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Rodeo myths get dose of daylight Bullfighter, Stampede official say animals are treated well BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Caylee Burns has a passion for rodeo. And with a growing population of transplants moving into the area, she has a passion to help educate people about the facts of the sport and dispel myths. As the behind-the-chutes director this year for the Elizabeth Stampede, which concluded June 4, Burns had the opportunity to share her enthusiasm with countless rodeo attendees. “I’ve worked for reining trainers and I trained horses for other people,” she said. Reining is a Western riding competition where a rider guides the horse through a precise pattern of circles, spins and stops. Burns has entered small barrel races in the past, though not on a professional level and was rodeo royalty in her native Laramie, Wyoming. Last July, she married regional rodeo bullfighter Cade Burns. SEE RODEO, P13
Former bank building is now county property Clerk, treasurer will occupy top floor; elevator planned for future installation BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
A bronc is seen bucking with a flank around its lower abdomen at the Elizabeth Stampede June 3. JODI HORNER
After months of consideration and logistical process, Elbert County now officially owns the former Bank of the West building at 440 Comanche St. in Kiowa. “We’ve got the bank building, done our due diligence, gone through everything,” said County Commissioner Danny Willcox Willcox. SEE COUNTY, P6
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Rollicking start to a hometown tradition Annual Parker Days festival returns with old favorites, new attractions BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Parker Days, the town’s annual opportunity to showcase small-town charm, nationally known artists and time-tested attractions, got off to a rollicking start on June 8 with a rocking concert, roaring carnival rides and more than a thousand attendees. Patrons at the evening “Sneak Peek” for the festival enjoyed a few new activities, including stilt-walking tutorials and an oversized bubble machine on Mainstreet, as well as traditional pastimes like thrill rides on the hill north of O’Brien Park and the children’s carnival, in its new location this year near the PACE Center. Pam Richard, a Denver resident and teacher at the Parker Montessori School, brought her granddaughters, Kaylie, 11, and Lilah, 6, to the festival for the second time. “I remember last year riding all the fast cars and stuff,” said Kaylie. “This year I’m looking forward to going on The Tornado.”
Connor McCarthy, 12, left, waves to the crowd below as Javen Shopp, 13, center, and Grayson Hardy, 12, hold on during the first night of the Parker Days festival. Rides roared and the weather held on June 8 to give attendees the opportunity for an early turn on the rides and attractions at the annual event. PHOTOS BY TOM SKELLEY The children, who traveled from Kentucky for a summer visit, chose the date of their trip especially for the occasion, Richard said.
“It’s one of the main reasons they come to Colorado,” Richard said. “We could have done it for Father’s Day, but then they would have missed this.”
Amber Winkler, 11, gets more than a handful from a bubble machine spraying East Mainstreet with suds on the first evening of festivities at the Parker Days festival on June 8. Other events that evening included a concert by the 6 Million Dollar Band and headliner Bret Michaels of the ‘80s metal group Poison.
