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Vasquez digs into new role as mayor Insurance professional took more than half of votes in three-way race BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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The election results are official and Elizabeth residents selected Megan Vasquez to be the mayor for the next two years. Vasquez, a 2004 Kiowa High School graduate, has lived in Elizabeth for 10 years and she is part-owner of the Farmers Insurance office in Elizabeth. She was elected to the Elizabeth Board of Trustees in 2016. This year, Vasquez, Scott Walter and Mayor Pro Tem Rachel White ran for mayor in the mail-in ballot election. According to the official Vasquez results released April 12, Vasquez received 121 votes and is the new mayor. Walter received 46 votes and White 43. Although she wasn’t elected mayor, White will complete the remaining two years of her term on the town board of trustees. Vasquez took time from her busy schedule to talk about why she ran for public office and what she wishes in the future for the community.
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Fire danger high for state Dry winter leaves state vulnerable to destructive blazes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Forecasts indicate Colorado could be in for its worst wildfire year since the historic fire seasons of 2012 and 2013, leading Gov. John Hickenlooper and fire officials to
warn residents to do their part to help prevent fires. An abnormally dry winter left the statewide snowpack 68 percent of average, with conditions in the northern mountains better than in the south. Hickenlooper said on April 13 that the state is better prepared than ever to fight wildfires because of increased funding and cooperation in the wake of massive blazes like the 2013 Black Forest Fire in El Paso County destroyed
nearly 500 homes, the most by a wildfire in state history. The previous year, the Waldo Canyon Fire also destroyed hundreds of homes. Those and other fires led lawmakers to spend nearly $20 million in 2014 to buy two fire-spotting planes and contract helicopters and single-engine tankers to try to stop fires early before they grow and threaten homes. The fire outlook was released as a storm brought snow to the
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Elizabeth students claim prize in information contest Tri-County League Knowledge Bowl held in Fountain school BY JULIE A. TAYLOR SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Out of 12 teams from schools in the Tri-County League, a group of Elizabeth eighth-graders won first place in a competition of the minds. Two groups of Elizabeth Middle School eighth-graders traveled to Fountain Middle School to take part in the TriCounty League Knowledge Bowl, an annual competition, in February. They did battle on topics including history, literature, science, fine arts and culture. “They’re an impressive group. They’re a pretty rocksteady group,” said their coach and social studies teacher, Lori Williams-Martin. The group composed of Natalie Yates, Cory Alexander, Logan McMullen and Ian Christiansen won the tournament-style competition by a single point. Another group of EMS eighth-graders, made up of Caden Fowler, Adam
Elizabeth Middle Schoolers attended the Tri-County Knowledge League Bowl held in Fountain. Rasmussen and Bryson Kolz, competed but did not place. “They’re an impressive group. They’re a pretty rocksteady group,” said their coach and social studies
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teacher, Lori Williams-Martin. The competition invites any student in middle school to train, which they did for an hour and a half each Friday.
kids in that light as opposed to class,” Williams-Martin said. “At the beginning I read the questions, then they take over. I kind of let them go. I sit in the back and eat cookies. They take ownership in it.” At the competition, everyone takes placement test in the cafeteria, then the students are separated into four rooms and the knowledge contest begins. The battles are structured into a bracket like March Madness, and the fourmember EMS team led every round. Parents, sponsors and siblings watched as the teams raced to buzz in first and then utilized their 10 seconds to confer and answer correctly. A question answered incorrectly is sent to the opposing team. “It makes me nervous at the actual event because I know they know it. I just want them to do their best and when they aren’t able to because of speed or nerves I just sit and go `Oh!’” Williams-Martin said. “I try not to push them. To me it’s for fun more than anything for them.” Williams-Martin took up the post three years ago when she SEE KNOWLEDGE, P19
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Mammogram follow-ups can be fraught with fear An abnormal result doesn’t always mean breast cancer BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It could have been a luxury spa day. Five women sat gathered in a small waiting room, clad in purple smocks with pink trim, listening to soft music and indulging in individual-sized snacks of cookies and crackers. The women made small talk and joked with each other about the warm February weather, current events. They talked about anything but the reason they were all there. And with good reason. They were all there because they thought they might have breast cancer. Each had received the letter, email or phone call that every woman dreads — the news that their recent mammogram had come back abnormal. And now, the hours spent at Invision Sally Jobe Imaging Center in Lone Tree seemed like an eternity. Deborah Willard, 54, received one of those letters, and said the response struck fear in her heart, and left her unable to sleep for nearly three weeks, until she went back for her follow-up appointment. “It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever had happen,” said Willard, of Denver. “The letter does say that
WHEN A MAMMOGRAM ISN’T ENOUGH Many women are called back for follow-up tests after a routine mammogram, which often means their breast tissue is dense or certain areas were unclear on the initial mammogram. An estimated 40 percent of women have dense breast tissue, according to a brochure printed by Invision Sally Jobe. A mammogram can detect cancer in women who have dense breast tissue, but there are other options available that provide better images. According to the National Cancer Institute, there are several diagnostic tests that can be utilized to ensure breast health and for early detection of cancer:
or “slices.” The slices allow radiologists to see parts of the breast more clearly than a traditional mammogram. Screening breast ultrasound (SBU) — Sound waves are used to see through tissues, and shows a different view than mammography. Ultrasound is often used to examine specific portions of the breast, especially if there is an area of concern, such as a lump or pain. SBU allows radiologists to look through dense tissue in order to find small cancers.
