law, voting member (women only)will and forcuring an insuffilitigation, defense, property veterans of foreign wars in Parker, FOR Castle contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456. cient form. A person who wishes to be a write-in ELIZABETH PARK AND RECREATION non-voting member (canshall be file women or of intent toPines probate law,that collections, areas. Go to www. candidate an affidavit be a and Castle RockDISTRICT NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN applications appeals, NOTICElandlordIS HEREBY GIVENathat an election for write-in candidate with the office of the Desigmay law be filed withcivil the Desigthe District 8th day men). ForofaMay, membership application and tenant and protection orders.will be held on the vfwpost4266.org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, Elizabeth American Legion, Post 82: for a absentee ballots nated Election Official by the close of business nated Election Official of the District at the 2018, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly on (64th) day before the election, above addressWalk-ins during normal business Everyone hours, P.M. that time three directors willinformation, be elected to the of the Elizabeth and4266, other gothetosixty-fourth www.Ranchlandwelcome. willAtbe helped veteran’s association supporting veterans, CO 80134. Onelectors Facebook at VFWPark Post which date is Monday, March 5, 2018. until the close of business on the Tuesday imto serve 4-year terms and one director will be RepublianWomen.org. on athe first-come, first-served basis. to serve a 2-year term their families and the community, meets Parker. Recreation District of Elbert County, Colorado. mediately preceding election (Tuesday, May elected for the District. Public Notice

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT

City and County

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Deer Creek Water District of Elbert County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a four-year term. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Lyle Penner, the Designated Election Official for the District, at 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker, Colorado 80138. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, March 2, 2018). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, May 1, 2018). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT By: /s/ Lyle Penner Designated Election Official Legal Notice No.: 23526 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018

1, 2018). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

City and County

DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT By: /s/ Lyle Penner Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No.: 23526 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS § 1-13.5-501, C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of Elkhorn Ranch Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”), Elbert County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election for the District will be held on the 8th day of May, 2018, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time three directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms and one director will be elected to serve a 2-year term for the District. Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors for the District may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Michael Davis, the Designated Election Official of the District, at the offices of Miller & Associates Law Offices, LLC, 1641 California Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202, 303285-5320, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on regular business days. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms, or let-

Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors for the District may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Michael Davis, the Designated Election Official of the District, at the offices of Miller & Associates Law Offices, LLC, 1641 California Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202, 303285-5320, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on regular business days.

City and County

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for and return of absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official until the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election, which date is Friday, May 4, 2018.

Elkhorn Ranch Metropolitan District No. 1

Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Mike Barney, the Designated Election Official for the District, at 34201 County Road 17, Elizabeth, Colorado. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, March 2, 2018).

City and County

By: /s/ Michael E. Davis, Designated Election Official

Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms, or letters which meet the requirements of § 1-13.5501, C.R.S., are to be returned to the Designated Election Official not less than sixty-seven (67) days prior to the election, which date is Friday, March 2, 2018. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on March 2, 2018. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insufficient form. A person who wishes to be a write-in candidate shall file an affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate with the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the sixty-fourth (64th) day before the election, which date is Monday, March 5, 2018.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Elizabeth Park and Recreation District of Elbert County, Colorado.

Elkhorn Ranch Metropolitan District No. 1

By: /s/ Michael E. Davis, Designated Election Official

Legal Notice No.: 23529 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ELIZABETH PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT

City and County

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, May 1, 2018). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. ELIZABETH PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Mike Barney Designated Election Official Legal Notice No: 23524 First Publication: February 1, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News

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