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Bond reduced for alleged drug-sales ringleader
Court allows suit against pot farm over nuisance allegation
Michael Stonehouse of Castle Rock is accused of leading a large-scale marijuana-trafficking organization
Racketeering claim is crucial element of ruling in appeal
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Michael Stonehouse, the Castle Rock man police suspect of leading a trafficking organization that allegedly shipped marijuana across the Front Range and to multiple states, has had his $1 million bond reduced to $500,000. In Arapahoe County district court on June 2, an arraignment for Stonehouse was postponed, but his attorney, David Jones, said they intend to enter a plea of not guilty, although he would not comment on specific evidence in the case. Stonehouse was indicted in March along with 15 other people following a multi-jurisdictional investigation that ended in
raids on 19 locations, including suspected illegal grow houses, throughout the Denver metro carried out by local, state and federal law enforcement officers. The ring was allegedly producing more than 300 pounds of marijuana a month, some grown legally but most illegally, in warehouses or Stonehouse farms in Elizabeth, Denver and Colorado Springs, according to a 37-page indictment. At the June 2 court hearing were members of Stonehouse’s family, including his wife, a 15-year-old daughter and his 8-year-old twin sons, who are both disabled, Jones said. While the defense argued that Stonehouse’s role in the organization had been exaggerated by the district attorney’s office, prosecutors countered, saying there was clear evidence that Stonehouse maintained a coordinating role in the drug ring. “We object to any reduction SEE STONEHOUSE, P16
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A pot farm’s neighbor can sue the farm for smells and other nuisances that could harm the plaintiffs’ property values, a federal appeals court ruled June 7. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling revives a lawsuit between a Colorado horse farm and a neighboring marijuanagrowing warehouse. The horse farm’s owners, the Reillys, sued in 2015, claiming that the pot-growing warehouse would diminish their land’s value by emitting “noxious odors” and attracting unsavory visitors. A federal district court dismissed the Reillys’ claim, and the pot warehouse opened in 2016. The horse farm owners appealed, and a three-judge appeals panel agreed June 7 that their claims should be heard. But the judges said the Reillys can’t sue Colorado to force the state to enforce federal drug law and not allow the pot warehouse in the first place. The southern Colorado horse-vs.-pot case is interesting because the horse farm owners are trying to use a 1970 federal law crafted to fight organized crime. The Reillys
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say that federal racketeering laws entitle them to collect damages from the pot farm, even though the pot farm is legal under state law. “The landowners have plausibly alleged at least one (racketeering) claim,” the judges wrote. Pot opponents say the racketeering strategy gives them a possible tool to break an industry they oppose. It could give private citizens who oppose pot legalization a way to sue the industry out of business, even as federal officials have so far declined to shut down most pot businesses operating in violation of federal drug law. “This is a tremendous victory for opponents of the marijuana industry,” said Brian Barnes, a Washington-based lawyer who represents the Reillys on behalf of the anticrime nonprofit group Safe Streets Alliance. Owners of the pot warehouse, owned by a company called Alternative Holistic Healing, did not immediately return a call for comment June 7. An attorney representing them in the case could not be reached, either. The case now goes to back to a federal district court that had earlier dismissed it. The appeals panel handed pot opponents a defeat on another case on June 7, however. The judges ruled that a lower court was right to dismiss a claim from a group of sheriffs in Colorado, Nebraska and Oklahoma, who had asked the federal court to block Colorado’s pot law.
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NEWS IN A HURRY Reading program underway The Pines & Plains Libraries is kicking off its annual Summer Reading Program, with dozens of activities for children and teens. Prizes will be available for those who complete the Early Literacy, Kids or Teen logs, according to a library news release. On June 16, an interactive performance called “Dream & Draw a Better World” will be held at the Elizabeth Library (10 a.m.), Kiowa
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All told, the appraisal came in at $515,000, with the purchase price at $495,800. “I thought it’d be worth more,” Willcox said. “We were frustrated at first,” he said, “and then I realized the appraiser had deducted the cost for the improvements” that would be required for the building from the final value. “The appraisal came in as-is,” Willcox said. All the documentation has been posted on the home page of the Elbert
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County website. “We posted all the documentation we had, which was pretty much everything: the appraisal, evaluation, expansion plan, the closing on the 13th (of June),” he said. “The explanation of the whole process is in there, the improvements it needed,” Willcox explained. “Probably the most concerning thing for us is the inspection with the bank building. In the report it does say that we may encounter air-conditioning and heater problems in two to three years, and it needs a new roof,” he said. “It is going to incur some costs in the future.” The plan for the building is for the county treasurer and the clerk and recorder to occupy the top floor.
