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munities establish long-term plans based on needs and resources. “I want you all to be comfortable that we are here to listen to you,” he said to 124 attendees seated in the Agricultural Building at the county fairgrounds. “We don’t bring any preconceived notions here tonight.” The star of the evening was the clicker, a hand-held device given to everyone at the meeting that allowed them to place a vote in
The Elbert County commissioners unanimously approved a motion to extend Ed Ehmann’s contract as county manager on April 26. Ehmann was hired for the position in 2014 after serving for more than seven years as the county’s public works director. Each of the three commissioners had positive statements to make about Ehmann before voting in favor of extending the contract, which pays him $109,000 a year. “The people of the county owe a debt to Ed Ehmann that they likely don’t realize,” Commissioner Chris Richardson said. “When Ed was brought in as county manager, he established rational and professional budgeting practices for the whole county. We actually began making statutory deadlines for major activities like production of annual audits and a general fund reserve so inter-fund borrowing could stop.” “I worked with him for the last eight months,” Commissioner Danny Willcox said. “He was the stabilizing factor in this county, and he is responsible for creating the team environment we have now. He was able to function in such a toxic environment and keep moving the county forward in time with no direction.” Commissioner Grant Thayer shared his evolving view of Ehmann prior to the motion. “When I was running for commissioner I was told by a number of people that Ed was not good. Over the 100 days
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Attendees of the April 26 Elbert County Comprehensive Planning Session gather around a table to determine how they would like to see future homes distributed within the county. JODI HORNER
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The mission to create a unified vision for future development in Elbert County cleared an important hurdle April 26, as residents from
across the county gathered for the first Elbert County Comprehensive Planning public meeting. The Elbert County Planning Commission and Citizen Task Force held the first of three meetings to help inform citizens and receive vital input to assist them in the process of creating the final comprehensive plan to be completed later this year. The meeting was facilitated by Kristofer Johnson of Design Workshop, a Denver-based consulting group whose goal is to help com-
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Castle Rock entrepreneur plans to win governor’s race Victor Mitchell believes business background sets him apart BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
He describes himself as the outsider candidate with the advantage of being a businessman rather than a career politician. He says he knows what it’s like to be poor, but today enjoys leading what he calls one of the most successful privately-owned small businesses in Colorado. Victor Mitchell, an entrepreneur from Castle Rock and a former state legislator, has turned his focus to running for govMitchell ernor of Colorado. And, he says, he’s in the race to win. Just don’t ask Mitchell, 51, to campaign on Fridays. That’s when he delivers food to homebound seniors for Meals on Wheels, a commitment he won’t budge on. “Frankly,” he said of the volunteering, “it just makes me a better person.” The rest of the week, Mitchell, a Republican, spends 10 hours a day on the campaign trail in his quest to replace Gov. John Hickenlooper, who can’t seek re-election in November 2018 because of term limits. “Meeting people around the state, listening to what they’d like to see from their next CEO,” Mitchell said. He also takes that time to share what he calls some bold ideas for Colorado. Mitchell wants to ease pressure on residents he believes have “poor earning power” thanks to an overregulated economy. “I want to do a top-to-bottom review of our whole regulatory scheme and try to open up pathways where young people can go into vocational careers and provide for their families,” he said. Mitchell recalls half as many businesses being regulated when he was in office, and he’d like to see the
economy trend that way again.
“I’ve been a conservative Republican my whole life, although, I’m fiercely independent as well.”
The public and private sector Mitchell took office in the state House in 2007, serving for only one term before choosing not to seek re-election. Although he referred to it as a Victor Mitchell great experience, GOP candidate for governor of Colorado Republicans were the minority and he decided he could accomplish more outside of Trump, he “just couldn’t get there the government, he said. In 2011, he led a statewide campaign way he spoke about women.” “I’ve been a conservative Repubopposing Proposition 103, a ballot lican my whole life,” he said, “almeasure that would have raised state though, I’m fiercely independent as income and sales taxes for education well.” funding. It was ultimately defeated in Aside from being a viable conservaa landslide. tive candidate for voters, he said, his But Mitchell has been busy in nonbusiness experience gives him the governmental affairs as well. ability to work with diverse minds — Over the past 30 years he’s founded and opinions — and focus on probor led six companies, from a translem-solving rather than politics. portation company to a telecomFormer state legislator Al White, a munications firm. In 2009, he began Republican from Hayden who served his private financing company, Lead alongside Mitchell in the House, Funding, of which he is the chief backed up his claims. executive officer. The company offers “I found him to be a very pragprivate financing for real estate invesmatic, solution-oriented kind of guy,” tors. he said. “He seemed to me like he was “I have the perfect blend of public more interested in solving problems and private sector experience,” he than he was getting bogged down in said. “That sets me apart from all my partisan politics, which to me is a big opponents.” plus.” Al Roberson, a former employee of A crowded race Mitchell’s transportation company Among the more than a dozen who now lives in Highlands Ranch, declared candidates for governor are said Mitchell’s business background well-known names such as longtime sets him up to be that problem-solver, Congressman Ed Perlmutter, D-Goldwhich government needs more of, he en, and 18th Judicial District Attorsaid. ney George Brauchler, a Republican “That’s why I’m excited to see more from Parker. of the mindset of people like Victor Mitchell isn’t intimidated by comrunning for office,” he said. “If we peting with big names, however. He’s can get him to the finish line, wow, got strong, conservative credentials, that would be exciting.” he said, and a voting record to prove Mitchell believes he’s got a real shot it. at accomplishing that. Last year’s presidential race was “I’m not concerned about my oppothe first time he didn’t vote for the nents,” Mitchell said. “None of them Republican candidate at the top of will have my set of life experiences.” the ticket, he said. When it came to
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Humble beginnings The entrepreneurial bug has been with Mitchell from a young age, partially driven by a need to make ends meet. At 11 years old, with the family living in New York, Mitchell’s parents broke up. His mother, who is blind and deaf, moved to California. Mitchell moved with his mother to help care for her, leaving behind his father and two sisters. In California, he and his mother nearly experienced homelessness. They moved often. By 13 years old, he was working to help support them both, and continued to do so through high school and college. “It shaped me tremendously,” he said of helping care for his mother. “It teaches you that you have to have a lot of empathy for people that are marginalized. I was marginalized. My mother was marginalized. And let me tell you, it’s not very fun being poor.” At 21, he started his first company as a junior in college, a transportation and limousine service company, and his entrepreneurship grew from there. He hasn’t worked for anyone else since. Looking ahead Mitchell has been out of public office for eight years. But he’s back, and with a gameplan. In addition to combating regulation, he also foresees a 20-year transportation plan for the state, and a budget review for the Colorado Department of Transportation. He’d transform the Legislative Audit Committee into a performance review committee to look for overspending, he said, and hopefully find serious dollars to shift for transportation funding rather than grow government spending. Mostly, Mitchell said, he believes he can improve people’s lives as governor. And don’t bother asking him why he’s not seeking a lower office to fulfill that mission. He’ll respond with a quick chuckle and a simple “no.” “I’m an executive,” Mitchell said. “The governorship is the right position for me. And I think it would be the right position for the people of Colorado.”
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carry oil or gas from a well to a storage tank or other collection point. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which regulates the industry, said it does not have complete records of the locations. “Some of these old wells that are abandoned, I’m not sure if people even know where the flow lines are,” said Hickenlooper, a Democrat and a former petroleum geologist. “We’ll try to go to every data source we can get.” He said it could take two years to compile the data. Immediately after investigators announced their findings about the explosion, Hickenlooper ordered inspections of all flow lines within 1,000 feet of occupied buildings. The order, issued by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, requires energy companies to give the state GPS location data on their flow lines. A commission spokesman did not immediately respond to questions about whether that data would be sufficient to create a flow line map. The explosion was in Firestone, about 30 miles north of Denver. Mark Martinez and his brother-inlaw, Joseph William Irwin III, were killed. Erin Martinez — Martinez’s wife and Irwin’s sister — was badly burned. The families issued a statement May 3 thanking community members for their support. Authorities said the Firestone Police Department is investigating their deaths, and Hickenlooper has said the state will look into whether anyone broke state laws or regulations.
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Colorado Community Media wins 48 awards Honors presented at annual press convention in Lakewood
at the award winners from all CCM papers. The press association divides weekly papers into five classes, based on circulation, with Class 1 being the smallest and Class 5 being the largest. Only firstand second-place awards are given.
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Colorado Community Media won 48 awards in the annual Colorado Press Association contest. Among the honors, the Littleton Independent took home the Editorial Sweepstakes award at the press association convention April 22 in Lakewood. The award was given for posting the best performance in the editorial category in Class 3, for mid-size weekly newspapers, in the 2016 Better Newspaper Contest. The Independent is one of 18 weekly papers in the Colorado Community Media family. Mike DiFerdinando, a reporter whose work is featured in multiple CCM newspapers, won seven awards, including five firstplace honors. The following is a look
Class 5 First place: • Crystal Anderson: Best Investigative Story Package (“Evolving codes leave aging structures behind”) • Mike DiFerdinando: Best Education Story (“Why are teachers leaving?”) • Jessica Gibbs: Best Online Breaking News Story (“Castle View student killed”) • Tina Meltzer: Best Use of Color in an Ad Second place: Shanna Fortier: Best Photography Portfolio Tina Meltzer: Best Medium Space Ad Clarke Reader: Best Serious Column Writing (“Liner Notes”) and Best Series (“Green Mountain’s agriculture program”) Class 4 First place: Jim Benton: Best Sports
Column Writing (“Overtime”) Mike DiFerdinando: Best Education Story (“The two sides of teacher pay”); Best Deadline News Reporting (“Challengers sweep the slate”); and Best Business News/Feature Story (“A magnet for growth”) Shanna Fortier: Best News Story (“Homeless in Douglas County”) Brandon Eaker: Best Medium Space Ad Tina Meltzer: Best Large Space Ad Chris Rotar: Best Headline Writing Tom Skelley: Best Health Enterprise/Feature story (“Treating the whole person”) Staff: Best Editorial Special Section (“A salute to veterans”) Ben Wiebesiek: Best News Page Design and Best Informational Graphic Second place: Mike DiFerdinando: Best Series (“Lone Tree at 20”) Brandon Eaker: Best Use of Color in an Ad and Best Medium Space Ad Ann Healey: Best Photo Essay (“A fall day at the ranch”) Craig Marshall Smith: Best
Humorous Column Writing (“Quiet Desperation”) Staff: Best Advertising Special Section (“Best of the Best”) Josh Sumner: Best Feature Page Design Ben Wiebesiek: Best News Page Design Class 3 First place: • Mike DiFerdinando: Best Environmental Story (“Coffee pods brew debate”) • Kyle Harding: Best News Story (“A swing county in a swing state”) • Kyle Harding and Clarke Reader: Best Business News/ Feature Story (“Workforce development”) • Tina Meltzer: Best Automotive Ad • Chris Rotar: Best Online Breaking News Story (“Seniors must find new homes”) Second place: • Jim Benton: Best Sports Story (“Official business”) • Alex DeWind: Best Business News/Feature Story (“The rise of Sterling Ranch”) • Mike DiFerdinando: Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story (“Care made convenient”)
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as commissioner, I’ve recognized that he’s an integral part of the operation of this county, and he’s earned my vote of confidence,” he said. Despite these glowing remarks, Ehmann has found himself amid a recent controversy. Ehmann — along with the board of county commissioners, former commissioner Robert Rowland and County Attorney Wade Gateley — has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a county employee.
Kyle Fenner, the county’s director of community and development services, alleges that officials spied on her computer and made defamatory statements intended to embarrass her. She works in a “hostile” environment, her lawyer says. Some residents took a pragmatic approach about keeping Ehmann on board. “To replace him at this time of transition would inject a huge dam on the river of recovery,” said an Elbert County resident, who requested to remain anonymous. “He appears to be trying hard.” Ehmann’s contract runs through December 2018.
