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Candidate opts against GOP assembly Whistler, who seeks the District 1 commissioner seat, aims to petition onto ballot By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media Elbert County Republicans emerged from their assembly at the fairgrounds on March 19 energized. The GOP faithful applauded talk of unity and the importance that Elbert County Republicans play in statewide elections. The assembly was, however, not without some controversy. One hour before the call to order, District 1 county commissioner candidate Jim Whistler informed Elbert County Republican Chairman Tom Pe-
District 1 hopeful Jim Whistler chose not to participate in the assembly process and is petitioning for a place on the June primary ballot. Photo by Rick Gustafson
terson that he would not be participating in the assembly. Whistler, who announced his candidacy in February, was concerned about the lack of support he might receive from delegates at the assembly and decided to petition voters directly for a place on the Republican primary ballot on June 28. Whistler was informed that as a result of his decision he would not be allowed to address the assembly, which led the Whistler camp to accuse the central committee, specifically Peterson, of “freezing him out.” “I don’t know why the chairman chose to not allow me to speak,” Whistler said. “I believe in competition, in Whistler continues on Page 6
Democrat pursues seat in District 1 Commissioner candidate Soderberg is an alternative healer who helps horses By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media
Ruby, 5, left, and Nicolas, 7, Gonzales choose from a selection of children’s books offered as part of the Elbert County Coalition for Outreach’s Easter Egg Hunt on March 19. Photos by Rick Gustafson
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Annual hunt moves inside because of snow By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media Planning an outdoor event for the last day of winter can be a risky proposition, and when forecasters predicted snow for most of March 18
and into the morning of March 19, organizers of the Elbert County Coalition for Outreach’s annual Spring Egg Hunt had to act fast. Instead of sending the children traipsing through the 4 inches that fell on Fawn Valley Park in Kiowa to dig eggs out of the snow, ECCO Director Pam Witucki transformed the event into a trick-or-treat-style “bag-o-eggs” affair inside ECCO’s thrift store at the
Lion’s Hall in Kiowa. “We’ve been doing this for eight years, and this is the first year that we’ve had bad weather,” said Witucki. “Seven years, I guess we’ve been pretty lucky.” From 10 a.m. until the eggs are gone, read the flier announcing the event on March 19, and the first Eggs continues on Page 9
March has been a busy month for Elbert County politics. A record turnout for both parties’ respective caucuses at the beginning of the month was followed by enthusiasm at county assemblies. At their county assembly on March 5, Democrats nominated longtime county resident Marie Soderberg to represent them for the District 1 commissioner seat. Soderberg’s father was a developer in Elbert County in the 1960s. She received a bachelor’s Soderberg degree in psychology from Colorado Women’s College and studied graduate-level psychology at the University of Northern Colorado, but eventually elected to leave the program. “So, I just went out to experience life,” she said. “I was a cab driver. I did construction. I worked at a veterinarian’s office. I did a lot of different things, and then I got involved with creating alternative healing.” Soderberg practiced alternative healing Soderberg continues on Page 6
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March 24, 2016 From left, Hunter Neelley’s brother Zach; mother, Robin; and father, Scott, rest in front of the Hunter’s Legacy Tournament banner between basketball games at the event on March 11 in the Elizabeth High School gym. Photo by Geraldine Smith
Tournament celebrates life of student Hunter’s Legacy basketball event held for second year By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media “The biggest fear of a mother who has lost a child is her child will be forgotten,” said Robin Neelley, whose son Hunter died from cancer during his freshman year at Elizabeth High School in 2014. It is obvious from the participation in
the Hunter’s Legacy Basketball Tournament on March 11 that neither Elizabeth High School students nor the community of Elizabeth will allow Hunter to be forgotten or become a distant memory. Hunter had osteosarcoma — a type of bone cancer — that eventually spread to his lungs. Organized by students Giana Craig and Mikayla LaMantia, members of Family Career and Community Leaders of American at Elizabeth High held the second annual event in Hunter Neelley’s name.
Craig, co-president of the EHS chapter of FCCLA, and group member LaMantia eagerly volunteered to run the event when it was first proposed at an FCCLA meeting. Craig and LaMantia organized every detail, from finding funding sponsors to soliciting players to compete. They have worked in tandem before and always draw on each other’s strengths. “I learned so much from Giana when planning this event.” LaMantia emphasized. Craig echoed this same sentiment
about LaMantia as runner to LaMantia’s stage manager position for “The Hound of the Baskervilles” and the musical “Seussical.” “Everyone was so positive and willing to help, and I made so many connections and learned so much,” said Craig. FCCLA moderator and teacher Melanie Darter feels they did a great job, and noted: “We moderators act as guides, but the students do all the work and planning.” Hunter continues on Page 3
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The tournament, held in the school gym, consisted of 11 teams and 67 players battling it out until close to 11 p.m. Both Hunter’s father, Scott, and brother Zach played in the tournament on the Green team, giving and receiving highfives up and down the court. Green team members were standouts in T-shirts designed by Hunter’s mom, featuring the number 11 with a connecting bar to form an “H” for Hunter. Number 11 was woven into the tapestry of the tournament because it was Hunter’s basketball number. Although some of the number 11 allusions were planned, it was only a coincidence that exactly 11 teams competed. The 11 teams played five-minute games, and just before the last elimination rounds there was a basket shootout with the winner taking home a $25 gift certificate to Safeway. When the last basketball swished through the hoop, the Pink team, undefeated the entire tournament, received the grand prize of a $40 gift certificate to Buzzard’s Pizza. While last year’s event raised money to defray the Neelleys’ medical expenses, the family requested the money be given to others this year. A portion of the proceeds from the tournament will be given to EHS attendance secretary Dani Varela’s 11-year-old grandchild, Cheyenne Dyess, who has cancer. The tournament will also fund a new scholarship in Hunter’s name. An event of this magnitude qualifies as a Life Planning Event for the FCCLA state competition, to be held at the Renaissance Hotel from March 21 to April 2 in Denver. If the girls receive a gold medal at state, they will continue to nationals in San Diego during the summer. Hunter was also involved in FCCLA, which is a career and technical student organization centered around family and developing leadership through family consumer sciences. Family consumer sciences is taught in middle school and high schools across the nation with
From left, FCCLA member Mikayla LaMantia and co-president Giana Craig sit at the scoring booth in the Elizabeth High School gym monitoring play for the Hunter’s Legacy Basketball Tournament on March 11. Photos by Geraldine Smith courses in interiors and housing, child development and parenting, consumerism and home economic decisions, fashion design and clothing, and foods and nutrition. Elizabeth High School offers family consumer science classes of which interior design, teacher cadet and soon-tobe-approved catering can be taken for college credit. FCCLA moderators and family consumer science teachers Melanie Darter and Regan Ashley both love watching student growth each year. Ashley’s catering class also gained practical experience on March 11 by running the concessions booth and selling food they made. Of particular interest were the Mountain Dew cupcakes presented in an original Mountain Dew-themed display case created by students.