3D mammography (digital breast tomosynthesis) — This technology, also referred to as “tomo,” creates multiple thin images,
Breast magnetic resonance imaging screening (MRI) — MRI is often recommended for women who have a history or breast cancer in the family, or are at additional risk for breast cancer, including those who have a specific mutation in genes such as BRCA1 or BRCA2.
there are a lot of reasons to get called back, but honestly all I read was, ‘you might have breast cancer.’” According to the Society for Women’s Health Research, 47 percent of women who received a mammogram reported being called back for further testing at some point after receiving abnormal mammogram results, triggering feelings of fear, stress and sadness. “Being afraid is no reason to delay a mammogram, especially if you find
a lump or something that concerns you,” said Amy Miller, president and chief executive officer of the SWHR, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that was started with the intention of getting women into trials and providing research on women’s health. “Mammograms are the best way to detect cancer early, and while most people associate cancer with losing hair, vomiting and being sick, treatments are much less onerous than it used to be. Cancers caught early
WHEN AND WHY SHOULD WOMEN GET A MAMMOGRAM? The following are tips from the Society for Women’s Health Research: • Women over the age of 40 should receive a mammogram. After the initial mammogram, women should speak with their doctors to determine the best mammogram for them and decide on the frequency they are both comfortable with. • Women who have a family history of cancer, as a rule, should begin getting mammograms 10 years earlier than the year the direct relative was diagnosed. • Women who find a lump or troublesome spot or have any concerns should visit their doctor immediately. through a mammogram are highly treatable.” Mary Freivogel is senior director of operations at Invision Sally Jobe, which has 12 mammogram screening locations throughout the Denver metro area. Their facilities screen thousands of women each year, and according to Freivogel, breast cancer diagnoses are not as common as women think. “In reality, only five women in 1,000 who get screened will receive a diagnosis of cancer,” said Freivogel. SEE MAMMOGRAM, P10
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when I began to learn about municipal government. I decided that I wanted to give back to my community so I ran for the board of trustees. I spent a lot of time talking to people in Elizabeth about what they wanted to see happen in their community. I am a member of the Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce and I am on the board of education. As a trustee and as mayor I wanted to do all I can to help make our community a great place to live and work.
What do you want to do as the mayor? I hope as mayor I can inspire and motivate the younger generation to get out there and get involved. I hope that they will want to be part of their community and have their voice heard. Our community now more than ever needs all our residents to join us in helping shape Elizabeth for the future. What do you see as the issues Elizabeth is facing now and in the near future? I would say the two biggest issues at the moment are dealing with the growth that is coming to our community. The other issue is rebuilding the trust of the residents in our town government by strength-
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mountains and plains, but Hickenlooper warned that people should not think small bursts of moisture would ease the danger. He urged people to follow fire restrictions, a message echoed by Mike Morgan, director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control. “We’re all in this together. We live in the most beautiful state in my opinion in the nation and we have to all do our part to protect
ening the lines of communication. What key issues do you see coming to the board of trustees in the near future? Again, dealing with growth is essential. It is very important the board works together as they deal with developers so what is planned works best for our community. How important is the state’s plan to realign the two very close intersections on Highway 86? Getting this work approved by the state was very important to our community. The realignment that will create a single intersection is a major project for the community of Elizabeth. The realignment of the intersection is impor-
that and the quality of life that we enjoy here,” Morgan said. Dry, windy weather is blamed for several grass fires this spring, including one that forced the evacuation of the small town of Boone on April 12. Last month a fire ignited by an Army training exercise using live ammunition on Fort Carson spread to private land, destroying two homes. In early April, a wildfire near Grand Junction destroyed at least one home. The winter was dry over much of southern Colorado, and by April 12, the U.S. Drought Monitor
tant to the flow of traffic on the very busy Highway 86. It is also important looking to what the next three or five years holds for Elizabeth with commercial growth and where the new businesses will be located. What type of commercial development would you like to see in Elizabeth? I would like to see more of the mom and pop shops come to our community. Also I would like to see businesses come to the community so our residents wouldn’t have to go to Parker or Castle Rock to do their shopping. We have a Walmart and a Safeway but it would be nice to have a Walgreens-type store and a
classified conditions as a severe or extreme drought. Those are the third- and fourth-worst categories in the five-step scale used by the Drought Monitor, which is operated by federal weather and agricultural agencies. The conditions were caused in part by the second consecutive La Nina year, said Klaus Wolter, a climate scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in Boulder. La Nina is a phenomenon caused by a cooling of the central Pacific, changing weather worldwide. “In a second-year La Nina, it
Home Depot even though we have a True Value store. Those types of stores would mean most of the shopping needs of the residents would be available here in Elizabeth. What do you want the people of Elizabeth to know about their new mayor? I want to make sure the citizens know I have an open door policy and want to hear from them about any concerns or ideas they may have. I plan to hold a meet-the-mayor coffee once a month. Also I can be reached at my office or through my town email. My town email is Megan.Vasquez@townofelizabeth.com and the office phone number is 303-646-9701.
really tilts the odds toward dry conditions overall,” Wolter said in an interview April 19, before the state issued its fire outlook. Worse, a warm winter caused snow at the lower mountain elevations to melt early, which could worsen the danger because that’s where most wildfires occur, he said. Wolter said conditions could improve before the hotter summer months. “I’m not convinced we have seen our last snow,” he said. “It’s not all doom and gloom. It’s just not a good setup.”
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Colorado motorists who live in counties in which E-470 vehicle registration fees have been imposed no longer will be assessed those fees. The E-470 Board of Directors unanimously voted April 12 to remove the fees, and E-470 staff will work with counties to determine the next steps, according to a news release from the E-470 Public Highway Authority. “Arapahoe County residents have financially supported this important corridor for the last 30 years,” Commissioner Bill Holen, who also serves as a member of the E-470 board, said in the release. “It’s my responsibility to make sure we follow through on our promise to repeal the $10 fee once the bonds are officially paid off and I’m happy to support this decision.” The fees were originally approved in 1988 by the voters in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. At that time, the revenue from the $10 fee was essential for the construction and operation of E-470, according to the release. The bonds pledged by the fees were originally set to be retired
in 2026. However, the board refinanced the bonds in 2001 and reduced the final maturity with a scheduled payoff on Sept. 1, 2018. “It is my honor to serve on the E-470 Board and have the opportunity to act in support of important policy decisions such as this one,” said Roger Partridge, vice chair, Board of Douglas County Commissioners. “As Douglas County’s voice on this board, my focus is on the best interests of our citizens and taxpayers, and I believe the elimination of this 30-year-old fee is doing just that.” E-470 is the 75-mph toll road running along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. The user-financed roadway receives no local, state or federal funds for financing, construction, operations or maintenance. The E-470 Public Highway Authority Board includes eight local governments including Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, and the municipalities of Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Parker and Thornton. E-470 also operates ExpressToll, an all-electronic toll collection system available on E-470, Northwest Parkway, and Colorado’s Express Lanes.