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THINGS TO DO 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 the Elizabeth Library. All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library. Book Discussion: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Dr. Max Frazier leads the discussion of “One of Ours,” by Willa Cather. Frazier specializes in autobiography and women writing from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. Refreshments served at 6:45 p.m. Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164, museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org, or www. castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Admission is free. Coffee and Coloring: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Get creative at an evening of adult coloring, conversation and coffee. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Walking Club: Fridays, May 12, May 19 and May 26 at the Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock. Free and open to seniors of all ages and abilities. Space is limited. For information or to RSVP, call Reagan Weber at 303-482-5552 or email reaganweber@ castlecountryassistedliving.org. History and Genealogy of the Mormon Battalion: 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Room 254, Parker. Parker Genealocial Society business meeting starts at 1:30,
followed by the speaker at 2 p.m. Bea W. Barton has been involved in documenting local history for more than 20 years in Douglas County. Emphasis on Colorado as an unorganized territory in 1846. Bringing history and genealogy together, she has established the route of the Mormon Battalion came through Parker in 1846-47. Also included are stories of local pioneers. Go to https://www.parkergenealogicalsociety.com Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. select Saturdays at Hobby Lobby, Colorado 83 and Mainstreet, Parker. Presented by the Parker Artists Guild. For children in grades 4-8. Class schedule: Saturday, May 13, Polymer Clay; Saturday, June 24, Intuitive Painting with Acrylics. Registration required; call 720542-8187. What’s Right With You? 6-7 p.m. Monday, May 15 at Dazbog, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com. Lifetree Café group meets every Monday for coffee and conversation. Group watches a new video every week about life, faith, and ups and downs. Upcoming topics are “Mormons: Christian? Cult? What Do They Really Believe?” on May 22; “Curing Healthcare: Practical Help for an Ailing Nation” on May 29. Chair Yoga: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 15 at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock. Chair yoga involves gentle movements that reduce stiffness, increase flexibility and improve energy levels. Free and open to seniors of all ages and abilities. Space
is limited. For information or to RSVP, call Reagan Weber at 303-482-5552 or email reaganweber@castlecountryassistedliving. org. Attack of the Drones: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Delve into the phenomenon of drones, from the growing popularity of drone racing to law enforcement, rescue operations, science and research, and package delivery. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Parker Library Tour, AAUW Meeting: 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 at the Parker Library, 20104 Mainstreet, Parker. AAUW promotes equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Go to douglascounty-co.aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail.com Toiletry, Food Drive: hygiene products, non-perishable food items and basic household supplies are being collected for the Castle Country Assisted Living drive for the Douglas County Task Force. Items will be delivered Thursday, May 18. Donations should be dropped off at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock. Call 303-4825552.
through Friday, May 19 at Caliber Collision, 2759 N. Liggett Road, Castle Rock; 7436 S. Eagle St., Centennial; 9400 E. Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village; 5022 S. Jellison Way, Littleton; 6282 E. Pine Lane, Parker. Food and cash collected benefit Food Bank of the Rockies. Donations also can be made online at CaliberDonations.com. Trolley Tour: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20. Tour focuses on the historic Craig & Gould Neighborhood. Learn about the history of the rhyolite houses and the people who used to call them home. Meet at the Castle Rock Museum to board the trolley. This is a free event. Reservations recommended as seating is limited. Call or email the museum to reserve your spot at 303-814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.
Astronaut School: 6 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Ages 4-8 blast off during an evening of astronaut training, including space-themed activities and games. Registration is required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.
Bible Study with Tracy Scroggins: 9 a.m. Friday, May 19 at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock. Reading and discussion. Free and open to the public. Call 303-482-5552.
Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 at the Elizabeth Public Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Clinics are for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome. 2017 dates are July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. First come, first served.
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ennifer has her hands full this spring with three seniors. One is graduating from high school, one is graduating from college, and one gets a discount at Red Lobster. That’s me. I just love the Oyster Dainties. QUIET I read articles DESPERATION about seniors all the time, and I pay heed. We are a susceptible tribe, maybe because we grew up trusting others. Not only that, many of the swindles and scams aimed at us are very convincing. Craig Marshall There’s one more Smith thing: We’re thought to have to a lot of dough sitting in our accounts. Artists, like seniors, are vulnerable. Sales are often few and far between, and you have to feed the cat.
A few years ago, I was scammed by art collectors who weren’t really art collectors. Their stories all had a similar hitch in them, however. Namely, that they would overpay for a painting. They promised to pay with a cashier’s check. All I had to do was reimburse the difference between the painting’s actual price and the overpayment. The explanation for the overpayment was screwy. I did some research and discovered that it was an international art scam, and that the cashier’s checks were phony. It turns out that my pessimistic disposition comes in handy when it comes to offers that sound too good to be true. Ask me again in 10 years, if a curvy blonde tries to pitch me something, and does it with a wide-open smile and a sweet voice. Maybe by then I will appreciate the attention.
There are legendary stories in Hollywood about well-known, wealthy, and very elderly actors and actresses suddenly having very young women and men on the arms, and in their pockets. I don’t trust anyone, and that goes for Jennifer and the dog. Whenever Jennifer leaves, I always count the silverware. The phone call hustles are easy for me to handle. I have an unlisted number. If I can’t identify the caller’s name or phone number, I don’t answer, or I answer with an imprecation. An email gives me a chance to look the offer up and down. Usually there are misspellings, and that means some African country, Southeast Asia, Pakistan or India. Of course, we have a lot of homegrown scammers. It’s frustrating, isn’t it, to know that you are the game at this stage in life? The worst of all scams? Catfishing a senior. They pretend to want your
heart and soul, but all they want is your money. That is as low as it gets. i If you have a senior father or moth- i er, or grandfather or grandmother, E pass this column on to them. s My motto, and it’s right there in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, is, a “Distrust is the foundation of a good a relationship.” s Listen, don’t even trust me. But I will never, ever try to take advantage 3 of anyone, especially a senior citizen. z We’re on pills and doctors, our T friends are passing away, and just o walking from A to B gets tricky. Here h comes someone with a slippery smile, who knows you by name, and has an w C offer you can’t refuse. t Refuse. You know what Bela Lugosi used to t a say. t “Bevare, bevare, bevare.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resi- t dent. He can be reached at craigmari shallsmith@comcast.net. q c t
‘So this is how my day will go today’ is a choice to be made
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his week’s column could also have easily been titled, “The Tale of Two Attitudes.” Unfortunately this past week I had a freak accident and ended up crushing the big toe on my left foot. While I was in the ER getting an X-ray, the technician was struggling with her computer and imaging software. It was early in the morning and as she was trying to get me situated and wrestle with her technology, she made a comment filled with sarcasm, negativity and doubt. She said, “Oh, so this is how my day is going to go, is it?” The very next day I had a piece of furniture delivered to the house. As I was confined to a chair and unable to assist, the guys who delivered the furniture took care of everything. I was an added stop on their route and they decided to make the delivery their first of the day. But they forgot to call in advance and their arrival was unexpected. So when they came in the driver apologized for not letting me know he was on his way, but hoped I would be happy that we were first on the list. I had no problem with being first, and they were so good at maneuvering everything without my assistance, and since it was also a fairly heavy piece of furniture, I tipped them very well.
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Unlike the radiology technician, the driver responded with a smile-filled and optimistic, gratitude-filled comment, “Wow, so this is how my day is going to go, is it? I sure do hope so!” Who do you think had a better day that day? It is the tale of two attitudes, or maybe the tale of two self-fulfilling prophecies. If we wake up and start our day filled with negativity and thoughts of fear, worry, and doubt, there is a high likelihood that our day will play out exactly how we envisioned it. We will probably get frustrated with equipment failures, have a short fuse with people around us, nothing will go right and we will come to expect the worst instead of the best. However, like our driver mentioned above, if we start our day with optimism, we see situations where we can help, we smile and show gratitude in advance for all the good things that can come our way each day, we will probably have a better than good day. Problems will come along for sure, but our positive attitude toward our work and everyone around us will allow us to deal with each obstacle and opportunity in such a way that we will more than likely end each day just like we
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l q began it, full of hope, optimism, and ac- a complishment. p If you are reading this column and hap- p pened to have a day that started out the e wrong way, the good news is that you have M an opportunity to change it right here and right now. Set pride and ego aside, look back on where things may have gone d wrong, and think about what might have a been different or what you can change immediately to get back on the winning path d today. A little checkup from the neck up, if t t you know what I mean. So how about you? Have you ever heard t yourself asking something like, “So this is how today is going to go, is it?” Can you think of a time when you said it out of exasperation or maybe when you said it at a time of achievement? Maybe you have had both types of days, and now ask yourself, which one turned out better? I would love to hear which one did turn out better at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we start out each day with an expectation of hope and optimism, 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.
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response to questions on the screen at the front. Votes were instantly tabulated and a bar graph on the screen showed the results. Questions presented at the meeting were the same questions included in the online survey posted May 4 at ElbertCountyCompPlan.com. The survey will be online until May 18. The goal of the survey is to gain as much input from the community as possible prior to the next meeting scheduled for June 14. “Our goal is to have between 2,0003,000 people take it online,” said Citizen Task Force member John Dorman. That, he said, would feasibly represent one member from half of the households in the county. Among the questions presented were: “Where do you live in Elbert County?” “What types of transportation improvements should be prioritized in Elbert County?” and “What are your favorite recreational activities?” Elizabeth resident Carol Hinds liked the clicker system. “It allowed the meeting to be engaging and intuitive, although I feel the questions could have been more specific,” said Hinds, whose husband is on the Citizen Task Force. Johnson and many attendees laughed at seeing the result to the question, “Do you commute to work and if so, where?” which indicated a plurality of those in attendance — 39 percent — either did not work, attended school, or were retired. Meeting attendance urged Dorman hopes to cast a wider net in demographics with the online survey and in attendance of future meetings. “The number one thing is I was disappointed about was the citizen turnout,” he said. “We had reached out to a large segment of the population through email, HOAs, Facebook, and
the Nextdoor application. We had a significant outreach, but we only had about 125 citizens show up.” “Given the importance of the master plan, I would have hoped to see close to 400 people,” Dorman said. “I realize that is extremely optimistic.” Dorman attributed the relatively modest turnout in part to the 6 p.m. meeting time. “I’d like to see them (future meetings) held later in the evening,” he said. Hinds was not a fan of the chip game, which took place during the second part of the meeting. It was intended to give residents an opportunity to tackle the challenges of laying out spaces for the 8,500 homes predicted to be built in Elbert County over the next 20 years. “I believe more specific questions and more of them would have been a better use of time,” Hinds said. Dorman found the immediate online feedback confirmed his own experience at the session. “On social media I noticed two issues were raised — the time of the meeting and the chip game. A lot of relatively negative feedback on that,” Dorman said. Dan Rosales, who chairs the planning commission, shared the frustration. “I didn’t think they (Design Workshop) had shared enough information with the citizens to help them make informed choices,” he said. “A lot of people had an anti-growth attitude,” Rosales said. “It’s going to happen sooner or later — I think it’s going to happen sooner — their idea was `I don’t want it in my neighborhood, let’s put it in Agate,’” he said. Many people were inclined to create lots with large acreage in order to address the desire for wide-open land. “To place 10- or 35-acre lots around the county would bankrupt the county, it would be so expensive. They don’t realize the cost to the county,” Rosales said. “People complain about the roads now. But if we made that rule (large
Louisiana-based chicken chain coming Highlands Ranch, Parker locations will be first in Denver area BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Good news for chicken finger fans of south metro Denver — a Louisianabased restaurant chain favored for its chicken strips and dipping sauce is opening two new locations in Highlands Ranch and Parker. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is under construction in Town Center North, 1108 Sgt. Jon Stiles Drive, sandwiched between Bank of America and Carlos Miguel’s Mexican Bar & Grill. The location is the first in the Denver metro area. Plans call for a late June opening. Fifty to 60 workers will be hired in the upcoming weeks,
a media release says. A second location is scheduled to open in August in Parker at 18200 Cottonwood Drive. Three additional Denver metro area locations are to be built later in the year, the release says. Founded by Todd Graves in 1996, Raising Cane’s has more than 300 locations across the nation, including Colorado’s first location in Fort Collins. The brand is named after Graves’ yellow Labrador, Raising Cane. Popular items on the menu include chicken fingers, Cane’s sauce, crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw, Texas toast, sweet tea and lemonade. The brand takes pride in its fresh, neverfrozen cuisine. “Denver has been on our radar for years, and I can’t wait to assemble our crew and open our doors in Highlands Ranch in just a few short months,” said Clint Owens, area director for Raising Cane’s.