Robin Neelley, Hunter’s mother, designed special T-shirts with a connecting bar in the center of Hunter’s basketball number, 11, to form an” H” for Hunter. The shirts were worn by the Green Team, whose members included Hunter’s brother Zach and father, Scott, on March 11 for the Hunter’s Legacy Basketball Tournament at the Elizabeth High School Gym.
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“It’s really cool. You look down into the sea and see sharks and dolphins and whales, and it looks like you are going to fall,” said Frontier Valley Elementary second-grade student Griffin Hasche. Students at Frontier Valley in Parker were among children from 12 schools in the Douglas County School District to test the new Google Cardboard virtual-reality platform from Google Expeditions. Google is also testing the technology at other Colorado schools in the Cherry Creek, Denver, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs areas in March. The virtual reality technology allows students to travel to places that
wouldn’t be possible in the physical world. “The teacher is guiding the virtual field trip they are all going on,” Douglas County School Technology & Innovation Partner Mark Blair said. “Right now, they have 165 different trips that the students can go on and they are adding more and more to their catalog.” Blair said museums and universities are constantly adding more scenes to the library of possible trips. In the Google Cardboard glasses is an Android phone that displays two images in stereo format through lenses for students to look through. Students continues on Page 9
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Two bumblebee species eyed for protected status
Pesticide among factors seen as cause of decline
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Two species of wild bumblebees found from Alaska to North Carolina and in Canada will be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. government said March 15. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to study the Western bumblebee and yellow-banded bumblebee to see if they warrant listing as threatened or endangered. The review could take a year or more. The yellow-banded bee’s historic range
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after studying a Japanese technique called Amma and grew her practice locally. While she was giving treatment to a leading dressage rider, he suggested that the techniques she was using on him would be effective treatment for horses. “I designed a technique used all over the world, acupressure on horses. We
includes 23 states from the Great Plains to New England, part of the Atlantic Coast and eight Canadian provinces. The Western bee’s range includes 14 Western and Great Plains states, as well as three provinces and one territory in Canada. The two species overlap in both countries. The environmental group Defenders of Wildlife, which asked the service to consider protecting the bees, said they are important pollinators of both native plants and commercial crops. “They provide (pollination) services all over the nation for free that otherwise people have to hire beekeepers to provide,” said Jay Tutchton, a Defenders of Wildlife staff attorney in Denver. “These are species that are very valuable
to humanity.” Tutchton said the bees are threatened by a category of pesticides called neonicotinoids and a parasite called nosema bombi. The bees are in decline on the coasts and in river valleys where commercial farming is widespread, he said. Neither Tutchton nor federal officials could say how big the two populations are. “We know the numbers are down,” said Mark Sattelberg, a field supervisor for the Fish and Wildlife Service in Cheyenne, Wyoming, who will be part of the study of the Western bumblebee. Western and yellow-banded bumblebees live in the wild and are different from bees raised commercially to produce honey and pollinate crops, Tutchton said.
Protections could include restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides in critical bee habitat and steps to ensure commercial bees are disease-free before they are imported or moved across state lines, he said. Diana Cox-Foster, a bee researcher with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Logan, Utah, said the effects of neonicotinoids and the parasite have been documented in commercial bees but less is known about their impact on wild bees. A spokeswoman for a pesticide industry group didn’t immediately return an after-hours email. The USDA has reported widespread failures of bee colonies because of parasites, disease, pesticides and nutrition problems.
developed a book. We developed a DVD, charts, classes. For years, we traveled around teaching people,” she said. Soderberg says that her commitment to life is what she can give to other people so they can help themselves. She plans to apply that philosophy to her candidacy and the job of county commissioner. As a start, she wants to bring 100 percent transparency to county government. “One of the things that I would start to do, is start to bring back trust in the political process and what’s happening
in government. It will also start bringing back and giving an opportunity for people to participate in a more authentic way,” she said. In the general election on Nov. 8, Soderberg will face either Chris Richardson or Jim Whistler, and the reality of living in a county where around 13 percent of the voting public is registered as Democrats is not lost on her. “I’m just going to be straight with you, I have a shot in hell, a very slim shot in hell, for being county commissioner,” she said with a laugh. “For me, it’s not
about winning or losing, it’s about making a difference.” She sees rural values as the true values of America and hopes her candidacy will inspire others. It is her hope that with more people participating in the process, Elbert County could be an example to other counties around the country. “My commitment is that whatever we provide for this county is something that can be duplicated in other counties around America … small communities, rural America,” she said. “I don’t think the greatness of our county has been tapped.”
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The most conventional method is achieved through the assembly process. Any nominated and seconded candidate who receives 30 percent of the total delegate vote at the assembly is placed on the primary ballot. A candidate who receives less than 30 percent but 10 percent or greater delegate support may petition for a spot on the primary ballot. Any candidate who receives less than 10 percent support at the assembly is eliminated from the process. Candidates who choose to not participate in the assembly have two options. They may conduct a write-in campaign or may petition voters for a spot on the primary ballot. For Whistler to petition successfully, he would need to obtain about 625 signatures, or 20 percent of the number of Republican voters who voted in the District 1 primary in 2014. His petition must be submitted to the county by April 4.