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Marijuana extract being eyed for U.S. medical market BY MATTHEW PERRONE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the United States, health officials said April 17. British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals is seeking permission to sell its purified form of an ingredient found in cannabis — one that doesn’t get users high — as a medication for rare, hard-to-treat seizures in children. If successful, the company’s liquid formula would be the first government-approved drug derived from the cannabis plant in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration’s approval would technically limit the treatment to a small group of epilepsy patients. But doctors would have the option to prescribe it for other uses and it could spur new pharmaceutical research and interest into other cannabis-based products. Man-made versions of a different marijuana ingredient have previously been approved for other purposes. The FDA posted its review of the
experimental medication Epidiolex ahead of a public meeting April 19, in which a panel of outside experts voted to approve the medicine after reviewing its safety and effectiveness. It’s a non-binding recommendation that the FDA will consider in its final decision by late June. Patients taking the treatment had fewer seizures, according to the FDA’s internal review posted online. Scientists concluded that GW Pharmaceutical’s submission “appears to support approval” despite some potential side effects including risks of liver injury. More than two dozen states allow marijuana use for a variety of ailments, but the FDA has not approved it for any medical use. In 2016, the agency recommended against easing federal restrictions on marijuana. The U.S. continues to classify marijuana as a high-risk substance with no medical use, alongside other illicit drugs like heroin and LSD. For years, desperate patients and parents have pushed for wider access to medical marijuana products for a host of conditions including pain, posttraumatic stress disorder and epilepsy, with only anecdotal stories and limited studies on their side. But studies conducted by GW Pharmaceuticals have begun to change that picture. Across three studies involving more than 500 patients, Epidiolex generally
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April 26, 2018
Families assess next steps in wake of devastating fire Residents ran door to door to alert neighbors of fire at The Meadows BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The morning after a fire destroyed two homes and damaged five more, Sierra-Kay Okimoto, 12, clung to her mother, Lisa Bunch, staring at their home, one of the five damaged in the incident. At approximately 10 a.m. April 17, Castle Rock Fire and Rescue responded to a call of a house fire on North Foxtail Drive in The Meadows. With high winds and dry conditions, the fire quickly spread to the house next door. No injuries were reported in the incident, but two homes were a total loss and five surrounding homes sustained minor to moderate damage, according to a town news release. Bunch lives next door to one of the destroyed houses. She didn’t know the cost of repairs for her home, only that flames shattered their windows, leveled their backyard fence and melted their garage, where the fire also spread before firefighters arrived and prevented it from getting farther. The family of five with three dogs and two cats felt grateful the damage to their house stopped where it did,
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homes, described their next-door neighbors as good people. In one house, a quiet and friendly couple now mourning the loss of their two dogs missing in the fire. “They’re very sweet. She always would shovel up my sidewalk,” Brantley said. “They’re very nice and quiet and lovely people.” Bunch and Brantley wanted to respect their neighbors’ privacy but expressed remorse for their loss. Brantley said neighbors would be gathering that evening to plan fundraising and donation efforts for the families affected by the fire. Residents of the neighborhood described a hectic scene when remembering how the fire unfolded. Bob Vodicka, who lives directly across the street, said he drove upon the scene and saw homes engulfed in flames as firetrucks sprayed water onto them. “I was freaking out when I heard,” he said. “Because I heard it was close.” Kari Feaster lives several houses away but walked by the site April 17. “I’m just sick for the families,” she said, before commending firefighters for preventing more wreckage from occurring in light of the weather conditions. Winds that day were estimated to be between 40 and 60 mph, according to various media reports. SEE MEADOWS, P16
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Media and technology company Redbarre announced April 12 that it will not proceed with building a $1 billion digital media campus in Parker, citing “an impasse with the landowner.” Andy Boian, spokesman for Redbarre, said “Redbarre Companies, that has plans to build a billion-dollar high tech digital campus in Colorado, today released its commitment to build the campus in Compark in Parker, Colorado, due to an impasse with the landowner. To that end, Redbarre remains fully committed to build in Colorado, but will seek numerous other land opportunities pro-
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“Out of 1,000 women screened, 100 will be called back for further testing. Sixty-one of those women will find there’s nothing wrong. Twenty will find it’s not likely cancer and be scheduled for a six-month follow-up. Another 19 will receive a biopsy and find no cancer.” Willard was one of those women who was called back because she had “dense” breasts, which simply means the initial screening mammogram could not provide a clear shot of her
vided to them from which to consider.” Boian said the project is still enormously important to people, and although the Parker site has been taken off the table for now, that doesn’t mean they’re completely out of the running. “The Town of Parker has been unbelievably gracious to Redbarre through this process,” said Boian. “It’s a business deal, and it’s a big business deal. There are a lot of mitigating factors, and we have to come to terms with what we all agree on.” The move, according to Boian, allows Redbarre to entertain other opportunities, and they are no longer contractually obligated to Compark. “We are going to build in Colorado,
and anything is possible,” said Boian. “We could revisit the Compark area in the future, but at this time we are looking at other possibiites that have been brought to us.” Redbarre announced its plans for a site in northwest Parker, near E-470, with much fanfare in August 2017. The company held a news conference on the steps of the state Capitol in Denver, with Gov. John Hickenlooper and officials from Parker and Douglas County in attendance. Plans were to build a 68-acre, 1.9 million-square-foot digital media and technology campus in the Compark area. The plans included production studios, retail, office and hospitality spaces,
and promised to bring nearly 4,000 jobs to the area. In an interview with Colorado Community Media shortly after the announcement last summer, Redbarre Chief Executive Officer Don Levy said the project would be self-funded through private investors and they hoped to break ground in the third quarter of 2018. Since then, no site plans have been submitted to the Town of Parker, although Redbarre has continued to promote the campus on their website, and as of February of this year had maintained they still intended to build the facility. Boian said they hope to find a site by August.