lots), the roads would be used more and people are going to have to travel more because people would be living in a scattered community.” Rosales added: “If you have cluster housing, and you try to keep it near the Elbert-Douglas county line, it will affect traffic minimally.” He also noted that the cost of purchasing sizable properties would be prohibitive. “If industry and commerce come to Elbert County, someone who works at Taco Bell isn’t going to afford a 10-acre lot,” Rosales said. Property rights are factor Another pattern Rosales saw in the chip game was people placing their development chips between Elizabeth and Kiowa. “Later on when we have commerce, that may make an excellent place of homes and subdivisions,” Rosales said. “They (developers) are going to do their research and see where it makes sense to put their subdivision. They
aren’t to going to look at rural areas because the citizens in Elbert want them there. They are going to go to Elbert and say `I want to put a subdivision here,’” Rosales said. Rosales expressed concern about what seemed like a lack of acknowledgment for the property rights of current land owners. “I don’t think people were concerned with peoples’ property rights. They were concerned with `where can we put the housing where I can’t see it,’” Rosales said. “A lot of people will want to sell their land. You can be antigrowth, but that stand by itself won’t help things.” Rosales and Dorman are hoping for a larger turnout at the June 14 meeting. “Citizen input is one of six factors we are taking into consideration for the comp plan. I hope the next meeting, people will be more informed,” he said. “Let’s control the growth. Let’s build cluster housing so we can minimize the footprint of this growth. If we don’t do that, we’re going to have helter-skelter building.”
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Kombucha taps the Colorado market The fermented tea is becoming a healthy drink alternative BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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fter brewing kombucha in his kitchen for several years, Castle Rock resident Marc Gaudreault decided to turn his product into a commercial business. One year ago, he founded TruBucha, a kombrewery operating out of a commercial kitchen in Denver. He peddled his product at local farmers markets and his customer base grew each week. “Most people either love it or hate it,” Gaudreault said of kombucha, a lightly fermented tea full of probiotics. “I always liked the taste of it — the zingyness.” Gaudreault originally started drinking kombucha as an alternative to soda and said he feels healthier doing so. Kombucha is packed with B-vitamins, antioxidants, active enzymes, glucaronic acids and amino acids according to Gaudreault, which he says helps the body feel more balanced. “Our view is that if your body is more balanced, then you will naturally fight off diseases,” Gaudreault said. The healthy properties of kombucha is what drew Marnie Quinn, owner of Ceremony Center for Healing in Westminster to the drink. Her center, which opened nine months ago, offers yoga, tai chi and meditation classes along with workshops centered around health, empowerment and spirituality. The center also offers kombucha from Happy Leaf in Edgewater on tap. “I love that it’s a probiotic and supports gut health,” Quinn said, adding
that the gut is the center of health. Having kombucha available after class also serves the purpose of creating community. “One thing we’ve done since humans have been around is sharing a drink together and it’s nice to have the option of sharing a drink that also supports your health,” Quinn said. The taproom Sharing in community is one of the ideas behind the kombucha taproom. TruBucha plans to open a taproom in Lone Tree this summer. “Kombucha is a big business and it’s going to be getting bigger,” Gaudreault said. “We just want a place where people can sit down and talk.” The Lone Tree location is central to where the TruBucha farmer’s market clientele is located. According to the Kombucha Brewers Association, in 2014 there was $500 million of business in kombucha and it’s estimated that by 2020, that number will grow to $2 billion a year. “I think there’s another four years of real growth before it levels out,” Gaudreault said of the kombucha business. “For us, I think it’s a great opportunity and there’s a chance to grow a lot in those four years.” TruBucha is currently on tap in 35 breweries, coffee shops and yoga studios around Colorado and Gaudreault said they’re adding three to five new locations a week. Until its own taproom opens in June, one place TruBucha can be found is at American Cultures in the Denver Highlands. American Cultures is a kombucha taproom serving a rotation of Colorado-brewed kombucha. What makes American Cultures different is they only serve kombucha, they don’t make their own. The taproom, which was founded in 2015, gives people the opportunity SEE KOMBUCHA, P11
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COLORADO KOMBUCHA BREWERS Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha Boulder — The Rowdy Mermaid tasting room is currently closed and awaiting reopening at a new location. Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha is sold at Whole Foods, Natural Grocers and on tap at various breweries and restaurants. Happy Leaf Kombucha Edgewater — Happy Leaf has a taproom and kitchen at 5700 W. 25th Ave. in Edgewater near Sloan’s Lake. Happy Leaf Kombucha is available in 12 ounce cans, 5.16 gallon kegs, and 15.5 gallon kegs. They currently distribute throughout Colorado with LoCo Foods and Crooked Stave Artisans. It can also be found on tap at more than 100 Denverarea craft breweries, coffee shops and restaurants.
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to taste all of the local kombucha that Colorado has to offer, and take it home in reusable growlers instead of buying it in stores by the single serving. For a sweet twist, they also serve kombucha floats made with local Sweet Action and Scrumptious ice cream. But first to get in the kombucha game in the Denver area was Happy Leaf Kombucha, which opened the first Denver kombucha taproom in RiNo in 2013. In 2016, the taproom moved to Edgewater near Sloan’s Lake. Like TruBucha, Happy Leaf ’s humble beginnings started with selling their kombucha at farmer’s markets. Now, the Happy Leaf brand can be found on tap at more than 100 Denverarea craft breweries, coffee shops and restaurants. Kombucha and beer One of those breweries is Mountain Toad Brewing in Golden. Jack Stewart, brewer and server at Mountain Toad, said having kombucha on tap gives customers the option of a fresh effervescent non-alcoholic drink option. Having kombucha on tap also allows the option to make what Stewart calls a kombucha cocktail — which is half beer and half kombucha — and good for someone looking for a lighter beer. Kombucha cocktails are usually
mixed with Mountain Toad’s White Ranch Whit beer. One brewery in Arvada took the concept of kombucha and beer together a bit further. New Image Brewing is one of the first breweries in the world making a beer that is brewed with kombucha, said Brandon Capps, co-owner and brewer at New Image. Dyad is New Image’s Kombucha blended brand, and a ongoing collaboration with Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha brewery in Boulder. The kombucha brett saison combines the funky, sour and refreshing flavors found in kombucha with their counterpoints in farmhouse style ales. The brew came up when Capps was looking for a unique way to make a sour beer. The brewing process, Capps said, is complex. The entire beer is unpasteurized and the kombucha is unpasteurized. “It’s fully live cultures and it can age with time and become super complex,” Capps said. Right now, Dyad is one of the most popular beers at New Image, selling out on a regular basis. It was also one of the first beers the microbrewery decided to can, when they started canning their beers eight months ago. Moving forward, New Image will be releasing new flavors of the Dyad brew including passion fruit orange guava and rum barrel coconut, which should be available in the next couple of months.
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Fining it forward for a furry friend Local students break dress code to raise funds for service dog nonprofit BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Children look up to heroes and want to help them when they can, so it isn’t surprising when they respond with fundraisers and awareness campaigns to support local members of the Armed Services. But add dogs to the equation, and they get worked up enough to reach veterans across the country. Students at North Star Academy recently raised over $1,000 for the group paws4vets, a nonprofit in North Carolina that connects children with disabilities and veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder to assistance dogs at no cost to individuals they help. “It was easy for them to get excited about it,” North Star Principal Kendra Hossfeld said. It all started with a presentation in November 2016 by Elise Hunt, a Virginia resident and 24-year Army veteran who retired in January as a lieutenant colonel. She was also teacher Kristin Smith’s college roommate and longtime friend. Hunt suffers from PTSD as a result
Elise Hunt and her assistance dog Cowboy share a hug during a training session with paws4vets staff at a Toys ‘R’ Us store in North Carolina. The trainings are held in public to trigger PTSD symptoms in veterans and train dogs how to respond to those symptoms as well as stimuli like loud noises. COURTESY PHOTO of combat and a sexual assault that occurred during her time in the Army, and had been provided a black Labrador named COWBOY (the group spells the dogs’ names in capital letters for clerical reasons) from paws4vets. For Hossfeld, Hunt’s visit was a chance for the students to show appreciation for Hunt’s service and an
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to break the school’s dress code by wearing a hat of their choice and paying a $3 “fine,” with proceeds going to paws4vets. Hunt didn’t go into details about the circumstances of her trauma, but related her partnership with her new canine companion in a way the students could understand. “I just explained to them that a lot of things happen in life that are traumatic,” Hunt said. “I asked how many of them have dogs or pets, and I asked them how it makes them feel to come home to them, especially after a bad day — I said. ‘We are looking for that too.’” Hunt explained some of COWBOY’s tasks and talents, like alerting her if someone approaches from behind and making a nuisance of himself to preoccupy her if he smells her cortisol levels, and corresponding stress levels, rising. Part of the paws4vets plan involves a voluntary “pay it forward” campaign which Hunt is currently participating in. She puts in between 40 and 50 hours a month in “sweat equity,” helping start a residential treatment facility for the group in Wilmington, North Carolina, and she’s trying to raise $10,000. “It’s a small price to pay for all of the benefit it’s given me,” Hunt said. “Having him is great, but being able to couple that with something that helps other people is even better.”