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America, and for people to have a choice of who they want to represent them.” Peterson explained that the assembly is a nominating process and Whistler, who was not a delegate or an alternate, was technically a guest, and only candidates participating in the assembly were allowed to address the delegates. Central Committee bylaws do not specifically address the issue, but according to Peterson, historical precedent limits speakers to participating candidates, and candidates who petition at the state level traditionally do not attend the state assembly. Candidates for county commissioner have multiple ways to place their names on the ballot for the Republican primary.
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County Republicans choose candidates Richardson, Wills and Thayer get on ballot following GOP assembly in Kiowa By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media More than 450 delegates, alternates, volunteers and GOP party faithful filled the agriculture building at the fairgrounds in Kiowa on March 19 for the Elbert County Republican Assembly. Hoping to build from a record turnout of 722 registered Republicans who attended the March 1 county caucuses, the delegates cheered speeches from candidates running in statewide elections, nominated candidates for local commissioners races and voted on resolutions emerging from the caucuses. “This event, it’s a team sport,” said Republican Central Committee Chairman Tom Peterson. “There are so many who are involved and have been so supportive to put this event on.” Following a series of speeches from Republicans running in statewide elections, party leaders and delegates got down to the business of nominating candidates. The race for the District 1 county commissioner seat being vacated by Robert Rowland was uncontested, and Peterson called for a voice vote from delegates following Chris Richardson’s nomination. Richardson is a retired Army colonel and serves as the secretary to the Elizabeth School District’s Board of Education. For now, Richardson remains the presumptive Republican nominee to face Democrat Marie Soderberg in November, but he could still face a primary challenge from Jim Whistler in June. Whistler elected to forego the county assembly in favor of petitioning to have his name added to the primary ballot. He has until April 4 to obtain roughly 625 signatures from registered Republicans in Elbert County to secure a spot in the primary election on June 28. District 3 nominees Scott Wills and
As many as 156 delegates and 150 alternates were part of a crowd of more than 400 Republicans at the Elbert County Fairgrounds for the Republican County Assembly on March 19. Photo by Rick Gustafson Grant Thayer, who are competing for the commissioner’s seat held by Larry Ross, both received enough delegate support at the assembly to move on to the primary elections in June. Wills, who served as the Republican Central Committee chairman for nearly eight years, received his nomination from Elbert County Sheriff Shayne Heap. The nomination was seconded by George Brauchler, district attorney for the 18th Judicial District. Wills received just over 56 percent sup-
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port from the delegates (88 of 155) compared with the nearly 43 percent (67 of 155) for Thayer. Thayer has served as a member of the Elbert County Planning Commission, has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, and is the owner and operator of the Jumping Cow Ranch. The winner of the District 3 primary in June will face democrat Barbara Miller in November’s general election. In addition to nominating candidates, delegates voted on six resolutions offered
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Don’t let madness lead to sadness Who are you voting for? That is the question that we are all being asked. The other question is: “What are you voting for?” Now here is my question for you: “How have you been responding?” As you all know, this is not a politically motivated column; its intent is to share a positive and encouraging message of some kind each week. And consistent with my weekly theme, I will attempt to shed a positive and encouraging point of view in contrast to the “Yikes” response that most people have been giving when responding to the question about who and what they are voting for. In my line of work I travel quite a bit domestically and also engage with many international associates and clients. It is one thing to engage in a conversation with folks right here in the United States about the candidates and potential outcomes, but it is even more interesting to have a discussion with people outside of the United States and their view and line of questioning when it comes to the perceived lunacy of what is taking place with our presidential election. The fact is, we will never all agree on the same party, nor will we ever endorse the same candidate, and most likely we will be unable to come to an agreement on the issues that are being debated and challenged by both sides. But here is where we can get our head around the chaos and start think-
ing about the reality of the situation in a positive and encouraging way. You see, it’s not just the candidates and the campaigns that are misaligned, it is the system that is broken. And that is the good news. Good news? Yes, good news. Michael Norton It is good news because the United WINNING States will still be the WORDS greatest nation on earth. The president is really just the voice and face of our nation, and whoever is in office will surround himself or herself with smart advisers who should and will help guide the country, continue to defend our shores and borders, and help us maintain our prominence in the world while adhering to our benevolent nature in support of our allies and all people around the globe. Some of you will point to the candidate’s position on taxation, others will focus on immigration, our economy, education, health care, our military and hundreds of other issues. And you are all welcome to your opinion and position. And while we stay focused on these issues and the advisers and Cabinet members actually develop the plans and execute the strategy, the president of the United States will meet world
leaders, give well-written speeches, and be seen as the voice and face of our nation. Do some have a better presence than others? Are a few of the candidates a little more “presidential?” Sure, the answer is yes to both of those questions. So for me, my positive outlook and encouragement to go about my day-to-day life is focused on what the people behind the scenes will be doing, not so much on the man or woman voted in as the new POTUS. Technically, of course, he or she will be the commander-in-chief, and will work tireless hours, but in our day and age nothing is ever solely decided by the president. Television and movies help us buy into the concept that the president does actually make those big decisions in dramatic fashion, but the reality is that every decision made is a decision by committee, not one person. Maybe this will strike a nerve with you, maybe you agree with me in this “Yikes” of an election year, and maybe you will completely disagree with me. But it is the system that is broken, not the people. It’s the system that is broken, not you and not me. And I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, because when we realize that we will still be the greatest nation on earth regardless of who wins, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