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Bailee Allyn was a recipient of the freshman scholarship, an award of $1,000. Allyn has been in the Elbert County 4-H program for 12 years with the Kiowa Community 4-H club. She was one of 25 students from around the state to receive the scholarship. “I am so pleased that Bailee received the foundation scholarship,” Sheila Kelley, director of the Elbert County Extension Office, said in a news release. “Bailee has
“We’re probably not going to occupy the lower floor until 2018,” Willcox said. The county assessor is tentatively scheduled to move into the lower level in 2018. “We’re going to fund an elevator at the beginning of 2018. There’s already good office space. It’s finished, and a good portion is unfinished,” Willcox said. “That gives us a lot of space to expand. What’s holding us back is the elevator.” In order to fund the elevator, the county is planning to put the countyowned Hoo House, a home that has been the meeting place for families who require monitored visitations, on the market soon. “We’re going list it for $260,000. We’ll
proven to be a valuable asset to our 4-H program and will continue to do so at CSU, where she will be studying biology and pre-med.” The foundation, which was established in 1952, awards the scholarships through a competitive application and review process, according to Gary Small, Colorado 4-H Foundation executive director. For more information, visit co4hfoundation.extension.colostate.edu.
use that funding to improve the bank building,” Willcox said. The plan to replace the meeting house is to build a new one near Health and Human Services, using some of the funds from the sale of the Hoo House as well as state funding. Profits from the Hoo House “should pretty much cover 95 percent of our costs in improving the bank building. We’ll be in there without any debt,” Willcox said. “Hopefully that’ll hold us for 10-15 years, and at that point,” he added. “Hopefully, the county will be in a position to float a county bond and have an actual municipal center.” To view the documentation for the Bank of the West building purchase, visit www.elbertcounty-co.gov.
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VOICES Nothing against beauty, but we could do without the pageants
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They haven’t. The absolute worst of the worst of the worst are the child-aged ones that once featured JonBenet Ramsey. When winners are announced, it’s always news to me. I never know when they are scheduled, where they are scheduled, or why they are scheduled. Miss District of Columbia was recently crowned Miss USA 2017. I heard her answer to the $64,000 question stirred things up for a day or two. Perhaps you didn’t know this. According to The Washington Post, “beauty pageants emerged in the South during Jim Crow as a
Extension is the best-kept secret in Elbert County Although we live in a fairly rural area, there are still people who don’t know what Elbert County Extension is or what we have to offer citizens of the county! We’ve often been noted as “the bestkept secret in Elbert County.” We don’t want that title anymore! According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, extension’s roots go back to agricultural clubs and societies, which sprang up in the early 1800s in the young United States. The Smith Lever Act formalized extension in 1914, establishing USDA’s partnership with landgrant universities to apply
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Over the last century, extension has adapted to changing times and landscapes. Fewer than 2 percent of Americans farm for a living today and only 17 percent of Americans now live in rural areas. Yet, the extension service still plays a significant role in American life — rural, urban, and suburban. With its unprecedented reach — an office in or near most of Colorado’s 64 counties — extension agents help farmers and ranchers achieve greater success, assist families with nutrition and home economics, and prepare SEE EXTENSION, P9
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way to assert white superiority.” Not a great basis for something. Historian Blain Roberts has written a book about this. “Pageants, Parlors, and Pretty Women.” The Miss America pageant lifted the rule that contestants “be of the white race” in 1950. Every minority or mixed-race winner since then has been met with racist backlashes. Still, they go on. For the winner? I think they get a tan Ciera and a scholarship of some kind. SEE SMITH, P9
Father’s Day reminds us all of the faith that fathers have
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irst of all, let’s begin by wishing all of the people celebrating Father’s Day a very happy and joyous day this Sunday. Some of you reading this may be a father yourself, others of you may play the role of a father, we may have some grandfathers celebrating the day too. And of course, we certainly have plenty of children of all ages celebrating with their fathers, and as a father myself, the day really is about my children and not about me at all. This is also the first Father’s Day that I have ever celebrated where distance and unique situations will have me separated from my children on Sunday. Many of you who have children who are away, maybe living abroad, perhaps serving our country in a foreign land, or who just happen to live too far away to get together in person probably know exactly how I feel. I am excited for them, disappointed that we are not together, and just happy that I am celebrating Father’s Day in the first place. So like me, you probably also go through the