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nglewood Arts Presents has scheduled Silver Ainomae, former principal cellist with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (now associate SONYA’S principal with the Minnesota OrchesSAMPLER tra), to perform Haydn’s “Cello Concerto in D Major” on a program with “Till Eulenspeigel’s Merry Pranks,” arranged for quintet, and the symphonic poem “Siegfried Idyll” by Richard Sonya Ellingboe Wagner, composed as a gift to his wife on the occasion of the birth of their son. Concert will begin at 12:30 p.m. on May 27 (note — this is a change from the usual starting time). Tickets: $20/$15, free under 18. Englewoodarts.org or at the door, one hour prior to concert time. 303-806-8196. Jazz fest returns The 15th Annual Five Points Jazz Festival will be held 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on May 20, starting with a parade down Denver’s Welton Street. Free and family-friendly, it will feature more than 40 bands, an art and food marketplace and kids’ activities, such as instrument making. For
a full band lineup and schedule of events, visit ArtsandVenues.com. Southwestern Jews Corinne Joy Brown will talk about her book, “Hidden Star,” for the Highlands Ranch Historical Society at 7 p.m. May 15 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. It tells a story of descendants of 14thand 15th-century Jewish populations in Spain and Portugal, who were forced to convert to Catholicism or be burned at the stake. Many became refugees and fled to various parts of New Spain. Book sale and signing after the program. Free for members; a $2 donation is requested from nonmembers. Registration requested: programs@thehrhs.org. Artful Insight Painter William Jacob Hayes, who traveled in the West in the early 1860s, is the subject for an Artful Insight program on May 14 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the American Museum of Western Art, the Anschutz Collection, at 1727 Tremont St., Denver. Check the website for future summer programming on Mondays and Wednesdays. Also note that this small gem of a museum will be open free on First Fridays through the summer from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Reserve a space
in advance for a self-guided tour. Library programs Douglas County Libraries’ weeklong summer half-day camps are filling up. Information is available at any library in the system. Also, June 3 is the kickoff party date for the Summer Reading Program at all locations: RSVP 303-791-7323. Heirloom plant sale The Littleton Museum’s annual Heirloom Plant Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 20 on the living museum farm at 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Expect reasonable prices, special tomatoes and other veggies and some planting instructions. Get there early! 303-7953950. Pottery in Arvada The Spring Pottery Sale at the Arvada Center will be held through May 14, with sale hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day through May 13, and then from 1 to 5 p.m. on May 14. Proceeds benefit the ceramics studio at the center, which is located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200. South Platte Park book Just published: “A Pictorial Guide to South Platte Park,” with photographs by Maureen Ravnik, ed-
ited by Pam Roth O’Mara (both are longtime volunteers, who have spent hours there in all kinds of weather). A 132-page soft-cover book, it costs $34.95 and is available from: blurb. com/b/7905360-a-pictorial-guideto-south-platte-park. Information: pam@andthenpress.com. Beekeeping The 2017 “Meet the Beekeeper” series begins on May 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. These monthly sessions will train a potential beekeeper to manage a hive. The first one is about the Cottage Food Act and its application to farmers’ markets and selling to friends and neighbors. See the Hudson Gardens website for other class dates, including the one for beginners. hudsongardens.org, Education Department: 303-797-8565, ext. 306 Plant sale Denver Botanic Gardens’ Spring Plant Sale is on May 11 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and May 12 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Bring a wagon to haul your treasures, chosen from 15 plant divisions: Aquatics, Annuals, Container Planting, Fruits/Berries/Veggies, Gardens-Grown, Hanging Baskets, Herbs, Houseplants, Mixed Succulents, Perennials, Plant Select, Rock Alpine/Bonsai, Roses, Summer Bulbs, Water-Smart. Admission free; located at 1007 York St., Denver.
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PeopleFirst Hospice Denver hospice Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families. Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Project CURE Delivers medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world Need: Groups of 7-15 people to help sort medical supplies; those with medical/clinical backgrounds to become Sort Team Leaders; truck drivers to help pick up donations (no CDL required). Age requirements: Ages 15 and older (if a large group of ages 15 and younger is interested, we can try to accommodate different projects). Location: 10377 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial Contact: Kelyn Anker, 303-792-0729 or 720341-3152; kelynanker@projectcure.org; www. projectcure.org. Red Cross Supports the elderly, international causes and social services
Spellbinder Storytellers, Douglas County Chapter Connects the generations through storytelling Need: Adults to tell stories to children in schools Age requirement: Must be 50 and older Contact: Denise Rucks, 303-921-8462 or drrucks@me.com. For other chapters, go to http://spellbinders.org/ South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet Loans durable medical supplies to those 18 and older in the South Metro area. Need: Volunteers to help answer phones 2-3 times a month for a day. Calls are taken on your cell phone and you make the appointment at the convenience of you and the client to accept donationos or hand out equipment Monday through Friday. Requirement: Must be 18 or older; periodic training provided as needed. Contact: Donna Ralston, 720-443-2013. South Platte Park Need: Help with programs ranging from hikes, overnights, gold panning, sunset canoeing or HawkQuest events Contact: 303-730-1022
Sunset Hospice Provides end-of-life support Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105 The Right Step Inc. Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton. Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising. Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session. Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc.org or go to www.therightstepinc.org. Volunteer Connections - Arapahoe County “Take an active role in your government, make a difference in the lives of your neighbors, and extend the reach of services into your local communities. Your enthusiasm, personal talents and fresh perspectives keep Arapahoe County First in Colorado, First in Service.” Need: Numerous volunteer roles for individuals, families and groups including one-time events and ongoing/weekly shifts. Human services, senior resources, open spaces, special events, etc. See website for complete list: www. arapahoegov.com/volunteer. Age: Ages 6 and older, depending on the opportunity. Contact: Nira Duvan, volunteer coordinator, at 303-738-79387 or nduvan@arapahoegov.com
Other: Arapahoe County Fair needs volunteers from July 28-31. Go to http://www.arapahoecountyfair.com/volunteer.html Volunteer Connect Brings organizaations in need of volunteers in touch with individuals looking for ways to help. Need: help with nonprofit organizations in Douglas County Contact: info@volunteerconnectdc.org or www.volunteerconnectdc.org. Volunteers of America, Foster Grandparent Program Foster grandparents volunteer in early childhood centers and public schools focusing on literacy and numeracy for at-risk children and youth. Need: Seniors on a low, fixed income who enjoy working with children. Volunteers work 15-40 hours a week. Contact: 303-297-0408 or www.voacolorado. org 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims. Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the Justice Center in Castle Rock. Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.
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Bunkers can be boom or bust for area players Sand traps among most daunting hazards for high school golfers BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A sand trap placed in a troublesome position in the fairway or around the green can be a feared hazard in golf. Most professional golfers have learned how to expertly deal with sand traps, or bunkers, but many amateurs try to avoid them to keep from possibly elevating the numbers on their scorecard. In Colorado high school girls golf, approaches on how to handle the hazards vary. And with the season winding down — regionals were earlier this week and the state tournaments are set for May 22 and 23 — proficiency in escaping sand traps will keep scores from soaring. For any golfer, having the right mental approach when faced with a stop in the sand is important. To help keep them from seeming like daunting obstacles, Valor Christian coach Scotty Hofer doesn’t use the words “sand trap.” “They are bunkers with sand,” he said. “If you call them sand traps, right away you are trapped and can’t get out. They are hazards. It is really not a hard shot for people used to making it.” Hofer noted that sand shots, at least from greenside bunkers, are the only shots in which a player is not supposed to hit the ball first. Executed properly, a player’s highly lofted club — a sand wedge — strikes the sand behind the ball, popping the ball out of the trap. When not hit correctly? The ball might stay in the bunker. Or it might come flying out like a missile. ‘Just don’t get in them’ Some believe the best strategy is to
Beth Lebar, a senior and team captain for the Arapahoe girls golf team, said it has taken time to deal with getting out of sand bunkers. “By the end of my sophomore year I really started to analyze how to hit a sand shot versus just going up and hoping I would get out.” PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON
Rock Canyon senior Brooklyn Murphy’s play in the sand trap has improved dramatically. She says practice helps build confidence to successfully get out of sand traps. COURTESY PHOTO
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in April at Broken Tee Englewood. “So the rest of the day I wasn’t super confident out of the sand.” But for the most part, she has learned how to handle the obstacle. Lebar is a team captain and a fouryear varsity player who is vying for her third state tournament appearance. “I used to be really afraid to hit out of the sand, but now I know how to talk myself through it and kind of calm down a little bit and it’s not the worst place to be for me anymore,” Lebar said. Ralston Valley senior Jordan Remley is one of the state’s best golfers and is headed for the University of
Knowing what to do in a bunker can be complicated, but “Golf Monthly” magazine has listed a few dos and don’ts so golfers won’t need to include a United States Golf Association rule book in their bag. Here are some of those tips: • Golfers can’t ground their club or touch the sand with their hand (USGA Rule 13-4b) • Touching or brushing the sand with the club on the backswing is also a breach of Rule 13-4b.
• All violations of Rule 13 incur a two-stroke penalty in stroke play and loss of a hole in match play. • Golfers are allowed to remove movable obstructions or anything manmade, like scorecards, gloves and head covers, but not anything classified as a loose impediment, like twigs, leaves, cones and branches. • If a golfer stumbles entering a bunker and uses a club to prevent from falling, that is fine according to exception 1a to Rule 13-4.
keep a healthy distance between themselves and bunkers. That’s Arapahoe senior Beth Lebar’s approach. For her, an early trip to a trap can set a positive or negative
tone. “Like today, the first time I was in the sand, I hit it three times trying to get out,” Lebar said after competing in the Centennial League tournament
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Wyoming to play, but her performance in sand traps still needs work, she said. Like Lebar, she prefers to stay away from bunkers. “I’d say they are one of my weak points,” she said. “My point is just don’t get in them. It can definitely be mental. “I’m more confident that I used to be. I’m still working on it.” The role of repetition Practicing in traps is helpful. “There are very few courses with sand to practice,” Arapahoe coach Patrick Wilson said. “Family Sports (in Centennial) is good but I tell the girls to make sure nobody is behind the trap in case they (mis-hit) a shot. “We play the par 3 and I tell them to drop a ball in the sand. Don’t keep score, but practice getting out of the sand.” Rock Canyon senior Brooklyn Murphy has improved at getting out of bunkers, and that has helped her lower her scores to the high 80s this season. She credits practice. “I’ve improved by just practicing the shot and getting it consistent,” Murphy said. “Repetition of the same thing is really important and just relaxing every time you get into one — otherwise you get in your head, and a lot of times people struggle to get out and the ball stays in.” Rock Canyon assistant coach Ron Saul just told Murphy to try to not spill water. “What I taught her to make sand shots easier was to imagine a glass of water sitting on the club face and you have to hold it so you wouldn’t spill a drop, and swing in the bunker so you don’t spill a drop,” he said. Legacy coach Mark Glen said, ultimately, high school players get out of sand traps just like anyone else. “Like any other shot in golf, the more you practice a specific shot
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correctly, the better you get at it,” Glen said. “Can it become a mental obstacle? As I watch players on the LPGA and PGA tours, sure looks like they try to avoid them and bad shots do occur at times with that mental image. “It is about humans, with faults, playing a game designed not only to test one’s physical capabilities but his or her emotional, mental and, at times, spiritual potential as well.”
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CLUBS Ongoing Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-8108504. 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 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. 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 http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse. html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-6465456. Elbert Game Night: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert Library. Board and card games for all ages. Call 303-648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org. Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street
and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., and the regular business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization. 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. Hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment. Game Night: 4 p.m. Mondays at the Kiowa Library; call 303-621-2111. 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; call 303-6483533. Enjoy board, card, and video games for all ages. 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. 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, 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. LEGO Master Brickster: 3:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Kiowa Library. Build LEGO stuff together. Call 303-621-2111 or go to pplibraries.org. Mystery Book Club 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. 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 http://outbackexpress.tripod.
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 http://www.meetup.com/ParkerFranktown-Elizabeth-Paper-Crafting-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 303-646-3425 for information. Simla Open Mic Night: 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Simla Library. Share poetry, music, dance, comedy or painting (inter alios), or just come and watch. 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.