Regarding Taken back in time by prosperity, a voice from the past think about priorities The idea of prosperity is changing. For example, being a millionaire or having a college degree used to mean you were exceptional. But now it feels like true affluence is a moving target. Patricia Kummer Prosperity by definition refers to FINANCIAL nancial success. STRATEGIES fiTherefore it is relative. You may only feel prosperous in comparison to someone less fortunate. From the 1980s through the end of the 20th century, most Americans expected their prosperity to improve automatically. Certainly each generation since World War II proved to be better off than their parents. However, that pattern is changing. A prosperous retirement may have meant a gold watch and a pension … both things of the past. A successful rate of return in investments used to mean about a 10 percent return per year. This is another bygone. Fifty years ago, owning your own home (usually your first home) was a reasonable goal. But that likely meant not moving to something better every few years. Today prosperity is measured in different ways. Perhaps getting student loans paid off or keeping a job long enough to be vested in the 401(k) plan are signs of financial success. Having unlimited financial resources may make you rich, but if your health is failing and your family is estranged, do you feel prosperous? These shifts should cause investors to Kummer continues on Page 9
Singles were always a dollar. I could afford a dollar. My allowance was 50 cents a week. Albums were more like $4. I rarely bought albums. I just couldn’t afford them. I would rather not tell you about the first single I ever bought. It was a hit, but it was a one-hit wonder, and now I think it’s somewhat humiliating. I think you would immediately move on to another columnist. It could have been Buddy Holly and the Crickets, but it wasn’t. It could have been the Everly Brothers, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t “Old Rivers” by Walter Brennan. It wasn’t that bad. But my first album was and is a gem. At the time a performer or a group generally didn’t record an album until they had two hits. One would go on side one, and the other one would go on side two. Typically the rest of the songs were junk. Not always. A Buddy Holly and the Crickets album could have four or five hits on it. The same goes for the Everly Brothers. If a performer or a group had a few years of success, out would come a greatest hits album. The first album I ever owned was “Johnny Horton’s Greatest Hits.” Horton had a monster in 1959. It was Billboard’s number one song that year. “The Battle of New Orleans.” It’s inconceivable that it would be a Top 40 hit these days, but in 1959 it was all over the place. Then came “Sink the Bismarck” and “North to Alaska.” Those three songs were why I bought the album. I never listen to them now. But there are two songs on the album that I still listen to, on an iTunes playlist. Horton was only 35 when he died in an auto accident caused by a drunk driver. Not long before his death, Horton, who was a rockabilly and country music star, called Johnny Cash to chat, but Cash refused the call. It was something that Cash regretted for
the rest of his life. Cash dedicated one of the songs I am going to tell you about to Horton on his “Personal File” album. Horton’s hits were almost novelty records, and don’t really stand up today. Craig Marshall Smith “North to Alaska” was used in a QUIET film with the same DESPERATION name. It starred John Wayne. It also featured a teen idol named Fabian, who couldn’t sing and he couldn’t act, but he was cute. That album sure was lonely. My allowance increased and I was able to begin to build a collection. The collection grew and was alphabetized, until my basement flooded in 2003, and most of it was damaged. It’s hard for me to imagine anyone being sentimental about the hip-hop rubbish that’s prevalent now — in another 40 years. The two songs that I listen to with fondness are “Whispering Pines” and “When It’s Springtime in Alaska.” Horton’s clear, rich voice stands out in both of them. They both tell stories, but not as mundanely as “Battle of New Orleans.” There’s a new station in town that beats KBCO. It’s Open Air at 102.3. Most of the time they play eclectic new music. The playlists are wonderful. It’s a leg of Colorado Public Radio, so there are no commercials. Now and then they play something that is totally unexpected. A song from the past, that wasn’t a big hit, but was nevertheless great. Like “Whispering Pines,” which I heard one night. And went back to junior high with a smile. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net
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Victoria Engel, 2, loads up her unconventional Easter basket at the Elbert County Coalition Outreach’s Easter Egg Hunt. The annual event, normally held at Fawn Valley park, was forced into ECCO’s Thrift Store because of weather. Photo by Rick Gustafson
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families showed up just as ECCO’s thrift store opened on Saturday morning with kids bundled up for winter — boots replaced bonnets, winter coats in place of dresses. Many of the younger children ran to the first bags they could find, but others, like 5-year-old Bradley Barnhart, deployed a strategy of search and swap for the fullest bag they could find. Witucki said that the event typically draws anywhere from 50 to 100 children each year depending on the weather, so her crew spent a good part of the day on Friday and Saturday morning stuffing grocery bags with around two dozen eggs each and stashing the bags throughout the thrift store. In addition to the eggs filled with candy, gum, and pennies, each child was allowed to pick a book from the children’s rack and the older kids selected from a selection of chapter books. In addition, they received a $1 coupon good for any item in the thrift store. As an incentive for parents to bring the plastic eggs to the store after the Easter Holiday, Witucki is offering a second coupon for each bag of eggs recycled to the store. The eggs will be used next year when Easter falls nearly three weeks later, and her hope is to return to a streak of good weather. The egg hunt is sponsored by ECCO, the town of Kiowa, and the Kiowa Merchant Association.
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Students can look at 360-degree photos of different scenes. On a tablet, the teacher has viewpoints they can tap which will put arrows in the frame so students can look at something specific they are talking about. “It’s cool because you are discovering things that you can’t go in,” second-grade student Riley Mankin said. Google Cardboard is available for home use and costs about $10. It is able to work with different downloadable smartphone apps, such as one from Discovery. However, the classroom version, with the Expeditions software that is able to be controlled by a teacher, is not yet available for purchase. Google has not yet set a price point
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seek different opportunities than in the past. Look what has happened to health insurance. Most companies no longer offer retiree benefits and many employers reduced their contribution to group health plans. Prosperity for me would be a good, affordable health-care plan. Many Americans in their 20s and 30s don’t think they will ever retire. They might not care about a big house or a paid-off car, but high-speed Internet, Pandora, Twitter and Netflix are absolute necessities. A pension plan will be obsolete for them as they may not want to retire if they are mobile and can work from anywhere at any time of the day or night. Investors should shift their focus to what will make life easier, simpler and healthier. Having a bigger house or a fancy car may not be as important as living space on one floor and Uber on your speed dial. It is no longer important that the banks don’t pay interest on a savings account. Many people don’t use brick and mortar banks. They can pay bills, transfer money and apply for loans from their phone. They can open a money market from an institution in the cloud with no employees
for the product, but Blair said it would be available to purchase beginning this summer. “As soon as it’s available for purchase we hope to buy some sets that we can
check out to schools,” Blair said. “Or if they want, schools will be able to buy some to own themselves.” Frontier Valley Principal Kim Seefried said she hopes to purchase a set for her students. “I would love to have a school set that our science teachers can utilize as well as other teachers,” Seefried said. “I see
the potential for this in terms of getting kids to go someplace they can’t physically go—giving them exposure to things that they haven’t been able to have before.” Her students are on board. “This is really fun. I want to do it again,” said second-grade student Amanda Timmons.” I’d like to go to the jungle or up in the sky to see birds.”