whole cycle of emotions. Although we are separated by distance, I have faith that each will call, I have faith that I will receive a card and Michael Norton some type of gift in the mail, although both are appreciated, they are also not necessary. I have faith that my children will also text me throughout the day on Sunday with one-liners, jokes, or silly dad humor. And even though we will not be physically together, it will still feel like Father’s Day. I say that with confidence because I also have the faith that each one of my children loves me and they also wish we could be together on Sunday. In the past Father’s Day has typically included a morning round of golf with my son, a baseball game if the Rockies were home with the whole family, or a barbecue with family and friends
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who were also celebrating the day. When it comes to having a father’s faith, we must also believe that we have raised our children the best way we could and that even though we are apart, they know that they are loved, and they know that we have faith in them to succeed, be happy, be healthy, and to be safe. While we are talking about a father’s faith, we also have to remember that faith and fear are the same thing. They are both based on the belief that something will happen in the future. Positive folks like to have the faith and belief that our children will be loved, cared for when necessary, happy, safe, and secure. And then there are those of us who worry and instead of faith, we live with fear. We are always afraid that the worst is going to happen instead of expecting the best to happen for our children. Now some of us, and I mean some very close friends and family members in my own circle, are challenged with a child who has made a bad decision or two, or three for that matter. And those children may not be with us this Father’s Day because they have to be somewhere else for their own good and protection. But here, right here is where a father’s faith is most important. It’s right here in this moment and on Sunday that we can have the
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today’s youth to become tomorrow’s leaders. To reach an even wider audience, extension offers the eXtension website. Locally you are served by a staff l of four in the Elbert County Extension office at the fairgrounds in Kiowa. Support staff Lore Denson and Trena Smith assist director Sheila Kelley, who specializes in 4-H programming and volunteer management, and agricultural agent Kali Benson, whose program areas include 4-H livestock, natural resources, horticultural and livestock. Programs we offer, usually either free or for a nominal fee, include 4-H Youth Development; Master Gardener and Master Food Safety programs; agricultural education; community development and much more.
faith that our children who are struggling will find their path, embark on a new journey, sort out the distractions and dilemmas that temporarily set them astray. A father’s faith means that we have a strong enough faith in our children that we can remember what my friend, mentor, and former boss Zig Ziglar said thousands of times, “Failure is an event and it is not a person. Yesterday really did end last night.” As a father of a struggling child of any age it is sometimes a little hard, and other times exceedingly difficult. And this is where our faith has to be its strongest. After all, we all have a Father in heaven who has faith in each one of us regardless of how many mistakes we have made and how many challenging moments we have presented to Him. Our Father has faith in us to find our way, find our path, and become what we are destined to become. So how about you? If you are a dad or a person who plays the role of a dad, how is your faith in your children? I would love to hear all about your own father’s faith story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can grant our children the same faith and grace that we have been granted, it really will be a better than good week.
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My idea of feminine wonderment is a 51-year-old high school art teacher named Jennifer, who happens to be an exemplary mother, an exceptional painter, and an exceedingly patient girlfriend, in a relationship with someone who misdirects just about every conversation into a labyrinth of obscure references to films and songs. She has a sense of humor, and she has sense enough not to wear a sash with the words “Miss Colorado” or anything else on it. Of course, if I did have a daughter, I’d leave it up to her. If she wanted to enter a pageant, I would even drive her there. I’d wish her luck, drop her off, and pick her up afterward. I would do the same things if she hoped to be a Broncos cheerleader, another aspiration that completely befogs me.