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Public Notices Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO APRIL 2017 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of APRIL 2017 for each County affected. 17CW3068 East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District (“ECCV”), c/o Dave Kaunisto, 6201 South Gun Club Road, Aurora, Colorado 80015, Telephone: (303) 693-3800. APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE AND TO MAKE AMOUNT ABSOLUTE IN ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, DENVER, DOUGLAS, ELBERT, JEFFERSON, MORGAN AND WELD COUNTIES. All correspondence and communications should be addressed to: Brian M. Nazarenus, Esq., Sheela S. Stack, Esq., William D. Wombacher, Esq., RYLEY CARLOCK & APPLEWHITE, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3500, Denver, Colorado 80203, Telephone: (303) 863-7500. 2. Beebe Draw Recharge Project. 2.1. Name of Structure. Beebe Draw Recharge Project. 2.2. Original Decree. The original decree was entered by the Water Court, Water Division 1, on April 15, 2011, in Case Nos. 02CW404 and 03CW442. 2.3. Legal Description of Recharge Facilities. The Beebe Draw Recharge Project consists of the following facilities: 2.3.1. Barr Lake Delivery Canals. 2.3.1.1. Speer. The entire length of the Speer Canal extends from the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 13, Township 2 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, to Barr Lake, located in Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The length of Speer Canal is approximately 18.3 miles, the average width is 20 feet, and the surface area is 44.3 acres. 2.3.1.2. Bowles Seep. The entire length of Bowles Seep Canal extends from the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 6, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, to the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 31, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. The length of Bowles Seep Canal is approximately 7.4 miles, he average width is 10 feet, and the surface area is 9.0 acres. 2.3.1.3. East Burlington. The entire length of East Burlington Canal extends from the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 28, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, to Barr Lake, located in Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The length of East Burlington Canal is approximately 9.1 miles, the average width is 10 feet, and the surface area is 11.0 acres. 2.3.1.4. West Burlington. The entire length of the West Burlington Canal extends from the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 18, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, to Barr Lake, located in Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The length of West Burlington Canal is approximately 9.1 miles, the average width is 10 feet, and the surface area is 11.0 acres. 2.3.1.5. East Neres. The entire length of East Neres canal extends from the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 18, Township 4 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, to the NW1/4 of the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 6, Township 3 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. The length of East Neres Canal is approximately 19.9 miles, the average width is 10 feet, and the surface area is 24.1 acres. 2.3.1.6. Neres. The entire length of Neres Canal extends from the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 2, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, to Barr Lake, located in Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 66 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The length of Neres Canal is approximately 16.9 miles, the average width is 20 feet, and the surface area is 40.9 acres. 2.3.2. Recharge Ponds. 2.3.2.1. Moser, located in the SE1/4 of Section 7, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. Moser Pond has been constructed and is operational. 2.3.2.2. Tu, located in the SE1/4 of Section 2, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 2.3.2.3. Mile High Lakes, located in the SE1/4 of Section 1, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, and a parcel of land in the NW1/4 of Section 12, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 2.3.2.4. Bromley, to be located in the NW1/4 of Section 14, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.3.2.5. Schupman, to be located in the NW1/4 of Section 19, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.3.2.6. Pettinger East and West, to be located in the SE1/4 of Section 18, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.3.2.7. Artese, to be located in the NE1/4 of Section 6, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.3.2.8. Dechant, to be located in the NW1/4 of Section 28, Township 2 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.3.2.9. Carlin, to be located in the SW1/4 of Section 19, Township 2 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.3.2.10. Klug, to be located in the NE1/4 of Section 12, Township 2 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.3.2.11. Sater, to be located in the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 13, Township 4 North, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 2.4. Legal Description of Diversion or Delivery Structures and Rates. 2.4.1. Burlington Ditch (also known as Burlington/O’Brian Canal). The headgate is located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The maximum rate of delivery is 900 cfs. 2.4.2. Beebe Canal Diversion Structures. The entire length of the Beebe Canal extends from Barr Lake, located in Section 23, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, to Milton Lake, located near the center of Section 22, Township 3 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. A series of diversion structures will be located along the length of the Beebe Canal and will operate as points of diversion for the water to be delivered for recharge using the recharge facilities described above. The maximum rate of diversion for each diversion structure will be determined once those facilities are constructed. The maximum aggregated rate of diversion for all diversion structures constructed and used hereunder is 50 cfs. Beebe Canal Diversion No. 1: 040 01 19.74N; 104 41 56.84W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 2:040 01 26.44N; 104 41 51.70W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 3: 040 01 34.63N; 104 41 44.96W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 4: 040 01 34.39N; 104 41 44.55W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 5: Located on the Beebe Seep Canal, approximately 1400 feet north of the southern boundary of Section 20, in the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 20, Township 1 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 6: 040 02 2.19N; 104 41 28.58W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 7: 040 02 16.09N; 104 41 13.48W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 8: 040 02 27.02N; 104 40 59.66W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 9: 040 02 38.93N; 104 40 51.62W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 10: 040 03 7.98N; 104 40 34.59W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 11: 040 03 18.59N; 104 40 24.28W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 12: 040 03 46.64N; 104 40 15.29W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 13: 040 03 59.76N; 104 40 10.15W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 14: 040 04 14.15N; 104 40 5.65W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 15: 040 04 32.01N; 104 40 0.51W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 16: 040 04 55.08N; 104 39 59.55W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 17: Located on the Beebe Seep Canal, approximately 50 feet north of the southern boundary of Section 33, in the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 33,Township 2 North, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 18: 040 06 18.41N; 104 40 1.48W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 19: Located on the Beebe Seep Canal, 50 feet north of the south boundary of Section 21, in the SE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 21, Township 2 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 20: 040 07 24.41N; 104 39 50.54W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 21: 040 07 45.50N; 104 39 27.36W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 22: 040 08 25.44N; 104 38 59.34W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 23: 040 08 36.36N; 104 38 59.02W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 24: Located on the Neres Canal, approximately 200 feet east of the western line of Section 11, in the SW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 11, Township 2 South, Range 65 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 25: 040 09 42.85N; 104 38 58.36W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 26: 040 10 5.67N; 104 38 58.35W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 27: 040 10 42.88N; 104 38 57.63W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 28: 040 11 2.48N; 104 38 57.63W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 29: 040 11 28.77N; 104 38 56.98W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 30: 040 11 47.13N; 104 38 57.29W; Beebe Canal Diversion No. 31: 040 12 19.63N; 104 38 56.96W. 2.4.3. Metro Pump Station. The discharge of the Metro Pump Station to the Burlington Canal is in the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 12, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Denver County, Colorado. The maximum rate of diversion is 105 cfs. 2.4.4. Platte Valley Canal (also known as the Evans No. 2 Ditch). The headgate is located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in Section 19, Township 2 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. The maximum rate of delivery is 350 cfs. 2.4.5. United Diversion Facility No. 3. The headgate is located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in the SW1/4 of Section 26, Township 1 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The maximum rate of diversion is 100 cfs. 2.4.6. Bowles Seep, described in paragraph 2.3.1.2, above. The maximum rate of delivery is 30 cfs. 2.4.7. Speer, described in paragraph 2.3.1.1, above. The maximum rate of delivery is 150 cfs. 2.4.8. East Burlington, described in paragraph 2.3.1.3 above. The maximum rate of delivery is 45 cfs. 2.4.9. West Burlington, described in paragraph 2.3.1.4, above. The maximum rate of delivery is 20 cfs. 2.4.10. Neres, described in paragraph 2.3.1.6, above. The maximum rate of delivery is 120 cfs. 2.4.11. East Neres, described in paragraph 2.3.1.5, above. The maximum rate of delivery is 40 cfs. 2.5. Sources. 2.5.1. The 70 Ranch Water Rights. ECCV and/or United Water and Sanitation District (“United”) own or have an interest in the following water rights, which place and type of use were changed pursuant to the decree entered in Case Nos. 02CW404/03CW442: Lower Latham Ditch, Lower Latham Drain, Hardin Ditch, Peterson Well No. 1 and Peterson Well No. 2. ECCV also owns an interest in the water rights associated with the following recharge facilities: Riverside/ National Hog Farms Recharge Facility Pond No. 1 and Riverside/National Hog Farms Recharge Facility Pond No. 2. ECCV also owns a portion of the Illinois Ditch, which right was historically used for irrigation and industrial purposes on the Historic 70 Ranch. The water rights described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “70 Ranch Water Rights.” 2.5.2. The Milton Lake 2003 Storage Right. 2.5.3. Fully consumable replacement water supplies added to the plan for augmentation approved in Case No. 02CW403 pursuant to the provisions in paragraph 19 of that decree. 2.6. Appropriation Date. December 31, 2003. 2.7. Amount. The total monthly amount of water recharged to the Beebe Draw alluvium at the recharge ponds (“Net Recharge Amount”) is the amount of water delivered to the recharge ponds and measured in accordance with paragraph 22.3 of the decree entered in Case Nos. 02CW404 and 03CW442, plus the amount retained in the recharge ponds at the beginning of the month, less the sum of: (1) the measured amount of surface water that flowed out of the recharge ponds; (2) the amount of water that was lost to evaporation and evapotranspiration; and (3) the amount of water retained in the recharge ponds that has not yet percolated into the ground. 2.8. Uses. ECCV shall use the recharge accretions to augment ECCV’s out-of-priority depletions from the ECCV Well Field in accordance with the terms and conditions of the decrees entered in Case Nos. 02CW403, 02CW404 and 03CW442. 3. 70 Ranch Recharge Project. 3.1. Name of Structure. 70 Ranch Recharge Project. 3.2. Original Decree. The original decree was entered by the Water Court, Water Division 1, on April 15, 2011, in Case Nos. 02CW404/03CW442. 3.3. Legal Description of Recharge Facilities. The 70 Ranch Recharge Project consists of the following facilities: 3.3.1. Pond 4/5, located in the NE1/4 and SE1/4 of Section 1, Township 4 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.3.2. Pond 8a, located in the SW1/4 of Section 25, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, Colorado, and the NE1/4 of Section 35, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.3.3. Ponds 8b and 8c, located in Section 25, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.3.4. Pond 9a, located in the SE1/4 of Section 31, Township 5 North, Range 62 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and Section 5, Township 4 North, Range 62 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.3.5. Pond 11a, located in NE1/4 of Section 24, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and the E1/2 of Section 13, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and the NW1/4 of Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 62 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and the W1/2 of Section 18, Township 5 North, Range 62 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.3.6. Pond 11b, located in the NE1/4 of Section 24, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and the W1/2 of the W1/2 of Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 62 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.3.7. Canals between Recharge Ponds. Conveyance canals may be constructed from Pond 11b to Pond 8c, from Pond 8a to Pond 4/5, and from Pond 8a to Pond 9a. 3.4. Legal Description of Diversion or Delivery Structures and Rates. 3.4.1. United Diversion Facility No. 1. If an