Google Expeditions allows classes to take virtual field trips to 165 different locations. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando
and no phone number. Businesses should think about what will be obsolete in the future. Phone systems, large office space, desktop computers and copy machines will go by the wayside. Digital storage and software systems are taking the place of file cabinets, calendars and notepads. The iPad is replacing textbooks. Think about what makes you feel prosperous. Is it a large bank account or a large group of friends? Is it being able to give your kids money or teach them how to be self-sufficient? Look for opportunities for nontraditional housing, for those kids with student loans or empty nesters. Seek preventive health care; opportunities to learn at any age; and the ability to use technology to be better. These are things that empower you, that are largely in your control and will likely make you happier. These are the types of ideas that will fuel future investing. Patricia Kummer has been an independent certified financial planner for 29 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a registered investment advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a six-year 5280 Top Advisor. Please visit www.kummerfinancial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.
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The Orthodox Church adopted a modified calendar, which includes our way to set the date for Lent, Holy Week and Easter.” — Father John Armstrong, St. Herman Orthodox Church in Littleton
Father John Armstrong adjusts the candle on one of the icons at St. Herman Orthodox Church in Littleton. He explained the Orthodox Church uses a different calendar and will celebrate Easter on May 1. Photo by Tom Munds
Churches prepare for Easter Local congregations mark holiday in different ways By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com
we start outside where there is a fire,” Fryar said. “We light our candles from the fire and bring light into the church. It is a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus overcoming the darkness of sin.” hristian congregations around the world are On Easter Sunday, St. Thomas More will celebrate amid Holy Week observances leading up to Mass at 10 different times, starting at 6:30 a.m. Easter, which is March 27 this year. T.J. Harris is pastor of Mosaic Church at 4101 S. “Holy Week and Easter are cornerstones of our Lincoln St., Englewood. He said the church tries to Christian faith. The events of Holy Week define who plan activities that reach out with we are and why we follow Jesus Christ,” said additional blessings to the comMonsignor Tom Fryar of St. Thomas More Shutterstock munity. He said the blessings Catholic Church. “Good Friday is a planned this year include an image time to remember the suffering of Jeegg hunt March 26 at 10 a.m. at sus, and Easter is the time to celebrate Cherrelyn Elementary School, the resurrection.” 4550 S. Lincoln St. Harris said St. Thomas More is one of the largest 10,000 eggs will be spread Catholic churches in the south metro around the area for an event that area. The church at 8035 S. Quebec St., is free and open to the public. Centennial, began its Holy Week obser“Like most churches, we have a vances on March 20, Palm Sunday. lot people at our Easter services,” On March 26, the vigil of Easter is he said. “We plan to use drama, planned. dance, painting and video in this “The church is in darkness, and
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What about the bunny? By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com For many children in the United States and around the world, Easter is a time for the great white bunny, fancy baskets, and lots of candy and goodies. According to the History Channel website, www.history.com, the origins of a rabbit bringing goodies are vague, but throughout history, the rabbit has been the symbol of fertility and life, and the egg is a symbol of new life associated with spring festivals. Churches and communities hold egg hunts for children, providing the opportunity to scoop up colored eggs, candy and goodies. One of the biggest events in the nation is the annual egg roll at the White House in Washington, D.C. This year’s event will be March 28, and 35,000 are expected to attend. Easter baskets, dye for real eggs, plastic eggs and tons of candy are purchased every year. According to the History Channel, more candy is sold at Easter than for any other holiday except Halloween. Here are some numbers from the website Infoplease.com: • $2.3 billion was spent on Easter candy in 2014. • 90 million chocolate bunnies are sold in a typical year. • 700 million marshmallow Peeps are sold in a typical year. • Just over three-fourths of Americans are in favor of eating the ears of a chocolate bunny first, according to a poll by the Statistical Brain Research Institute.
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Artwork won’t bust your budget With the hint of spring comes the Depot Art Gallery’s annual “Art for Less than $100” sale, through April 24. Once a year, Depot artists, members of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, Sonya Ellingboe offer work at a fraction of SONYA’S actual price. SAMPLER And if you buy a piece, you can take it home and the Guild will replace it in the show with something of equal value. (So it’s worth more than one visit!) Oil paintings, watercolors, photography, pastels and pottery and jewelry are included. The Depot is at 2069 W. Powers, Littleton, just north of the Buck Recreation Center. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. 303-795-0781. Sculptures will grace Botanic Gardens “Stories in Sculpture,” selections from the Walker Art Center Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, will be placed throughout the Denver Botanic Gardens from April 29 to Oct. 2, while the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden undergoes the first major reconstruction project since it opened in 1988. Artists include Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, George Segal, Saul Baizerman, Deborah Butterfield, Barry Flanagan and Judith Shea. More on this exhibit when it opens. Botanicgardens.org.
Artists and buyers connect at the Depot Art Gallery in Littleton, where there is an exhibit of “Art for Less than $100” at present. Photo by Peggy Dietz collection; MakeARTtalk, with local creatives producing a new work and sharing ideas; and “Off the Record,” with DAM staff telling behind-thescenes stories about the collection. Free for members, general admission for others, two-for-one admission for students with ID. Denverartmuseum. org. Concert collaboration The Colorado Wind Ensemble and the Queen City Jazz Band will collaborate in a concert called “Playing With Fire” at 7:30 p.m. on April 2 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. It will be repeated at 3 p.m. April 3 at the King Center, Auraria Campus. Tickets: $5-$15.
Mouse story The E.B. White classic tale about a mouse named Stuart Little, who is born into a New York family and has ongoing adventures, comes to the PACE Center stage April 6 to 9. Location: 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker. Public performances: April 8 at 6:30 p.m. and April 9 at 10 a.m. (Other performances are for schoolchildren.) Tickets: $12. 303-805-6800.
Untitled Friday “Risky Business” is the title for the March “Untitled” Friday event from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Denver Art Museum on March 25. The events, held the last Friday of the month, include tours led by non-art experts; “Joan and Charlie discuss Tonight’s Theme,” in which Buntport actors discuss a painting from the modern and contemporary
Remembering the Titanic “A First Class Affair Titanic Dinner,” with a seven-course meal, accompanied by live music, is planned to let guests dine with Molly Brown herself at the Historic Molly Brown House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St., Denver, at 6 p.m. April 9. Reservations: 303-832-4092, $120 members/$130 nonmembers.