breasts. Dense breasts are not uncommon, and addition tests, such as 3D mammography, provide a better picture of what’s going on. “I was so relieved,” said Willard. “My breasts are dense, so from here on out I will need 3D mammograms each year. I’m happy to know nothing was wrong, but I would have preferred them start with the 3D and saved me the time I wasted worrying.” In addition to identifying cancer early, mammograms also screen for a host of other conditions, which are not life-threatening, including fibrocystic breast disease, dense breasts, fatty breasts and scar tissue. According to the American Cancer Society, other benign lumps or tumors
that can be found in the breast include lipoma, hamartoma, hemangioma, hematoma, adenomyoepithelioma and neurofibroma. The SWHR report also revealed that 46 percent of women fail to make scheduling a mammogram an annual occurrence, citing high cost and lack of insurance as significant barriers. Nonmedical costs, such as time off work, travel or child care are barriers as well. “A lot of women don’t know that the Affordable Care Act requires that health insurance cover preventative services like mammography at no costsharing to the patient,” said Miller. Preventative mammograms are routine screenings that are recommended for women over 40 years of age. Screen-
ing centers often offer walk-in screenings, and depending on the flow of traffic at the clinic, can often get women in and out the door within an hour or two. If the screening mammogram is unclear, then the patient will be referred back for a diagnostic mammogram, which includes 3D imaging, which is not fully covered by insurance and often carries a co-pay. Dr. Joyce Moore, co-director of the breast care program at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, said aforementioned barriers should not prevent women from getting a mammogram. “We will work with any woman to make sure they get the tests they need,” she said.
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Waste Not Wednesdays: 4:15 p.m. Wednesdays, at Simla Library. Kids craft and learn with repurposed stuff. Call 719-541-2573 or go to pplibraries.org. Widowed Men and Women of America, a nonprofit organization of the state based in Denver, has more than 5o0 members. The group sponsors social events for members to make new friends and have fun with people who have shared life experiences. Members live in the Denver metro area and surrounding communities. Members are encouraged to visit different links to find the best fit for their interests. Contact Dorothy at 303-794-7547 or Les at 303-797-1209, or go to www.widowedamerica.org. What’s up Wednesdays: 4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Kiowa Library. Free STEAM activities for kids and parents. Call 303-648-3533 (Elbert) or 303-621-2111 (Kiowa) or go to pplibraries.org. Women’s Divorce Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Legal, financial and social issues of divorce. 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. Contact 303-210-2607
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.
Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association: 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Mainstreet. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: 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. Go to http://www. elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456. Elizabeth American Legion, Post 82: a veteran’s association supporting veterans, their families and the community, meets 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
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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. Knitting Group: 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Kiowa Library. Knit and chat. All skill levels welcome. Call 303-621-2111 or go to pplibraries.org. Lawyers at the Library: 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. 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, landlordtenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis. 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. SEE CLUBS, P19
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. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” was first published 93 years ago today (as this is being written). Fitzgerald was only 29. He would live another 15 years after a short career in both writing and drinking. He didn’t live long enough to know that just about every high school and college kid in North America would be impelled to read “Gatsby.” I was. It was on the list in my American literature class at UCLA. We preceded “Gatsby” with “Great Expectations,” and followed it with “1984.” One takes place in the 19th century, one in the 20th century, and one where the clock strikes 13. That’s quite a trinity. Of the three, the closest I have come to any of it in real life has been “1984,” under the surveillance of Big Brother. According to CrimeFeed, the average American can be caught on camera as many as seventy-five times a day. My favorite of the three is “Great Expectations.”
Dickens wrote brilliantly. I honor him the way I honor Leonardo da Vinci. They were both incomparable when it comes to delineation. Neither, of course, QUIET was saturated with DESPERATION the fat of heightened technologies like all of us are today. Da Vinci didn’t even have a microwave, although I am almost certain he could have envisioned one. Da Vinci is credited with a number of inventions — includCraig Marshall ing the helicopter and Smith parachute — to go along with being the best draftsman ever. His drawings - in my estimation — exceed the merits of his paintings, which weren’t bad either. If you draw, or plan to, it’s essential to study his drawings. When I read “Gatsby,” I felt out of it. I still feel that way every time I look at
the society page. Big money, big parties, debutantes, and tuxedos. Maybe in my next life. (For past indiscretions, however, I might be granted a return as no more than a raccoon.) Maybe you and I had similar high school and college reading lists. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was on one of them, fortunately. “Silas Marner” and “Ethan Frome” were on one of them, unfortunately. So was “The Scarlet Letter.” I was hit with “Moby Dick” and “War and Peace” in college. Nevermore. What gets assigned these days? Charles Bukowski? Probably not. “Moby Dick,” I presume, is still essential; but chapter after chapter about whaling? Thanks a lot, Melville. Someone somewhere is still assigning “Gatsby.” I have always wondered what it would be like to be required reading. Try to imagine a writer sitting down, as Fitzgerald did, and write day after
day, inventing characters that were D vivid and memorable and enduring. “Gatsby” is 47,094 words long. “Moby Dick”? It’s 206,052. When it was first published, “Gatsby” sold very poorly, and Fitzgerald died thinking it was a failure, but it was given a big boost during World War II. That’s the subject of a segment of “Mysteries at the Museum.” P “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published in 1960. It made every curriculum reading list within a couple of years, and author Harper Lee (19262016) lived with its success for another 56 years. What a triumph it would be to provide every library (in the world?) with such a gift. West Egg and I couldn’t be more unalike. Nevertheless, happy birthday, P Jay Gatsby. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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ave you ever had this incredible urge and surge to take on a big project or massive idea? You probably know what I mean, the kind of project that when we first think about it we get so excited that we just can’t wait to get started, WINNING and in our hearts WORDS and minds, we want to tackle the whole thing immediately. I mean we really want to get after, it right? Cleaning out the garage, the attic, or the basement seems like a really idea until we Michael Norton good open the garage door, crawl up into the attic, or walk down into the basement and gaze upon the enormity of what could become the world’s greatest cleaning project ever. That urge and surge in our hearts to really get after it suddenly be-
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the ocean and believe that we can complete the project or task in some kind of abbreviated fashion or quick fix, we need to stop and remember that all we have to do is take the first step. Cleaning out the garage, move the first bicycle; cleaning out the attic, move the first box; writing a book, write the first sentence or paragraph; fixing a broken relationship, say the first words; starting a diet, adhere to the first meal plan. Success really does begin with step one. If we were to take a really good hard look at every single project, large and small in our lives, and focused on the very first step that would lead us to success, we would realize that most times it is also the very smallest step in our success journey. Starting with something small and easy and letting the momentum build is a terrific strategy. Zig Ziglar also said this, “We really can make radical changes in minute steps. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods get all the atten-
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tion, but termites do more damage B each year.” Radical changes in minute steps, taking one bit at a time is where it’s at. It’s when we can distill the massiveness down to the manageable, in that moment that L we can begin to clearly see the path ahead and know what we need to do in order to get to where it is that we really want to go. So how about you? Do you have a good plan for taking on tasks, proj- F ects, and your goals? Or does the size and magnitude of what needs to get done submarine your spirit and your desire to take it on? Either way I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail. com and when we can learn to take step one, then step two, step three, and all the rest of the steps, it really C will be a better than good week.