There is something fundamentally wrong about beauty pageants. I feel the same way about Black Friday, karaoke and sprinkles on donuts. Who doesn’t appreciate beauty? My friend Ruth was a stunning New York City model in the 1920s. She thought she had lost her looks by the time I met her, when she was 88. One day we looked at a book. It was Georgia O’Keeffe’s biography. There were pictures of O’Keeffe that were taken when she was in her 80s. I said, “What do you think?” She said, “She’s beautiful.” I said, “So are you.” Ruth by then was a tough bit of crust, and didn’t believe me. It took some convincing. I cannot imagine what a little girl must think when she looks in the mirror after watching a beauty pageant. Kid, take it from me. Please. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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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Laura Ayres’ 20-year-old son, Chris, isn’t interested in much. If he doesn’t want to go to an activity he refuses to get out of the car. But Chris — who has Fragile X syndrome, is non-verbal and experiences symptoms similar to autism — loves horseback riding, thanks to an organization that provides therapeutic riding programs for children and adults with disabilities. “He just took to it like crazy,” Ayres said. “He would ride every Saturday if he could.” Colorado HorsePower Inc. is a nonprofit operated at Meadowbrook Farms near Castle Rock. The organization offers therapeutic riding sessions at its indoor and outdoor arenas, and on nearby trail systems. A Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship-certified instructor leads classes in the eightweek program, which is run yearround. On June 20, Colorado HorsePower is inviting the public to a ribbon cutting for its recently updated facilities. The organization built a new viewing area for parents and guardians on its indoor arena, which was also expanded by nearly 60 feet. The expansion means HorsePower can run two classes simultaneously in the arena, said Lynette Roff, president of the nonprofit’s board of directors. It can also run education programming in the new viewing room, which is now heated and cooled. The organization hopes the expansion will bring more people to the program. “We serve students of all ages that are special needs students, and we have both group and individual classes,” Roff said. “Our longest student has been with HorsePower for 17 years, so we’ve watched a lot of these students go from young children to adults.” HorsePower stables six horses on the farm. People with disabilities improve core strengths, balance and overall agility by working with the horses, in addition to the mental and emotional benefits, Roff said. “It helps with their social skills and really improves their self efficacy,” she said. HorsePower has been at Meadowbrook Farms since 2009. The property spans more than 100 acres and incorporates trails ranging from one- to two-hour-long rides. Co-owner of Meadowbrook Farms, Mark Renn, said the organization has won his support over the years. “Watching what happened with the students,” he said of their mental and
Mark Renn stands in the new viewing room at Colorado HorsePower Inc. COURTESY PHOTO
IF YOU GO Colorado HorsePower Inc., a nonprofit therapeutic horse-riding program for children and adults with disabilities at 5027 Garton Road, Castle Rock, invites the public to its June 20 ribbon-cutting to celebrate its expanded facilities. The ceremony take place at 4 p.m. Lynette Roff, president of the board of directors, advises visitors that GPS does not provide accurate directions to their facilities. For driving instructions, or for more information, visit coloradohorsepower.org. emotional development, “I became more and more impressed with what it’s done for these kids.” For him, being involved is a chance to give back and watch the students grow. Ayres said she, too, has watched her son change because of his involvement with the program. They started coming to HorsePower in 2008, she said, after having enrolled Chris in another horse-therapy program that she described as more strict. With HorsePower, the students could get outdoors, ride up the road or trails and not be “stuck in the barn.” It was an approach that surprised and impressed Ayres, she said, and quickly won over her son. “We’ve heard some language. He’s said some words, which has been encouraging,” she said of improvements she credits to HorsePower. “We’ve seen him being able to follow directions and maneuver the horse appropriately when he’s asked to.” Although he’s non-verbal, Chris communicates his approval to her through thumbs-ups and smiles, she said. Ultimately, Ayres believes HorsePower gives Chris a sense of independence. And, for her, a little time to relax. “As a parent,” she said, “just to be able to sit outside for an hour and have your kid be entertained — huge.”