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agreement with the Riverside Irrigation District and Riverside Reservoir Company (“Riverside”) is obtained, the headgate will be located at the existing headgate for the Riverside Intake Canal. The existing headgate for the Riverside Canal Intake is located on the north bank of the South Platte River, in the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 20, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. Absent an agreement with Riverside, the headgate will be located on the north bank of the South Platte River, in the S1/2 of the SW1/4 of Section 20, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, between the headgate of the Riverside Intake Canal and the west section line of Section 20, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, at a location to be established within that reach, approximately 200 yards in extent. The maximum rate of diversion for United Diversion Facility No. 1 is 100 cfs. 3.4.2. United Diversion Facility No. 2. This diversion facility will be located on the north bank of the South Platte River as the River traverses over and across the 70 Ranch in Sections 34, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 3, Township 4 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and will consist of 3 wells, described below, that will be located within 100 feet of the South Platte River. The wells will pump 8.0 cfs each, or 24.0 cfs total. The maximum rate of diversion for United Diversion Facility No. 2 is 24 cfs. 3.4.2.1. Well No. 1, located 601.5 feet from the east line of the SE1/4 and 1062.7 feet from the south line of the SE1/4 in Section 34, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.4.2.2. Well No. 3, to be located within 100 feet of the following location: 1,382.4 feet from the east line of the SE1/4 and 1,995.5 feet from the south line of the SE1/4, in Section 34, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.4.2.3. Well No. 4, to be located within 100 feet of the following location: 1,896.6 feet from the east line of the SE1/4 and 2,454.1 feet from the south line of the SE1/4, in Section 34, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.4.3. United Diversion Facility No. 4. This diversion facility consists of the NFC Well Nos. 1, 3, and 4, described below, which were previously used by National Hog Farms and are located north of the Riverside Canal on the 70 Ranch. The maximum rate of diversion for United Diversion Facility No. 4 is 11.58 cfs. 3.4.3.1. Well No. NFC-W1, decreed in Case No. 88CW264(B) for 2.67 cfs, with an appropriation date of September 14, 1988. The location of this well is in the SE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 35, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.4.3.2. Well No. NFC-W3, decreed in Case No. 88CW264(B) for 3.34 cfs, with an appropriation date of October 3, 1990. The location of this well is in the NE1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 35, Township 5 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.4.3.3. Well No. NFC-W4, decreed in Case No. 88CW264(B) for 5.57 cfs, with an appropriation date of June 22, 1992. The location of this well is in the NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 7, Township 4 North, Range 62 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 3.5. Source. Fully consumable water available to ECCV pursuant to the terms of the decrees entered in Case Nos. 02CW403, 02CW404, and 03CW442. 3.6. Amount. An annual maximum amount of 3,600 acre-feet per year. 3.7. Appropriation Date. December 31, 2003. 3.8. Uses. ECCV shall use the recharge accretions to augment its out-of-priority depletions from the ECCV Well Field and the 70 Ranch Augmented Wells defined in paragraph 24 of the decree entered in Case Nos. 02CW404 and 03CW442, and to replace return flows associated with the changed 70 Ranch Water Rights, by direct use, exchange, or substitution in accordance with the terms of this decree and the terms of the decree entered in Case No. 02CW403. 4. Conditional Water Storage Right. 4.1. Name and General Description of Conditional Water Right. Milton Lake 2003 Storage Right. Milton Lake is an off-channel reservoir located in Sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 22, and 23, Township 3 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 4.2. Original Decree. The original decree was entered by the Water Court, Water Division 1, on April 15, 2011, in Case Nos. 02CW404 and 03CW442. 4.3. Source. Beebe inflow into Milton Lake from the Beebe Draw. 4.4. Appropriation Date. December 31, 2003. 4.5. Amount. 5,000 acre-feet, CONDITIONAL, each water storage year, which shall be November 1 through October 31 at a rate not to exceed 50 cfs. 4.6. Uses. Use by ECCV for augmentation and replacement of depletions associated with pumping from the ECCV Well Field. 5. Conditional Rights of Exchange. 5.1. General Description of the Rights of Exchange. The South Platte River exchanges decreed herein (the “South Platte River Exchanges”) are identified in the Exchange Matrix provided below and will operate on the South Platte River using the exchange points listed below. The lower terminus of the exchange reach is at the Fort Morgan Canal Augmentation Station, which will be located in the SE1/4 of Section 20, Township 4 North, Range 56 West of the 6th P.M., Morgan County, Colorado. The upper terminus of the exchange reach is located at the headgate of the Burlington Ditch, which is located in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 5.2. Exchange Points. 5.2.1. Name, location, and source of diversion points (“Exchange-To Points”) at which water will be diverted and/ or stored by exchange: 5.2.1.1. United Diversion Facility No. 1, described in paragraph 3.4.1., above. 5.2.1.2. United Diversion Facility No. 3. The headgate is located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in the SW1/4 of Section 26, Township 1 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The maximum rate of diversion is 100 cfs. 5.2.1.3. Jay Thomas Ditch Diversion Dam for delivery to Gilcrest Reservoir. Gilcrest Reservoir will be an off-channel reservoir located within a part of Section 2, Township 3 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and sections 23, 26, 34, and 35, Township 4 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. When completed, Gilcrest Reservoir has a planned capacity of approximately 27,000 acre-feet. The point of diversion for Gilcrest Reservoir will be located adjacent to the Jay Thomas Ditch Diversion Dam, and will be located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 11, Township 3 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 5.2.1.4. Platte Valley Canal Intake (also known as the Evans No. 2 Ditch). The headgate is on the east bank of the South Platte River, in Section 19, Township 2 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. ECCV shall obtain any necessary agreements with Platte Valley Irrigation Company prior to using the jointly operated portion of the Platte Valley Canal for any excess capacity. The maximum rate of delivery is 350 cfs. 5.2.1.5. Burlington Ditch Intake (also known as the Burlington/O’Brian Canal). The headgate is located on the east bank of the South Platte River, in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 14, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. The maximum rate of delivery is 900 cfs. 5.2.2. The downstream points of exchange (“Exchange-From Points”) at which ECCV shall make substitute supplies available to allow diversion by exchange at the points set forth in paragraph 5.2.1, above, are: 5.2.2.1. Fort Morgan Canal Augmentation Station, which will be located in the SE1/4 of Section 20, Township 4 North, Range 56 West of the 6th P.M., Morgan County, Colorado. 5.2.2.2. Weldon Valley Canal Augmentation Station, which will be located approximately in Section 18, Township 4 North, Range 58 West of the 6th P.M., Morgan County, Colorado. 5.2.2.3. 70 Ranch Exchange Quantification Point. The 70 Ranch Quantification Point is the point(s) at which recharge accretions from the 70 Ranch Recharge Project and the legally available consumptive use water from the 70 Ranch Water Rights decreed herein accrue to the South Platte River, the furthest downstream point of which is located at the west section line of Section 23, Township 4 North, Range 62 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, as the section line intersects with the South Platte River. 5.2.2.4. Confluence of the Cache La Poudre River and the South Platte River. 5.2.2.5. Western Mutual Ditch Augmentation Station, which will be located approximately in Section 11, Township 3 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. 5.2.2.6. Gilcrest Reservoir Outlet Structure. Discharges may be made at the following approximate locations: Section 31,3Township North, Range 65 West of the Range 6th P.M., Weld of County, Amounts. 2,Section Township North, and5Section 26, Township 4 North, 67 West the 6thColorado. P.M., Weld5.3. County, Colorado. 5.2.2.7. Farmers Independent Ditch Augmentation Station,shall which be located approximately in and Section 31, Township 5 North, Range Operation of the South Platte River Exchanges be will limited to the Exchange-From Exchange-To 65Points West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. of the South River Matrix Exchanges shall be limited described in paragraph 5.2, above, and 5.3. the Amounts. maximum Operation rates described in thePlatte Exchange tobelow: the Exchange-From and Exchange-To Points described in paragraph 5.2, above, and the maximum rates described in the Exchange Matrix below:
EXCHANGE-TO POINTS
EXCHANGE-FROM POINTS
Farmers Independent Ditch Augmentation Station Gilcrest Reservoir Outlet Structure Western Mutual Ditch Augmentation Station Confluence of the South Platte River and Cache la Poudre River 70 Ranch Exchange Quantification Point Weldon Valley Canal Augmentation Station Fort Morgan Canal Aug. Station
Platte Valley Canal Intake
Jay Thomas Ditch Diversion Dam (Gilcrest Reservoir Intake)
United Diversion Facility No. 1
1.5 cfs
1.5 cfs
N/A
N/A
260 cfs
260 cfs
260 cfs
N/A
N/A
5.5 cfs
5.5 cfs
5.5 cfs
N/A
N/A
5.2 cfs
5.2 cfs
5.2 cfs
5.2 cfs
N/A
11.0 cfs
11.0 cfs
11.0 cfs
11.0 cfs
11.0 cfs
14.2 cfs
14.2 cfs
14.2 cfs
14.2 cfs
14.2 cfs
12.2 cfs
12.2 cfs
12.2cfs
12.2 cfs
12.2 cfs
Burlington Canal Intake
United Diversion Facility No. 3
1.5 cfs
5.3.1. maximum totaltotal aggregate raterate of exchange forfor thethe simultaneous operation of of twotwo or or more of of the South Platte River 5.3.1.TheThe maximum aggregate of exchange simultaneous operation more Exchanges herein shall notdecreed exceed herein 309.60shall cfs. not 5.3.2. The total volume of water may be diverted under the South the South decreed Platte River Exchanges exceed 309.60 cfs. 5.3.2. Thethat total volume of Platte River Exchanges at all Exchange-To Points shall be limited to a maximum of 8,706 acre-feet in any water that may be diverted under the South Platte River Exchanges at all Exchange-To Points shall be water year, and to a maximum of 63,820 acre-feet in any 10-year period. 5.4. Uses. ECCV shall use the water diverted by exchange under the limited to aRiver maximum of 8,706 acre-feet in any year, andoftodepletions a maximum of 63,820 anythe ECCV Well Field South Platte Exchanges for replacement andwater augmentation resulting fromacre-feet pumpinginfrom period. municipal 5.4. Uses. uses. ECCVWater shall diverted use the water divertedunder by exchange under theRiver SouthExchanges Platte River to10-year supply ECCV’s by exchange the South Platte may also be delivered toExchanges recharge ponds approved for in the 70 Ranch Recharge Projectfrom or in pumping the Beebefrom Draw Project, or stored in the for replacement anduse augmentation of depletions resulting theRecharge ECCV Well reservoirs canECCV’s be filled from the Exchange-To Points described in paragraph above,Platte for later release for the uses by Field to that supply municipal uses. Water diverted by exchange under5.2.1, the South River ECCV. 5.5. Appropriation Date. The exchanges fromapproved the Exchange-From described in paragraph Exchanges may also be delivered to recharge ponds for use in thePoint(s) 70 Ranch Recharge Project or 5.2.2, above, to the Exchange-To Point(s) described in paragraph 5.2.1, above, shall be administered with an appropriation date of December 31, in the Draw annual Recharge oracre-feet, stored in and the reservoirs that for cananbeaverage filled from thetotal Exchange-To 2003 forBeebe an average totalProject, of 5,821 May 31, 2007 annual of 561 acre-feet. 5.6. Sources described paragraph for later release the usessupplies by ECCV. 5.5. Appropriation ofPoints Substitute Supplyinfor the South5.2.1, Platteabove, River Exchanges. Thefor substitute are: 5.6.1. Date. The exchanges from the Exchange-From Point(s) describedContinued in paragraph 5.2.2, above, to 23659 the to Next Page 23658,
Exchange-To Point(s) described in paragraph 5.2.1, above, shall be administered with an appropriation date of December 31, 2003 for an average annual total of 5,821 acre-feet, and May 31, 2007 for an average annual total of 561 acre-feet. 5.6. Sources of Substitute Supply for the South Platte River Elbert County
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7May 11, 2017 Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold R. Conlon, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30022
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before June 9, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred. Kristen M. Tarrin #37974 Attorney to the Personal Representative 10800 East Bethany Drive, Suite 250 Aurora, Colorado 80014 Legal Notice No: 23657 First Publication: May 11, 2017 Last Publication: May 25, 2017 Publisher: Elbert County News
Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF MEDICAID APPLICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT E.C.M.C., LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY HAS FILED AN APPLICATION WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING FOR MEDICAID CERTIFICATION OF ITS PROPOSED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED AT 33996 COUNTY ROAD 17 IN THE TOWN OF ELIZABETH. THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING REGULATIONS FOR NEW FACILITY CERTIFICATION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING BY THE PUBLIC AT THE DEPARTMENT’S OFFICES AT 1570 GRANT STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80203 OR ON THE DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE: www.Colorado.gov/hcpf. Legal Notice No.: 23656 First Publication: April 20, 2017 Last Publication: May 18, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO APRIL 2017 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of APRIL 2017 for each County affected.
Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of APRIL 2017 for each County affected.
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17CW27 DONALD J. AND JUNE A. TIPPLE, 3765 Pasture Gate Circle, Elizabeth, CO 80107. 720-320-1416. APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS IN THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS IN ELBERT COUNTY. Applicant seeks to adjudicate the well, permit 184447, and to adjudicate the non tributary and not nontributary Denver Basin groundwater underlying a 2.65 acre tract of land lying in the SW1/4, SE1/4, S30, T7S, R64W of the 6th PM, including the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers. THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JUNE 2017 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Legal Notice No.: 23660 First Publication: May 11, 2017 Last Publication: May 11, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO APRIL 2017 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of APRIL 2017 for each County affected. 17CW28 RANDALL G. AND ESTELLE URLIK, 37222 CR 21, Elizabeth, CO 80107. 303-9446140. APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS IN THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS IN ELBERT COUNTY. Applicant seeks to adjudicate the well, permit 305146, and to adjudicate the non tributary and not nontributary Denver Basin groundwater underlying a 18.9 acre tract of land lying in the NW1/4, SW1/4, S28, T7S, R64W of the 6th PM, including the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.
tary Denver Basin groundwater underlying a 18.9 acre tract of land lying in the NW1/4, SW1/4, S28, T7S, R64W of the 6th PM, including the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.