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THINGS TO DO Teen Art Studio: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28 (pastel) at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. For students in grades 9-12. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistsguild.com/classes/youth. Contact judypendleton4@gmail.com. Douglas County Youth Orchestra Spring Concerts: 11:15 a.m. Saturday, April 28 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. Go to http://www.douglascountyyouthorchestra.org. Parent-Child Art Class: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. For parents and children in grades 4-8. Topic is Have Fun Illustrating Food. Registration required; go to www. parkerartistsguild.com/classes/youth. Contact judypendleton4@gmail. com Prescription Drug Take Back Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Substation, 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch. Info: 303-791-0430 or www.dcsheriff.net. Dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Booktopia Reading Celebration: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to dcl.org. Business Start-Up Basics: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 30 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Go to www. aurora-southmetrosbdc.com/training Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, April 30 (Emergency! Make Room for God) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe. com. Fermentation: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Hear Dr. Andrew Hawkins, a Ph.D. trained microbiologist, teach you about all the good stuff fermentation can do as well as how microbes help us live a happier, healthier, and fuller life. Go to parkerarts. org. Celebrity Mind Reader Alain Nu: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations required. Call 303-660-6799 or go to http://tickets.amazingshows.com. Best of PAG Spring Show: runs through Saturday, May 5 at Deep Space Gallery, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. First Friday Art Walk season opener from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, May 4. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Call 720-6757932. Contact Kay Galvan, galv56@gmail. com. Elbert Alumni: 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Elbert Mercantile Building. Elbert Woman’s Club event. Hilltop Art and Music Fair: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at the 1898 Hilltop Schoolhouse and UCC Parker Hilltop, both of which are at Democrat and Flintwood
roads in Parker. Info: http://www.uccparkerhilltop.org Trolley Tours of Castle Rock: Saturday, May 5 at Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St., Castle Rock. Tour times are 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Seating is limited; reservations are recommended. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Go to http:// www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Bingo: 6-9 p.m. Monday, May 7, at the Elbert Mercantile Building. Elbert Woman’s Club event. Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 at the Elizabeth Public Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Clinic is for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans’ issues, and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome; everyone helped on first-come, firstserved basis. Additional 2018 dates are June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11.
and includes scones, finger sandwiches, desserts and tea. Gluten-free selections available. Hats encouraged but not required. There will be door prizes and a Victorian doll house raffle at the tea. This is a fundraiser to benefit the Elizabeth and Kiowa libraries, sponsored by the Friends of the Elizabeth and Kiowa libraries. A limited number of tickets are available at both libraries now, along with raffle tickets. Call 303646-3792. Elbert Woman’s Club Meeting: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at the Elbert Mercantile Building. Pancake Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 24 at Elbert Creekside 4-H. Elbert Woman’s Club event. Elizabeth Library Book Sale: gently used
books for children and adults for sale in the book sale room at the Elizabeth Library. Stocked by Friends of he Elizabeth Library. All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library. 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 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to www.eccog.com for reservations, information and each month’s schedule. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.
Vintage Market Days: May 11-13 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock. Upscale vintage-inspired indoor/outdoor market featuring original art, antiques, clothing, jewelry, handmade treasures, home décor, outdoor furnishings, food, plants and more. Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturdays at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. Parker Artist Guild classes for children in grades 4-8. Upcoming classes are May 12, Art Tissue Landscape with Judy Dvorak; and June 23, BrockArt with Toni Brock. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistsguild. com/classes/youth. Contact judypendleton4@gmail.com. Elbert Woman’s Club Meeting: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Elbert Mercantile Building. Pancake Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 27 at the Elbert Mercantile Building. Elbert Woman’s Club event. Bingo: 6-9 p.m. Monday, June 4, at the Elbert Mercantile Building. Elbert Woman’s Club event. Spring High Tea: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at the Event Center, Elbert County Fairgrounds, Kiowa. Cost is $20
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WHAT: Denver Silent Film Festival WHEN: Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29 WHERE: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake 4255 W. Colfax Ave., Denver COST: $13 per film ($8 for students) $110 for weekend pass TICKETS: www. denversilentfilmfest. org/ An image from “le Fer à Cheval” a short French film that will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival. COURTESY PHOTOS
Silent films speak artistic volumes
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One of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films, “The Lodger” is a clear example of the style that would make the director one of the most famous in Hollywood history. The film will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival.