Auditions set Teen actors interested in participating in South Suburban’s Summer Park Tour of “Alice in Wonderland” will want to note an audition time of April 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Buck Center Theater, 2004 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton. You must be free to tour the week of June 14-17. Have a 60-second monologue memorized. If chosen, register for the class, which will be held at the Buck Center and various parks. (Van transportation provided for the actors.) Must call for audition appointment, 303-347-5999. Class fee: $79 for South Suburban Parks and Recreation District residents/$90 nonresidents.
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organized by the Colorado Council of Churches. There are 22 churches joining forces for this year’s event, including Arvada United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church of Englewood and St. Luke United Methodist Church of Highlands Ranch. This marks the 69th year for the Red Rocks event. Last year, the sunrise service drew a record 14,000 people, and an additional 7,000 watched online. Parking and admission are free. Gates open at 4:30 a.m., with services beginning at 6 a.m. and usually lasting about an hour. Not all Christian churches celebrate Easter this year on March 27. Orthodox congregations like those who attend St. Herman Orthodox
Church at 991 W. Prentice Ave., Littleton, will celebrate Easter on May 1. “The Orthodox Church adopted a modified calendar, which includes our way to set the date for Lent, Holy Week and Easter,” Father John Armstrong of St. Herman explained. Armstrong said the services Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Holy Week are focused on marking the death and resurrection of Jesus. There is a Good Friday service with the church draped in dark colors and the doors to the altar closed. On Saturday at midnight, the congregation gathers to celebrate the resurrection. The nighttime service includes marching three times around the church and, when the worship is over, moving to the fellowship hall for a feast.
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year’s services as we try to connect people to God in ways they have never experienced before.” One of the largest Easter services is the sunrise service held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison. “I have attended the sunrise services at Red Rocks the last two years,” said Wheat Ridge resident Anna Torres. “It is such a wonderful, inspirational service. Singing and praying as the sun rises reminds us of what Easter and the resurrection of our Lord Jesus means.” The event is sponsored and
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ship experiences at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 26, and 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, March 27, at Mammoth Heights Elementary School, 9500 Stonegate Parkway, Parker. Festivities include Easter egg hunts, candy and prizes for the children, along with Starbucks and Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the adults. Go to www. thrivechurch.com/easter-at-thrive. Thrive Church is led by pastors Jacob and Hannah Ouellette. South Metro Community Blood Drives
Volunteers will work to clean up Daniels Park, just in time for New Hope Presbyterian Church’s Sunrise Service on Easter morning at the park. The cleanup is from 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, March 26. A Denver Park Service member will be there to give a safety briefing and provide trash grabbers and bags. Volunteers must be at the safety briefing. All ages are welcome, but children must be closely supervised by their parents. Breakfast burritos, coffee and doughnuts will be provided. Bring work gloves, boots or sturdy closed-toed shoes, long pants, a long-sleeve shirt and a water bottle. Volunteers are asked to sign up so the church knows how many supplies to bring. To sign up, contact Dorothy Smith at dsmith366@gmail.com or 303-814-9207. Go to www.families4hope.com. Easter at Thrive Thrive Church presents four Easter wor-
A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock; Thursday, March 31, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Castle Rock Adventist Health Campus, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Deeble Performs Comedy juggler David Deeble performs at 7:30 p.m. April 1 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Tickets are available at www.tickets.amazingshows.com. Parking is free. Theatre of Dreams also presents its annual Wizard Camp from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 20-23, July 11-14 and Aug. 1-4. Cost includes all supplies and a recital
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Monthly Adult Lecture Series The Parker Cultural and Scientific Commission sponsors talks on topics that impact Colorado and Douglas County residents. The intent of these talks is to increase the understanding of how science and technology address issues facing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box office at 303-805-6800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, April 7, What Does Your DNA Have To Say? A general discussion on big data and biology with guest speaker Dr. Michael Edwards, assistant professor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. The information contained in our DNA can be used to trace ancestry across the planet, to convict someone of murder or to predict the potential for a terminal disease later on in life. This lecture will attempt to summarize the state of genetic analysis and to explain how all this information will completely change the way we do science and medicine in the future. Thursday, May 5, Living with Wildlife. Mary K. McCormac, education and watchable wildlife coordinator (Northeast Region), will lead a discussion on how and why human-wildlife conflicts happen, how to minimize potential problems, and how to protect wild animals, people and pets.
rected by Bernie Cardell. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays (no performance March 27). Tickets, $24-$30, 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.
A look at King “The Mountaintop” by Katori Hall plays through April 17 in the black box theater at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Directed by Gavin Mayer. Prologues offering historical context and facts about the play will start 45 minutes before every performance. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: 720-8987200, arvadacenter.org. At the Edge “Getting Out” by Marsha Norman plays through April 3 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Directed by Rick Yaconis. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays, theedgetheater.com, 303-232-0363.
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Pulitzer winner “Rabbit Hole” by David Lindsay Abaire plays through April 17 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Di-
First of trilogy “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue” by Quiara Alegria Hudes, is the first of the “Elliot Plays” with the other two to follow in the next year at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Performances: through April 23, 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Directed by Chip Walton. Talkback with artists and staff will follow performances. Tickets start at $18, 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org. Some enchanted evening … “South Pacific” by Rodgers and Hammerstein plays through May 8 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown, just south of historic Johnson’s Corner. Performances: Thursdays April 7 and 14, Saturdays, dinner seating at noon, show at 1:30 p.m.; Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, dinner seating at 6 p.m. show at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, dinner seating at 12:30 p.m., show at 2 p.m. Tickets: coloradocandlelight.com, 970-744-3747.