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THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JUNE 2017 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Legal Notice No.: 23661 First Publication: May 11, 2017 Last Publication: May 11, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News
City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PENDING NON-SIMULTANEOUS EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND NOTICE is hereby provided that the State Board of Land Commissioners (Board) has authorized the initiation of a non-simultaneous exchange of land OR a land for land exchange pursuant to Article IX, § 9 of the Colorado Constitution and § 36-1-124.5, CRS for the following parcels of state trust land: -North Central District Office, at 360 Oak Avenue Suite 110, Eaton, CO 80615 phone: 970.454.5279 ELBERT 17-001: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $77,000 TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH RANGE 61 WEST, ELBERT COUNTY SECTION 34: SWNE containing 40 acres, more or less WELD 17-002: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $250,000 TOWNSHIP 5 NORTH RANGE 64 WEST, WELD COUNTY SECTION 16: That portion in the NE, lying northeast of the Platte River, containing 22 acres, more or less -Northeast District Office, at 318 West Main Street, Sterling, CO 80751 phone: 970.522.0975
acres, more or less -Northeast District Office, at 318 West Main Street, Sterling, CO 80751 phone: 970.522.0975
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WASHINGTON 17-003: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $5,000 TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH RANGE 53 WEST, WASHINGTON COUNTY SECTION 25: SENWNE, containing 10 acres, more or less LOGAN 17-004: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $15,540 TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH RANGE 52 WEST, LOGAN COUNTY SECTION 13: That portion in the SESW north of Interstate 76, containing 5 acres, more or less -Southeast District Office, at 700 South Main Street, Lamar, CO 81052 District Manager phone: 719.336.3031 KIOWA 17-005: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $12,000 TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH RANGE 48 WEST, KIOWA COUNTY SECTION 18: NWNE, containing 40 acres, more or less -Southwest District Office, at 305 Murphy Drive Suite A, Alamosa, CO 81101 phone: 719.589.2360 LAS ANIMAS 17-006: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $36,000 TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH RANGE 61 WEST, LAS ANIMAS COUNTY SECTION 36: E2E2, containing 160 acres, more or less LAS ANIMAS 17-007: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $9,000 TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH RANGE 60 WEST, LAS ANIMAS COUNTY SECTION 17: NESW, containing 40 acres, more or less LAS ANIMAS 17-008: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $1,500 TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH RANGE 62 WEST, LAS ANIMAS COUNTY SECTION 7: That portion in the NESESE, containing 1 acre, more or less LAS ANIMAS 17-009: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $20,000 TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH RANGE 60 WEST, LAS ANIMAS COUNTY SECTION 9: S2NE, containing 80 acres, more or less SAGUACHE 17-010: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $98,000 TOWNSHIP 48 NORTH RANGE 7 EAST, SAGUACHE COUNTY SECTION 16: SESE, containing 40 acres, more or less -South Central District Office, at 4718 N. Elizabeth Street Suite C1, Pueblo, CO 81008 phone: 719.543.7403 PUEBLO 17-011: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $27,000 TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH RANGE 62 WEST, PUEBLO COUNTY SECTION 7: NWNE, containing 40 acres, more or less
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PUEBLO 17-011: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $27,000 TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH RANGE 62 WEST, PUEBLO COUNTY SECTION 7: NWNE, containing 40 acres, more or less
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PUEBLO 17-012: Minimum acceptable bid for this parcel is a value of $27,000 TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH RANGE 62 WEST, PUEBLO COUNTY SECTION 18: NESE, containing 40 acres, more or less
The surface rights only of the above-described parcels are proposed to be conveyed by Patent or Deed. The mineral rights, geothermal rights, and all water rights, if any, are reserved.
Additional information and bid application forms can be obtained online at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/statelandboard/ requests-proposals-and-public-bids. Each parcel described above requires a separate cash bid or land for land exchange bid. The Board MAY consider a land for land bid that involves multiple parcels. The successful bidder will be required to purchase the authorized lessee owned improvements, if any, on the property as required by § 36-1-119. The State Land Board’s standard real estate contract will be used, as is. The contract is available online or upon request. The Board may require a survey at the winning bidders expense on these properties. The State Land Board reserves the right to require a best and final bid on each of these transactions.
The publication of this Notice during the week of April 24, 2017 begins a notice and public bid period during which sealed bids and/or written comments may be submitted to the Board. To be considered, sealed bids and/or comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on May 30, 2017 (Bid Deadline), by the appropriate District office noted above each parcel.
Sealed bids must be submitted using the Board’s bid packet format and instructions. Each parcel has a specific bid packet and may be obtained by contacting the District Office or by going online to: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/statelandboard/ requests-proposals-and-public-bids. Each bid packet response must be submitted with a $100 non-refundable fee and shall follow the submission requirements stated in the bid packet. Sealed bids received via facsimile or electronic mail will not be considered.
Board staff will open the sealed bids at 9:00 a.m. on May 31, 2017, at the District office noted above each parcel. If the agricultural lessee is in compliance with the lease, the agricultural lessee may preserve the right to match the selected bid price in accordance with C.R.S. § 36-1118(4)(a) and (b) and § 36-1-119, by personally appearing at the bid opening or by notifying the District Office no later than the Bid Deadline. If the lessee exercises this right, a step auction between the lessee and all other bidders will take place at a future date. The Board reserves the right to reject all bids and withdraw the parcel. Participation in the bidding process does not create any rights until the Board has approved the winning bidder and a contract has been fully signed by both parties. The successful applicant will be required to cooperate with the Board in complying with the mandates of § 36-1118(4)(a) and (b) and § 36-1-119.
Legal Notice No.: 23653 THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE WASHINGTON 17-003: Minimum acceptable PUEBLO 17-012: Minimum acceptable bid for First Publication: April 27, 2017 17CW27 DONALD J. AND JUNE A. TIPPLE, APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY bid for this parcel is a value of $5,000 this parcel is a value of $27,000 Last Publication: May 18, 2017 3765 Pasture Gate Circle, Elizabeth, CO ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOTOWNSHIP 3 NORTH RANGE 53 WEST, TOWNSHIP 22 SOUTH RANGE 62 WEST, Publisher: The Elbert County News 80107. 720-320-1416. APPLICATION FOR UNFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVIWASHINGTON COUNTY PUEBLO COUNTY DERGROUND WATER RIGHTS IN THE DENSION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS SECTION 25: SENWNE, containing 10 acres, SECTION 18: NESE, containing 40 acres, more VER BASIN AQUIFERS IN ELBERT COUNTY. MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE more or less or less Applicant seeks to adjudicate the well, permit TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE LOGAN 17-004: Minimum acceptable bid for 184447, and to adjudicate the non tributary and FOREVER BARRED. The surface rights only of the above-described this parcel is a value of $15,540 not nontributary Denver Basin groundwater unparcels are proposed to be conveyed by Patent TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH RANGE 52 WEST, derlying a 2.65 acre tract of land lying in the YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party or Deed. The mineral rights, geothermal rights, LOGAN COUNTY SW1/4, SE1/4, S30, T7S, R64W of the 6th PM, who wishes to oppose an application, or an and all water rights, if any, are reserved. SECTION 13: That portion in the SESW north of including the Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and amended application, may file with the Water Interstate 76, containing 5 acres, more or less Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers. Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a Additional information and bid application forms phase included completion of ECCV’s Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant, which became operational in July 2012; ECCV verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth Continued From Last Page : Page 2 of 2 be obtained began deliveries water tocan its Water Supply online Projectatpartner, Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority (“ACWWA”) in -Southeast District Office, at 700 SouthofMain THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE facts as to why the application should not be July 2013;Manager ECCV publishedhttps://www.colorado.gov/pacific/statelandboard/ its Water Conservation Plan on May 16, 2011, which was updated on May 1, 2013 and again on The 70 Ranch Water defined in paragraph 2.5.1, above. 5.6.2.it ECCV rights changed in CaseStreet, No. 02CW403, stored Lamar, CO 81052 District APPLICATIONS MAYRights AFFECT IN PRIORITY granted, or why shouldwater be granted only in part requests-proposals-and-public-bids. Each parin: WATER 5.6.2.1. United Reservoir No.OR 3, an off-channel reservoir in the E1/2 of Section 26, Township 1 South,phone: Range 719.336.3031 67 West of the March 16, 2015; and ECCV added 812 new water taps to its system. 6.5. Substitute Water Supply Plans. During this diligence or on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpANY RIGHTS CLAIMED HERETOcel described above requires a separate cash supply (“SWSP”) 6th P.M., Adams County, WITHIN Colorado.THIS 5.6.2.2. Gilcrestposition Reservoir, an be off-channel reservoir located within a part of Section 2, Town- period, ECCV filed joint substitute must filed by the last day of JUNE FORE ADJUDICATED DIVIbid or water land for landplans exchange bid.with TheACWWA Board in order to use additional replacement supplies to 2017 (forms available 4onNorth, www.courts.state.co.us KIOWA Minimumreplace acceptable bid for thisdepletions SION OWNERS OFWest, AFFECTED RIGHTS out-of-priority from the a ACWWA/ECCV Well Field to facilitate the efficient operation of the Water Supply ship AND 3 North, Range 67 and sections 23, 26, 34, and 35, Township Range 67 West of the 6th P.M.,17-005: Weld County, MAY consider land for land bid that involves or inlocated the Clerk’s office),15, and be filed as 28, an andparcel is a value of $12,000 MUST APPEAR TOBarr OBJECT THE Project. SWSPs were filed in 2012 (approved Junesuccessful 7, 2012), 2013 Colorado. 5.6.2.3. Lake, anWITHIN off-channel reservoir in Sections 21,must 22, 23, 26, 27, 33, Township 1 South, multiple parcels. The bidder(approved will be May 17, 2013), 2014 (approved April 10, 2014), Original Barr and include filing fee.ofAthe copy of TOWNSHIP 17 5.6.3. SOUTH2015 RANGE 48 WEST, TIME BY6thSTATUTE BE Colorado. (approved April 15, 2015, 2016 (approved April 6, 2016) and 2017 (approval pending). 6.6. Protection of Water Rights. RangePROVIDED 66 West of the P.M., AdamsOR County, Lake is $158.00 an enlargement original Oasis Reservoir. required to purchase the authorized lessee each FRICO’s Statement of Opposition must also be KIOWA COUNTY FOREVER the filings of other water users. It has filed statements of opposition to, and has incurred legal and Milton Lake,BARRED. described in paragraph 4.1, above. 5.6.4. Multi-Purpose Water Right, decreed in Case No. 02CW403 ECCV has regularly monitored owned improvements, if any, on the property as upon the Applicant or Applicant’s AttorSECTION 18: NWNE, 40 acres, engineering costs more in connection with numerous cases to protect its water rights. Legal fees in the amount of $75,000.00 were (limited to the extent of ECCV’s pro rata ownership served of FRICO shares, or as otherwise allocated by and between FRICO share-containing required by § 36-1-119. The State Land Board’s ney and an affidavit or certificate suchSources. serorUnited less and its related expended during the diligence YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that party period in water rights protection and opposition on behalf of ECCV for its Water Supply Project. holders). 