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The vast majority of the films that will be shown in the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival are 90 years old, at the youngest. But Howie Movshovitz, director of the festival, adamantly argues against the notion that these films are a trip down memory lane. “These films are not a nostalgia trip, and I show them without apology,” he said. “These are legitimately great movies that are visually incredibly adventurous. All the films that have been made since haven’t been more adventurous than these.” The Silent Film Festival will be held from Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake, 4255 W. Colfax Ave. in Denver. This year’s festival will feature nine movies, ranging from stunning personal dramas like “The Passion of Joan of Arc” to comedies like Harold Lloyd’s “Speedy,” and even one of Alfred Hitchcock’s first films, “The Lodger.” “These films are important, no matter what decade they’re from,” said Steve Bessette, creative director for the Alamo. “You see horror films from this time, or some of their spy thrillers, and really
An image from Carl Dreyer’s masterpiece, “The Passion of Joan of Arc.” The 1928 film will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival. a lot hasn’t changed. Seeing these early films gives you perspective on the way film has changed and stayed the same.” Movshovitz has been a lifelong lover of film, but finding workable film prints of many silent films is becoming increasingly difficult. For this year’s festival, almost all the films are digitally restored on discs, providing audiences with the highest quality viewing experience. Another way the festival is bringing these historic presentations to modern life is in the musical scoring. All screenings will be accompanied by live musical performances, just like so many were when they were first shown. “Big places like New York or Los Angeles might have full orchestras playing scores, but at smaller theaters around the
country, it might just be a pianist playing some music to go with the film,” Movshovitz explained. “Now we can use music to bring these films to younger audiences.” Some screenings will have orchestras, others just a solo musician, and excitingly, two Alamo projectionists — Billy Overton and David Weaver — are contributing an original score to 1916’s “The Battle of the Somme.” “I’ve done scores for short films before, but this is the longest one I’ve tackled, and my first collaboration with Billy,” Weaver said. “It’s been a really fun process working on the music together and getting ready for the live accompaniment.” One of the first war documentaries, this film show’s preparation for one of World War I’s most devastating battles. The four-month battle started with 21,000 dead on its first day, and only got worse as it wore on. To get started on the scoring process, Weaver and Overton watched the film and started writing musical themes and progressions they could pull out of their “musical toolkit” whenever necessary. They’ll both be using a variety of instruments in the performance, including keyboards and percussion instruments, and even a flute. “The idea of doing this music live is really exciting, and I think combining performance with these great films is a great way for people of all ages to get into silent films,” Weaver said. “These elements bring the new and old together in a really fascinating way, for performers and audiences alike.”
Friday, April 27 7 p.m. “Chicago” Accompanied by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. Saturday, April 28 10 a.m. “The Passion of Joan of Arc” Accompanied by Rodney Sauer on the piano. 3:30 p.m. “Destiny” Accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 7 p.m. “The Lodger “ Accompanied by students of the College of Arts& Media of the University of Colorado Denver, led by Todd Reid and Donald Sosin. Sunday, April 29 10 a.m. “Rotaie” Preceded by “Le Fer a Cheval” Both films accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 12:30 p.m. “The Battle of the Somme” Preceded by “The Sinking of the Lusitania” Both films accompanied by Billy Overton and David Weaver. 2:45 p.m. “The Dumb Girl of Portici” Accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 5:30 p.m. Studentmade Shorts 7:30 p.m. “Speedy” Accompanied by Donald Sosin on piano.
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April 26, 2018
Painter celebrates anniversary with reception at Parker studio
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ainter Jay Moore is celebrating five years in his downtown Parker studio location with exhibition of a body of new works. Visitors are welcome to see his new paintings reflecting his love of his home state, Colorado. SONYA’S Moore’s studio is at 11020 S. Pikes Peak SAMPLER Drive, Parker. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 4. Moore also teaches in his studio — numbers limited. Jaymoorestudio.com. Depot anniversary show The Littleton Fine Arts Guild celebrates its 56th anniversary with a month-long exhibit (May 1-31) of members’ works at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. The guild, founded in 1962, teamed up with the Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum in 1977 to restore the Santa Fe Depot as an art gallery. Juror will be Denver artist Jane Jones and the opening reception will be 5 to 8 p.m. on the season’s inaugural First Friday, May 4. All artwork will be for sale. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
6:30 p.m. April 27; at 7:30 p.m. on April 27 and 28 and 2 p.m. April 29 will be performances of “Prodigal Daughter” by Lisa Hendry and readings of “Tell Me Another Story, Sing Me Another Song” by Jean Lenox Toddie (readers: Annawyn and Ellen Shamas). At 8:30 and 11 a.m. April 29, members of the Littleton Symphony will join the choirs for a special worship service. Free. 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303-794-6379, ext. 247.
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Denver Botanic Gardens “Pixelated,” a collection of sculptures by Mike Whiting, will be displayed
through Sept. 23 at the Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York St. in Denver. Whiting’s works explore the relationship between the natural world and the artificial world of digital media along with two distinct visual styles: 8-bit graphics and minimalist sculpture. Works will be exhibited throughout the gardens during open hours, which are expanded for summer. As plants grow, the relationships with sculptures change. Botanicgardens.org. Admission charged, except for members. Reminder of art fest Littleton United Methodist Church holds its annual Art Festival this weekend, April 27-29. The art show opens at
Photography exhibit “Public Space in Transition: Nostalgic and Current photos of Historic City Park and Golf Course,” a selection of photos by Littleton native Kathryn Charles, is displayed at the Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place, Denver, second floor, through April. Call Charles to make arrangements to visit the exhibit, since the DAC is a private club: 303-995-9100. ACC exhibit An exhibition of works by students in Arapahoe Community College’s multimedia, graphic design and illustration and commercial photography programs will be exhibited through May 4 in the school’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College in the Annex, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and through 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Progenitor 2018 Arapahoe Community College’s
annual literary magazine, Progenitor 2018, will be released with an event at 4 p.m. May 2 in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Readings and discussions with writers and editors connected to the ACC Writers Studio. Free. Questions: Andrea Mason, andreamason@arapahoe.edu. Fashion show The Lone Tree Arts Center Guild announces the Couture Spring Collection Fashion Show at 6 p.m. May 17 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Fashions for men and women from Dillard’s Park Meadows will be emceed by Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet. Chair of the event is Lynn Pender (303-5174831) who will have tickets for sale ($50) — as will the box office, lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000. The Lone Tree Arts Center Guild supports the center’s programs and arts in surrounding areas. Jazz concert “The Duke, The Count and Stevie too!” is the title for the Colorado Jazz Orchestra’s May 11 concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The orchestra’s director is sax man Art Bouton of Lone Tree, and vocalist Heidi Schmidt will perform with the impressive group of professional jazz musicians. Tickets start at $24, lonetreeartscenter.org, 720509-1000.