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Samurai armor goes on display in Denver Museum exhibits 140 objects owned by Dallas collectors
Nimaitachido tosei gusoko armor, mid-Edo period, late 18th century; iron, leather, gold, bronze and copper. Kaen kabuto (flame helmet) represents hiju no tama (the flaming jewel). Made by Unkai Mitsuhisa. Courtesy photo
By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Dramatic storytelling in a new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum includes exquisite craftsmanship, huge murals created from Japanese woodcuts, fierce-looking armored warriors, war regalia and a sense of pageantry. “At first, it sounds like wild warriors — ninja — but actually, they were sophisticated. Compare them to the Renaissance,” said museum director Christoph Heinrich as he introduced the recently opened “Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection,” which has taken over the second-floor main gallery. He also introduced the Dallas-based owners of the collection, which contains 140 objects from their more than 800 total items of samurai armor and accoutrements, including elaborate horse trappings. They date from the 1100s through 1800s. The exhibit has been on tour in Europe and the U.S. for five years. Gabriel Barbier-Mueller spoke of a visit to the Wallace Collection in London at age 14, when he first saw a samurai figure in armor. Later, he saw an exhibit in Paris — and bought his first suit of armor, which has grown to 800 pieces. “They were banished from the house to space in office buildings where we have a museum,” he said. “We want to share them with children …” He was happy to see the many children visiting the museum on the day of the press tour, March 3. Jiao Tianlong, the museum’s new curator of Asian art, also interpreted the exhibit, which runs through June 5. Figures are in glass cases, carefully lighted. On the far side, there is a display
of masks, representing Japanese “otherness,” Barbier-Mueller said. “They went from mounted archers to fighting with bullets. The suits all collapse into the chest armor for travel,” he continued. “The second half (of the exhibit) is about beauty as the samurai became statesmen …” He focused on the ornate helmets: each has a round bowl, “big on design.” Included: a scallop shell, dorsal fin, crested wave, deer antlers, a rhino horn, a seal’s head and more — each a work of art. Later ones were influenced by contact
with “barbarians,” Portuguese, Spaniards … Tianlong spoke of the samurais’ need for utter control over the mind. They incorporated images of deities in the armor to gain spiritual power. “The unique warrior class continued into the late 19th century,” he said, “involved in politics and culture, contributing to Japanese art, with respect for art and literature …” The education department at the museum has planned a Japanese Just for Fun Family Center in the Duncan Pavilion in the North Building. The wall there shows
IF YOU GO The Denver Art Museum is on 12th Avenue between Broadway and Bannock Street. The samurai exhibit is timeticketed at an extra fee above general admission, and tickets can be reserved in advance. See denverartmuseum.org. On April 12 at 6:30 p.m., Andreas Marks from the Minneapolis Institute of Art will give a lecture titled “Lethal Beauty — Design Elements in Samurai Suits of Armor” in the Sharp auditorium. Free, but reservation required: email blittle@denverartmuseum.org, or call 720-913-0040. Enjoy the Samurai Shop as you exit the exhibit. off a new mural of downtown Tokyo and there are giant components for composing your own Japanese garden, stone sculptures to balance, equipment to make your mark and add to an ink-painted screen, to design and wear a samuraiinspired helmet and try on pieces of Samurai armor to learn how complicated it was to get dressed. There is also a new Tactile Table, which will be available on the second Friday and Saturday of the month (next: April 8 and 9). Tactile artist Ann Cunningham, who teaches at the School for the Blind in Littleton, has developed exhibit items and was working on carving clay for a patterned piece of costume/armor when we visited. The docents will be trained to share the exhibit with visitors. Include this magical show in a spring break museum visit: March 19 to April 3. Also available to aid in interpretation: an audio guide is issued with each ticket, with commentary for children and adults; label copy booklets in Spanish, large print and Braille.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP ELIZABETH CARDINALS BASEBALL Elizabeth 14, Weld Central 13 Elizabeth won the March 16 home conference game. Key performers: Corbin Kloppenberg went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Kyle Savikas went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, a triple and three runs scored.
Hatch each scored one.
Elizabeth 8, Weld Central 6 Elizabeth won its season opener in the March 15 away game. Key performers: Dusty Lawson went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs. Garret Warren had five stolen bases. On the mound in 5.2 inning pitches, Lawson threw four strikeouts. Freshman Tyler Richardson threw five strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched.
Elizabeth 5, Woodlands Park 1 Elizabeth outscored Woodlands Park in the season opener nonconference away game March 10. Key performers: Reilly Blakeslee scored two goals. Other goals scorers were Erika Reidmuller, Alex Stabler and Summer Hatch. Goalkeeper Megan Reyher had five saves.
GIRLS SOCCER Elizabeth 10, Gateway 0 Elizabeth shut out Gateway in the March 17 nonconference away game. Key performers: Meri Sandy and Erika Reidmuller each scored three goals. Reilly Blakeslee scored two goals and Anisa Samhouri and Summer
Elizabeth 2, Pueblo County 2 The March 12 nonconference home game for Elizabeth ended in a tie. Key performers: Goals scorers were Meri Sandy and Summer Hatch. Goalkeeper Megan Reyher had seven saves.
TRACK AND FIELD Elizabeth competed in the Early Bird Invitational March 12 in Pueblo. Key performers: First-place finishers were: Lj Robinson, 100 meters; Jacob Morse; 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles; the 4x200-meter boys relay team; Tegan Alexander, 100 meters and 200 meters; and the 4x100-meter girls relay team.
KIOWA/SIMLA BASEBALL Kiowa/Simla 9, Limon 5 The combined baseball team earned a victory in its season-opener against Limon, a nonconference road game March 15. Key performers: Senior
Kasey Nusbaum went 2-for-3 with a double, one run and one RBI. Freshman Brody Schneider went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Senior Riley Lopez knocked in two runs on one hit. Junior Skeet Ericson struck out five batters.
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Ongoing Affordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women find and secure financial aid. The guide 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. The guide is available online at www.affordablecollegesonline.org/womens-guidepaying-for-college/. Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership application, go to www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse. html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456. Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96-year veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization. The Elizabeth Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment. Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or Clubs continues on Page 15
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overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fit the needs of the participants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 Forest Park Drive, in the lower level of Elizabeth Family Health. Leaders are Mary, 720-638-9770, and Karen, 303-243-3658, and both welcome phone calls. Group participation is free, and building is accessible. Kiowa Creek Food Pantry is a distribution site 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 for more information at 303-621-2376, or come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa. Lawyers at the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis. Mystery Book Club meets at 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. The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to
all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit www. outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated. Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and weekends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or find us online at www.meetup. com/Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth-PaperCrafting-Club/ Seniors meet in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at 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 303-6463425 for information.