5.6.5. Currently Owned butany Unchanged Water Sources and Future AcquiredofWater standard real estate contract will be used, as is. vice of by mailing with Water who wishes oppose application, or anrepresented beenrequest. is lengthy negotiations with United concerning updates to entities and to ECCV havean acquired water rights sharesshall in or be the filed right to usethe water associated with the Greeley Ir- 6.7. Renegotiation of the Water The Supply contractAgreement. is available ECCV online has or upon Clerk. Independent Ditch, Western Mutual Ditch Company, -Southwest District at 305 Murphy amended application, may file with the Company, Water the parties’ May 2007 Amended and Restated Water Supply Agreement. 6.8. Opposition of Detrimental Legislation. ECCV has rigation Company, Weldon Valley Ditch Farmers Jackson Lake Office, The Board may require a survey at the winning SuiteOgilvy A, Alamosa, COactively 81101involved in opposing Clerk, P. O.and BoxIrrigating 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a la Poudre Irrigating Company, Cache la Poudre ReservoirDrive Coloradoon State legislation thatThe would negatively impact the operation of its augmentation Reservoir Company, New Cache Company, Irri- been bidders expense these properties. State Legal Notice No.: 23661 719.589.2360 verified of Opposition, settingReservoir forth ECCVBoard continues to rely upon and develop the conditional water rights described herein and has no gation Statement and Land Company, Fort Morgan and Ditch Company, Fort Morgan Asset Managementphone: Inc., and Fort Morgan plans and exchanges. 6.9. Land reserves the right to require a best First Publication: 11, 2017 Water Sources”). United and its related enti- intent to abandon them. 7. and facts asCompany, to why the application should not be Claim to bid Make During this diligence period, ECCV has made absolute a total of 6,011.6 Water which are shown on Exhibit A (“Currently Owned ButMay Unchanged final onAbsolute. each of these transactions. Last Publication: 2017of substitute supply in LAS ANIMAS 17-006: Minimum bid granted, why italso should be to granted only in part water acre-feetacceptable of the conditional Beebe Draw Recharge Project for augmentation and replacement purposes. See ECCV’s Water ties andorECCV intend acquire additional sources for useMay as a11, source the plan for augmentaortion, on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpThe Elbert County News The Future Acquired for thisSources parcel iswill a value $36,000 Rights Accounting SummaryThe which is attached as Exhibit 8. Name and of address of owner of the land on which the structures exchanges, and substitutions decreed herein Publisher: (“Future Acquired Water Sources”). be of publication of this Notice B. during the week position must filedsources by the last day be of delivered JUNE TOWNSHIP 33 SOUTH 61 WEST, are or will be located, uponApril which water or will be stored,and or upon which limited to onlybe those that can at the Exchange-From points described in paragraph 5.2.2, above, and to the RANGE 24, 2017is begins a notice public bid water is or will be placed to beneficial use. 8.1. 2017 available on www.courts.state.co.us LAS ANIMAS COUNTY Sergioduring & Marcelino Ojeda, bids and Francisco & Martina Torres, 454 Monte Vista Court, Fort Lupton, rate(forms and volume limitations described in paragraph 5.3, above. 6. Detailed outline of work done for the completion of the condi- Moser. Guadalupe Chavez,period which sealed and/or written ortional in theappropriation Clerk’s office), must bediligence. filed as anECCV’s unified, integrated system for the diversion, accretion, SECTION 36: E2E2, containing 1608621; acres, more Colorado and Carlos comments Ojeda, 4207may CR39, Hudson, Colorado 80642.To8.2. Tu. United Water and Sanitation District – ACfor and reasonable collection, storage, be submitted to the Board. Original and include $158.00 filing fee. Arights copy(the of “Water Supply Project”) was originally designed to provide or less 8301sealed E. Prentice #120, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. 8.3. Mile High transmission, and treatment of water ECCV with a long- WWA Enterprise, c/o Robert beLembke, considered, bids Avenue, and/or comments each Statement of Opposition must also be Metro.be District, c/o Robert Lembke, 8301 E. Prentice Avenue, #120, Greenwood Village, Colorado term, sustainable municipal water supply for its service area. The conditional water rights decreed herein are part of the Water Lakes. South Beebe Draw must received by 12:00 p.m. on May 30, served the Applicant Applicant’s Attor- ECCV’s service area. Pursuant to section 37-92-301(4)(b) LAS ANIMAS 17-007: acceptable 80111. 8.4. Bromley.bidAriel & Maria Chavez, 16313 Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621; Frank W. Heitman, 6851 North Irving, Supplyupon Project, which will or provide water within of the Colorado Re- Minimum 2017 (Bid Deadline), by CR the 8, appropriate District ney andStatutes, an affidavit certificate of such ser- diligence, work on one feature of the project or system for this is a value $9,000 Westminster, Colorado 80221; Robert & above Claudiaeach Marvin, 16455 CR 8, Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621. 8.5. Schupman. Thomas vised for or purposes of demonstrating shall beparcel considered in of office noted parcel. vice of mailing shall bediligence filed with Water TOWNSHIP SOUTH WEST, 18598 CR 8, Brighton, Colorado 80603. 8.6. Pettinger East and West. Len & Joanna Pettinger, 18437 CR & Yvette60 Schupmen, finding that reasonable hasthe been shown in the development of all water rights conditionally decreed herein,33 and shall RANGE LAS ANIMAS COUNTY Clerk. Ruby Pettinger, 675be S. Alton Way, #10-D, Colorado 80247. 8.7. Artese. Paragon Farms, constitute diligence toward the development of each of the conditional water rights decreed herein. During the diligence period 8, Brighton, Colorado 80603; Sealed bids must submitted usingDenver, the SECTION 17: NESW, containing 40 more Colorado Longmont, 80504. 8.8. Dechant. MaryaEach Frances & Anthony Edward Arndt, c/o Opdyke Agency, ECCV has done, at a minimum, the following work towards completion or for completion of the appropriations and application of 10220 CR1,acres, Board’s bid packet format andRoland instructions. or less6.1. Legal Fees. 710 11th Avenue, Suite 110,parcel Legal Notice No.: 23660 Greeley, 8.9.and Carlin. David water to a beneficial use as conditionally decreed (expenditure numbers are rounded to the nearest $1,000). has Colorado a specific80631. bid packet may be ob- Alan Dechant, 8029 CR39, Fort Lupton, Colorado First Publication: May 11, 2017 contacting theCR49, DistrictHudson, Office orColorado by go- 80642. 8.11. Sater. Paul A. Sater, 28496 CR44, Donnaby Dechant, 11521 Legal fees in the amount of $2,650,000.00 were expended during the diligence period in ECCV’s adjudicatory proceedings and 80621. 8.10. Klug. Alvin & tained LAS ANIMAS 17-008: Minimum acceptable bid Last Publication: May 11, 2017 ing online Beebe to: Canal Diversion Structures. These structures, referenced in paragraph 2.4.2, above, are for the appropriation of new water rights for ECCV’s Water Supply Project. 6.2. Engineering Costs. Engineering costs in the Kersey, Colorado 80644. 8.12. for this parcel is a value of $1,500 Publisher: The Elbert County News https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/statelandboard/ owned by The Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 S. 27th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601. 8.13. United Diversion amount of $4,460,000.00 were expended during the diligence period in connection with ECCV’s Water Supply Project, to perform TOWNSHIP 32 SOUTH RANGE 62 WEST, requests-proposals-and-public-bids. Each bidGreenwood Village, Colorado 80111. (17 pages, 2 Robert Lembke, 8301 E. Prentice Ave., #120, water rights modeling, exchange potential modeling, appropriation of new water rights, changes to existing rights, water Facilities 1 and 2. United, c/o LASwater ANIMAS COUNTY packet response must be submitted with a $100 exhibits). rights protection and opposition, and water rights accounting. 6.3. Additional Replacement Supplies. ECCV filed applications SECTION 7: That portion in the NESESE, non-refundable fee and shall follow the submisand obtained decrees in the cases listed below to increase the available replacement supplies available under its augmentation containing 1 acre, more or less sion requirements stated in the MAY bid packet. BY THESE APPLICATIONS AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED plan decrees and facilitate increased diversions in the ECCV Wellfield, to add additional storage facilities and recharge locations, THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED Sealed bids received viaDIVISION facsimile AND or electronic OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO to add exchanges to aid in moving its replacement water to it place of beneficial use. 6.3.1. Case No. 11CW151, original applicaLAS ANIMAS 17-009: Minimum acceptable bid mail will not be considered. OBJECT tion filed on August 31, 2011; decree pending. 6.3.2. for this parcel is a value of $20,000WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. 11CW280, application filed on December 29, 2011; decree entered on October 21, 2014. 6.3.3. TOWNSHIP 31 SOUTH RANGE 60 WEST, Board will open the sealed bids an at application, 9:00 thatstaff any party who wishes to oppose or an amended application, may file with the Case No. 11CW285, original application filed on December 29, 2011; decree entered on September 18, 2014. 6.3.4. Case No. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED LAS ANIMAS COUNTY on May 2017,aatverified the District office of noted Water Clerk, P. O. more Box 2038,a.m. Greeley, CO31, 80632, Statement Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application 12CW73, original application filed on March 30, 2012; decree entered on February 26, 2016. 6.3.5. SECTION 9: S2NE, containing 80 acres, above each parcel. If the agricultural lessee is inconditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be it should be granted only in part or on certain Case No. 13CW3026, original application filed on April 26, 2013; decree pending. 6.3.6. Case No. 13CW3172, or lessapplication filed should not be granted, or why compliance with the lease, the agricultural less- or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an 2017 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us on December 30, 2013; case pending. 6.3.7. Case No. 16CW3196, application filed on December 29, 2016; case pending. filed by the last day of JUNE eefiling mayfee. preserve the match theofselected Original acceptable and include bid $158.00 A copy of right eachtoStatement Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Ap6.3.8. Case No. 16CW3200, application filed on December 29, 2016; case pending. 6.4. Water System SAGUACHE Development.17-010: The Tu Minimum bid price in accordance with C.R.S. § 36-1Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Pond was constructed in the spring of 2012, and water was diverted into recharge beginning in July 2012. the diligence forDuring this parcel is a valueplicant’s of $98,000 118(4)(a) and (b) and § 36-1-119, by personally period, United, on behalf of ECCV developed and acquired infrastructure for Phase II of the Water SupplyTOWNSHIP Project, including but 48 NORTH RANGE 7 EAST, appearing at the bid opening or by notifying the not limited to, mining United Reservoir No. 3, acquiring Milliken (Gilcrest) Reservoir in August 2015; acquiring lands and designSAGUACHE COUNTYLegal Notice No.: 23658, 23659 Last Publication: May 11, 2017 District Office no later than the Bid Deadline. If ing construction of 70 Ranch Reservoir beginning in July 2012; and securing easement deeds and agreements structures SECTIONfor16: SESE, containing 40 acres, May more11, 2017 First Publication: Publisher: the lessee exercises this right, a step auction Elbert County News necessary to deliver water to ECCV. During this diligence period ECCV completed Phase I of the Water or Supply less Project. This between the lessee and all other bidders will take place at a future date. The Board reserves -South Central District Office, at 4718 N. the right to reject all bids and withdraw the parElizabeth Street Suite C1, Pueblo, CO 81008 cel. Participation in the bidding process does not
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Kiowa Street Fair: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Unique shopping, free entertainment, music, food and more. The Cowboy Up Rodeo and dance is in town, too. Sign up to be a vendor, or reserve a spot to show off your vehicle. Contact Michelle or Karen at 303-6212366. Elbert County Community Cares Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds. Volunteers will distribute backpacks filled with school supplies to all children who participate in the free or reduced lunch program in the Elbert County Schools. Local agencies and organizations who serve Elbert County residents also will hand out information and answer your questions. Contact Pam Witucki, 303621-2599. Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to http://outbackexpress.tripod.com. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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