Wonderbound comes through with another offbeat creation `Madness, Rack and Honey’ ties purposeful poetry and randomness to music BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Wonderbound Ballet’s newest production, “Madness, Rack and Honey,” comes at an especially appropriate time: April is National Poetry Month! Inspired by poetry as well as familiar classical music, “Sinfonia Concertante,” by Mozart, choreographer Garrett Ammons premiered his “Madness, Rack and Honey” with the Smuin Ballet in San Francisco in 2016. Now, Colorado audiences will experience this new work, with its name based on a collection of lectures by award-winning American poet Mary Ruefle: “Madness, Rack and Honey,” as well as on a random, word-generated poem created by Ammons in a cadence that matches the score. Performances are
scheduled April 27-May 6. Members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will perform with the talented dancers of the Wonderbound contemporary dance company in “Madness, Rack and Honey,” as well as with company member Sarah Tallman’s new piece, “I Didn’t Hear You, I was Away With the Fairies,” performed to Mozart’s music as well. Tallman drew inspiration from 20th-century poets, such as Langston Hughes and e.e. cummings and works with her dancers amid “a garden of Chiavari chairs, filling the stage with a grandiose joy that matches Mozart’s `Divertimento No. 11 in D major,’” according to Wonderbound’s Amber Blais. Claude Sim, associate concertmaster of the CSO, has happy memories of previous projects shared by orchestra members and Wonderbound: “Over the past seasons, we’ve had the great honor of working with the superbly talented Garrett Ammons and Dawn Fey on past performances at Wonderbound …” Ammons’ way of collaborating
IF YOU GO Madness, Rack and Honey” will be performed at two locations: 7:30 p.m. April 27 and 28; 2 p.m. April 29 at the Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights. Tickets $22-$50, 303-292-4700, wonderbound.com. 7:30 p.m. May 5; 2 p.m. May 6 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. 303805-6800, parkerarts.org. with one or another musical group is nourishing to all the artists concerned with a mutual project — stretching the imaginations and enriching already considerable skills. The performances are characterized by a very special sense of joy that also rewards an audience with a new way of presenting a beautiful art form. San Francisco critics praised the piece as a “rollicking” and “infectious good time.” Sounds like a perfect celebration of spring as well as of the arts.
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“What they were able to contain was amazing,” she said. Neil Pepi, who lives next door to Bunch, said April 18 he opened his door the morning before to a police officer telling him to get out. Their home was downwind from the growing fire. Pepi packed his cat in a carrier and stood down the street with other evacuated residents as smoke and steam filled the block, he said. “I just had to think of everything in the house, if there was anything I couldn’t replace,” he said. The cause of the fire was still under investigation, but residents reported seeing the first flames between the two ruined homes, possibly near the garage of one before it spread to the other. Bunch was doing laundry in her basement when the fire began. She thought she heard a loud noise, she said, and came upstairs to find her house smelled of smoke. Quickly, she gathered the pets she could find — all but one cat — and got out. With the help of first responders, she moved cars and got her animals to the veterinary clinic where she works part-time, Brooklyn Veterinary Clinic.
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A firefighter later found her missing cat, which was unharmed. “We just got really lucky that they showed up here when they did because they started dousing our house first,” Bunch said. Brantley, who works from home, also said she first noticed the sounds of the fire. “I heard like a screeching noise, a screeching, hissing noise,” she said. “Then I heard loud pops.” Neighbors rushed to her home and the two next door, banging on doors and windows to make sure no one was home, she said. Once outside, Brantley sat across the street for most of the day and watched the fire. The worst part, she said, was seeing the two homes burn before firefighters arrived, feeling unable to help. “Mostly, I felt for my neighbors,” she said. The only damage to her home she found was a cracked kitchen window, Brantley said. She stayed there that night after being allowed back in around 3 p.m. on April 17, she said. Bunch’s family, however, cannot stay in their home. They stopped by April 18 to grab clothes and food, she said, and reflect on how close they came to a worse situation. “We’re fine,” Bunch said. “We’re safe.”
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Signing key players among top priorities for Nuggets BY ARNIE STAPLETON ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly says contract extensions for center Nikola Jokic and guard Will Barton are among his offseason priorities and he hinted coach Michael Malone might be in line for one, too. The Nuggets have increased their win totals from 30 to 40 to 46 under Malone but they extended their playoff drought to five years when they lost in overtime at Minnesota in the season finale earlier this month. “This is the most confident I’ve been in our core group since I’ve been here,” said Connelly, who’s been in his post in Denver since 2013. “I think we have the makings of a team that can enjoy sustainably high levels of success. “I think there’s going to be some pretty interesting financial decisions we’ll make this offseason.” Jokic was drafted in the second round in 2014 and signed a three-year, $4 million deal a year later. The Nuggets have a $1.6 million fourth-year option, which they can decline this summer and instead give Jokic a max contract. While that would crimp their budget next season, it would keep their star away from free agency. “He’s a guy that’s been tremendous in how quickly he’s developed and a guy that we love and he loves Denver. So, the sooner we can get his signature on a long-term contract, the better,” Connelly said April 13. Connelly also lauded the versatile
Barton’s growth, and said: “We hope we can get something done. He’s our guy. We love him and I think if he’s back in a Denver jersey, it’s good for both him and the team.” Malone has a year left on his original four-year deal he signed in 2015. Although he wouldn’t commit to an extension for his coach this summer, Connelly made it clear how he feels about Malone and his staff, suggesting it would be foolhardy to view a 46-win season as a disappointment or a fireable offense. “I think Coach and his staff have done a wonderful job,” Connelly said. “We’ve got to continue to challenge each other. We’ve got to get better. This press conference is premature. We can’t keep having it after the regular season.” In praising Malone, Connelly cited his 16-game improvement over two years and the development of the team’s core young players, emphasizing the difficulty in coaching a young team. The Nuggets played better than any team in the West over the last dozen games and took a six-game winning streak into the season finale against the Timberwolves. That marked the first time in franchise history that the Nuggets had posted six straight wins against teams with winning records. Yet, their inability to close out a seventh straight victory left them lamenting a dozen or so games they frittered away during a trying season in which free agent addition Paul Millsap missed 44 games and second-leading scorer Gary Harris missed 11. “I thought 46 wins would have us firmly in the playoffs, in a pretty good spot,” Connelly said. “I’m certainly disappointed we didn’t make it. ... But as I reflect on the season and the growth that we’ve shown, I’m unbelievably proud of our team.”