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Elizabeth Farmers Market: open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through September at 165 Main St., Elizabeth. No market Aug. 19. Market includes vendors selling produce and other mercantile items. Go to www.townofelizabeth.org/farmersmarket.html. Build a Better World: annual summer reading program of the Pines & Plains Libraries. Early literacy and teen logs feature activities and reading. An interactive performance by Kyle Tiernan, “Dream & Draw a Better World,” is presented Friday, June 16, at 10 a.m. at the Elizabeth Library, noon at the Kiowa Library, 2:30 p.m. at the Simla Library and 5 p.m. at the Elbert Library. All branches host weekly children’s activities that feature exciting crafts and projects about floor plans, architecture, recycling, plants, and astronomy. Teen event themes include building businesses, growing plants, and focusing self-improvement. Go to pplibraries.org or stop by any of our branches for information. You can also call each branch: Elizabeth Library, 303-6463416; Kiowa Library, 303-621-2111; Simla Library, 719-541-2573; or Elbert Library, 303-648-3533. Spring Tea: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at the American Legion Hall, 228 S. Banner St., Elizabeth. Cost of $12 includes finger sandwiches, scones, desserts and tea. Hats encouraged but not required. This is a fundraiser to benefit the Elizabeth Library, sponsored by the Friends of the Elizabeth Library. Tickets are available at the library, from any Friends member, or by calling or texting Lyn at 303-319-9794. 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 303-621-2366. 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, June 24, Intuitive Painting with Acrylics. Registration required; call 720-542-8187. 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, 303-621-2599. Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 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 Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. First come, first served.
Independence Day Douglas County offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us
Mobile Veterans Center in Castle Rock June 17 Do you have questions about Veteran services or resources? Visit the Mobile Veteran Center from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Veterans Monument, 4th & Wilcox, in Castle Rock. For more information visit www.douglasveterans.org
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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 800825-0208 for reservations. Go to http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com. June schedule: Monday, June 19: Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs; Tuesday, June 20: Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs; and Thursday, June 22: Simla and Matheson to Limon.
On June 28, commuters are invited to leave their cars at home and pedal their way to and from the office as part of Bike to Work Day. Those who ride through Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock or Parker can enjoy a free breakfast and bike tune-up between the hours of 6:30 and 9 a.m. and there will be Bike Home stations set up throughout the County from 3:30-6 p.m. Visit www.biketoworkday
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CURTAIN TIME 1930s Berlin “Cabaret” runs through June 25 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Directed by Len Matheo, with musical direction by Mitch Samu of Highlands Ranch. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sunday June 18. Tickets, $18-$30, minersalley.com, 303-935-3044 Sisyphus “Sisyphus: The Musical” is the
premiere of a new musical, with music by local composer April Alsup, who is also producer, and book by Mary Scott, with orchestration by Adam White. It runs through June 18 (possibly another week) at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Directed by Brandon Bill. Performances: 7:30 Friday and Saturday. Tickets: $24/$18, 303-7391970, aurorafoxartscenter.org.
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As the two anticipated this year’s Stampede they wondered, “How can we reach more people?” Caylee Burns said. “I had reached out to Elizabeth and I said, `I want to be more a part of this,’” she said. “There are so many misperceptions. It’s easy to be swayed by the PETA videos that go after the rodeo lifestyle,” Caylee Burns said. One of the more controversial elements to rodeo is the hot shot, an electrical tool used to assist in moving livestock, but not harmful to the animals, according to the Burnses. “Maybe 2-3 percent of the bucking horses would need it,” Cade Burns said. “The only reason we’d hot shot them is if they stall in the chute.” At that point the contestant, the judge, and the stock contractor would have to agree to use the hot shot. Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo vice president Traci Swisher provided some numbers to illustrate the sensation experienced by the animals. A hot shot is 5,000 volts, versus 50,000 for a stun gun. There is virtually no amperage, which is what would burn the skin. “My analogy is that it’s similar to a static shock. In our training, our rodeo queens shocked themselves with it,” Swisher said. Caylee Burns further explained what the effect to the animals might be. “When you consider that a bull’s skin is 10 millimeters thick — a mosquito can’t even bite it — that voltage is not bad,” she said. Human skin is typically one millimeter thick. “Anybody who’s ever used a hot shot has been hot-shotted,” Caylee said, because the devices can backfire. Another myth the Burnses want to help dispel is that an animals’ genitals are tied in order to anger them into bucking. “People think we force our animals to buck,” Caylee Burns said. “These-
Behind-the-Chutes tour director Caylee Burns in action at the Elizabeth Stampede June 3. JODI HORNER
Professional rodeo bull-fighter Cade Burns distracts a bull as a rider gets out of his way during a bullriding competition. PHOTO BY CAYLEE BURNS animals actually want to buck, it’s in their breeding.” To encourage rhythmic kicking, a bronc, which is the modern term for bronco, wears a flank made of leather and wool fleece. “If you put a cowboy on a bronc without a flank, it would still buck but it wouldn’t kick as well,” Caylee Burns said. “People think they’re bucking out of pain,” she said. “But I ask some people, `if you were tied up down there, would you be able to buck?” To that point, “over half of them are mares,” she added. Spurs are yet another element of the rodeo raising questions about animal welfare. “One of the PRCA rules is that they are to be dull,” Caylee Burns said. “The spurs roll — they are not allowed to cut or hook into the animal.” “They’re mainly for show. They help a little for grip in the bull-riding especially,” she said.