VFW Post 10649 meets monthly at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to www.vfwpost10649. org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560 for questions. VFW Post 4266, serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Go to www.vfwpost4266.org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker. Women’s Divorce Workshop covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce and is presented the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Meet in the community room. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m.; workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action
steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.
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Sky Cliff Adult Day Center Support Groups: Stoke Victors meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month. Lunch is provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303814-2863. Evening Stroke Victors meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Cookies and coffee provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303-814-2863. Caregivers Support Group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All groups meet at Sky Cliff Adult Day Center in Castle Rock. Contact Sky Cliff at 303-8142863. Visit www.skycliff.org. Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www.promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com.
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Easy Brunch Omelet Makes: 4 portions Toppings mushrooms chorizo, bacon or ham cherry tomatoes spring onions herbs Omelet 8 eggs 8 tablespoons water or milk salt, to taste pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons butter 8 slices Jarlsberg Cheese 8 slices ham
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Prepare toppings. Fry mushrooms and chorizo, bacon or ham; cut cherry tomatoes and spring onions. To make omelet, crack eggs in bowl and add water, salt and pepper. Whisk eggs until they turn a pale yellow color, about 25-35 whisks. Heat frying pan on medium heat and melt butter. When butter is bubbly, add about one quarter of the egg batter. This will make one of four omelets. When batter starts setting, move hardened parts toward the middle, enabling the rest to get direct heat as well. Use a gentle hand to avoid scrambled eggs. When batter starts to look cooked, add cheese and meat and flip omelet over. The omelet should be slightly golden on fried side and a little runny and soft in the middle. Finally, put omelet on plate and add garnish before serving. Puff Pastry Swirls Makes: 4 portions 4 ready-rolled puff pastry sheets 1 cup grated Jarlsberg Cheese 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped pepper
Make Brunch a Breeze Skip the stress this Easter with these tips to make preparing your holiday brunch simply delicious. 1. Choose several make-ahead dishes that you can prepare well in advance, such as quiche or a breakfast bake. 2. Skip time-intensive pancakes and instead serve up a French toast casserole. 3. Prepare recipes using the highest-
quality, freshest ingredients for the best results. 4. Give your meal a boost with unexpected but impactful touches, such as specialty butters, homemade jams and delicious cheeses. 5. Create beautiful and tasty accents for your buffet in minutes with pretty bowls or platters filled with colorful, seasonal fruit.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. On lightly floured work surface, roll out pastry sheets into 8-by-4-inch rectangles. Mix grated cheese, rosemary and pepper. Spread mixture over puff pastry. Roll up each pastry rectangle from short end. Press edges firmly together to seal roll. Slice each roll into 2-inch thick slices. Place face down on baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes. Tip: To make swirls rise more, don’t roll out pastry with rolling pin.
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Lacrosse not lacking in spirited athleticism South Suburban league draws men for competition, camaraderie By Tom Skelley Special to Colorado Community Media It’s Tuesday night at Family Sports Center on Arapahoe Road. An intermittent droning throbs from planes descending into Centennial Airport. Men leave their cars, SUVs and pickup trucks and walk through the doors of the Sports Dome, some on their own, some in groups of two or three. By day, their occupations range from teachers to executives to laborers. But tonight, they are warriors. And they come from as far away as Colorado Springs to play in South Suburban Parks and Recreation’s weekly Adult Recreational Lacrosse League, now in its fourth season at the Sports Dome and open to anyone 18 or older. “It’s a good time. It’s a pretty tight-knit group,” said John Regan, a member of the military in his 30s. “As long as you can find a league, you can jump in and immediately have a connection there.” The interior of the 45,000-square-foot dome at 6959 South Peoria St., Centennial, is reminiscent of an airplane hangar, with its ceiling arched high above the AstroTurf and airport noise filtering through the walls. Despite the brown landscape of winter outside, the field inside is green and the air is warm, with a faint but distinct aroma of rubber. What isn’t clear is whether the smell is coming off the synthetic turf or the solid rubber balls whizzing through the air as players snap bullet passes to each other and fire shots at nets on either side of the field. As the game starts, the buzzing of planes is muted by the pounding of running feet and clacking of carbon fiber sticks as players charge across the field, whacking at opponents to dislodge the ball. The aggressive action highlights the minimal protective gear the players wear — a helmet, gloves, elbow pads and as a few players mentioned, a cup. It also makes it difficult to believe these guys don’t actually want to kill each other. “The players here have developed a community, everybody gets along,” said Brad Stafford, supervisor of Sports Programming at the Sports Dome. “We don’t really have any problems among the teams.” Regan, who traded a baseball mitt for a lacrosse stick in high school and never looked back, agreed. “Everyone’s got to go to work in the
Kevin O’Brien, left, cradles the ball as Jon Mattes-Ritz tries to hack the ball away in a recreational lacrosse game at the Family Sports Center’s Sports Dome in Centennial on March 8. Photos by Tom Skelley
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Everyone’s got to go to work in the morning. No one’s trying to break arms out here.”
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morning,” Regan said. “No one’s trying to break arms out here.” Sure enough, players help each other up as quickly as they knock each other down throughout the game. They all shake hands when it’s over, and as soon as jerseys come off the smiles they wear make it impossible to separate opponents from teammates. Outside the dome, it wouldn’t be easy to distinguish a lacrosse enthusiast from any other recreational athlete. But the players will tell you they’re a unique group. “I guess you could say the culture” is different, Stafford said. “I’ve heard that everywhere,” said Colorado Springs resident Nicola Bevacqua, who began playing youth lacrosse on
the East Coast. “It’s a different breed. I love the lacrosse community. I don’t think there are better athletes, blue-collar people who want to have some fun, get together. Yeah, they can party.” Jared Lustig, the Sports Dome’s athletic coordinator, said the common trait among lacrosse players he manages is their relaxed attitude toward an intense sport. “Each sport has their own culture, for sure,” Lustig said. “I’d say (lacrosse players) are more laid back. They’re out there to have fun and get a good workout in.” Though lacrosse lacks the popularity of the “big five” sports — football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer — Stafford expects that to change.
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