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As draft looms for Broncos, new quarterback’s drive remains strong Case Keenum excited about Denver sunshine, starting role
Club in Chaska on April 13. The only downer was the blizzard that struck the nation’s midsection. “It dumped like 25 inches on us,’’ Keenum said. “So, I was ready to get out of there and get to Denver and the sunshine.’’ Keenum is entering the season as the starter for the first time in his sixyear career after coach Vance Joseph declared him the Broncos’ No. 1 QB at the free agent’s introductory news conference a month ago. Yet, Keenum’s role beyond 2018 remains up in the mile-high air because general manager John Elway could still use the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft, which begins April 26, to select a quarterback. Elway and his lieutenants have taken long, hard looks at this year’s college crop of QBs, including the “Big Four” prospects. They hosted Baker Mayfield on April 16 but Keenum said
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Case Keenum couldn’t wait to get out of Minnesota. No, he’s not bitter over the Vikings’ decision to move on to Kirk Cousins. And he isn’t gloating over being “the man” for the first time in his NFL career after signing a two-year, $36 million deal last month in Denver. He’s just glad to see some sunshine, that’s all. Before coming to Colorado for the Broncos’ offseason program, Keenum made a stop in Minneapolis to accept the “Uncommon Award’’ from Tony Dungy at Hazeltine National Golf
he hadn’t run into him. Keenum also insists he isn’t concerned that he’ll soon be tutoring his successor should Elway choose a quarterback. “I’m excited for whoever’s going to come in and make us better,’’ Keenum said. “That’s what competition breeds within your own team. I think it makes you better. So, whoever comes in I’ll be looking for them to help us be a better football team. No matter what position it is. I know they’re going to draft a lot of positions. It doesn’t change my mindset at all.’’ Yet, non-QB blue chippers such as Penn State running back Saquon Barkley, North Carolina State defensive end Bradley Chubb or Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson would provide immediate help for Keenum this season and maybe even stability for his future. Von Miller has said he’d love to have
Chubb lining up next to him. “He’s Khalil Mack and Von Miller put together,’’ Miller said with a laugh. “He is a great player and I would love to have him on my team. You don’t come across guys like that often. We don’t (normally) have the No. 5 pick in the draft. I hope we don’t have a high pick like that for a while. So if we can steal a player like that, I’m all for it.’’ When Keenum reported to work April 16, it marked the first time he’d been the unquestioned starting quarterback since his final days at the University of Houston, where he set NCAA passing records but still went undrafted before compiling a 20-18 record with the Vikings, Rams and Texans. “It feels good, it does,’’ Keenum said. “It’s not something where I feel like I’ve made it. That’s not ever my
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heard the students needed someone to facilitate the preparation and competition, and since then she has watched some of her students compete for their entire middle school career. Alexander, 13, recalled simple questions that stumped the group, and tricky questions that they answered easily. He said a trivia question about dentistry had everyone guessing dishwasher and braces, but the answer
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ESTRAY - One black heifer, blotched brand on left hip, 750 to 800 lbs, yellow tag #35 in left ear. Livestock must be claimed by legal owner within 10 days or will be sold by Colorado Brand Board. For information call 720-925-8279 or 303-869-9160.
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Sylvia R. Williams Personal Representative P.O. Box 304 Elbert, CO 80106 Legal Notice No.: 24048 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News
Legal Notice No.: 24049 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News
I want to do here, what I feel like I need to do,’’ Keenum said. “I know that NFL teams change constantly. So, I’m here right now, just trying to get into the building and just become familiar with everything.’’
are fast — super, super fast,” Williams-Martin said. “They had shirts and everything. They were real serious. We didn’t have shirts. We were just smart.” Alexander, who was one of the students in his first year of competition, felt relieved as the scores went up, showing the team he was on had won by one point. The big win meant a celebratory dinner at Chick-fil-A for both teams. “Even the kids that got last place had fun,” Williams-Martin said. “They were a little bummed, but they were fine after they got ice cream.”
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 Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife Community Church, 5451 E. Highway
86, Franktown (lunch provided). Also, 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at 303-814-2863.
Southeast Beekeeping Club meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the North Pinery Firehouse, Parker. All levels of beekeeping welcome, from no-bees to wanna-bees to tons of bees. Our meeting time is spent solving beekeeping challenges, networking and refreshments. There is no fee for this meeting and a lending library is available Call Linda Larsen at 303-7763039 or email sebcbeemail@ gmail.com.
Teen Tuesday: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert Library. Play card and video games. Call 303-648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org.
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provided a valuable sounding board to Keenum much like he did with Peyton Manning, Brock Osweiler and Trevor Siemian. “It doesn’t change me and my mindset and what I’m prepared to do here and what
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Presented by Colorado Community Media in partnership with Douglas County Libraries and Douglas County Mental Health Initiative
Thursday, April 26, 2018 7-9pm
Shared Stories: Time to talk with our youth Lone Tree Library
10055 Library Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124
Keynote Speaker
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“The importance of early intervention”
Also Featuring
Kristen Torres
• Kristen Torres, a Colorado State University student and 2016 Douglas County graduate, who will share her personal mental health story and how that has led her to become a mental health advocate and stigma fighter.
• Kirstie June, a Sources of Strength student leader from Chaparral High School who will talk about her threeyear struggle with an eating disorder and how she has learned to realize her strengths to live a healthier life.
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A traveling, interactive exhibit “Mental Health is All Our Stories:” A collection of 6-Word Stories sponsored by the Youth Action Board of Children’s Hospital Colorado
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