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Caylee Burns emphasized how important the animals are to their owners. “If people only understood how welltaken care of they are,” she said. “They’re your team. You load up your team, you travel with your team. It’s a very personal thing.” “It’s not just an animal that is in your life for a summer,” she said. “You know them as baby. They’re like your children.”
Cade Burns makes a run for it during a bullfighting competition. “When he has a weekend off, he is still working out, watching videos to critique himself and get better,” Caylee Burns said of her husband’s training regimen in professional bull-fighting. PHOTO BY CAYLEE BURNS
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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 MAY 2017 for each County affected.
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17CW3075, Thomas and Heather Eisele, 5165 Meadow Green Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (James Petrock, Petrock & Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE, ELBERT COUNTY. Decree Information: Decree Information: Decreed on May 26, 2011, in Case No. 10CW297, District Court, Water Division 1. Name of Structure: Smith Pond. Location: Located off channel in the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 15, T6S, R63W of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, Colorado, at a point approximately 1900 feet from the north and 900 feet from the west section lines of said Section 15, as shown on Attachment A hereto. The pond will be located off channel and will be lined so no groundwater will be intercepted. The water will be diverted to fill the pond at a point on the east side of Kiowa Creek at a at a point approximately 2000 feet from the north and 800 feet from the west section lines of said Section 15. Source: Kiowa Creek. Amount claimed: 1 acrefoot and the right to refill (conditional), at a rate of flow of 0.6 c.f.s. (conditional). The Pond will be constructed off channel and excavated so no dam is necessary . Date of appropriation: November 10, 2010. How appropriation initiated: Intent to appropriate water for beneficial use and locating of pond site. Uses: Fish and wildlife, recreation, and piscatorial. This Application for Finding of Reasonable Diligence is filed pursuant to the Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969, §37-92-302, C.R.S. Applicants obtained title to the land on which the pond will be located in October, 2014, and are successors in interest to the conditional water right which is the subject of this application. As such, Applicants have had little time to construct the pond, store the water in priority, and put the water to beneficial use. However, since October, 2014, Applicants have obtained estimates of costs for construction of the pond, and have also investigated alternate sites for the pond. Further, Applicants pray that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (3 pages).
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be constructed off channel and excavated so no dam is necessary. Date of appropriation: November 10, 2010. How appropriation initiated: Intent to appropriate water for beneficial use and locating of pond site. Uses: Fish and wildlife, recreation, and piscatorial. This Application for Finding of Reasonable Diligence is filed pursuant to the Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969, §37-92-302, C.R.S. Applicants obtained title to the land on which the pond will be located in October, 2014, and are successors in interest to the conditional water right which is the subject of this application. As such, Applicants have had little time to construct the pond, store the water in priority, and put the water to beneficial use. However, since October, 2014, Applicants have obtained estimates of costs for construction of the pond, and have also investigated alternate sites for the pond. Further, Applicants pray that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (3 pages).
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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 JULY 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.
MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.
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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 JULY 2017 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 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.
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Legal Notice No.: 23687 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Last Publication: June 15, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News
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Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Education of Elbert County School District C-2 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 and has been filed in the Central Administration Office at Kiowa School where it is available for public inspection from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Such proposed budget will be considered for final adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of Education of said District at Kiowa Middle School Workroom on June 21, 2017 at 5:30 PM.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to C.R.S. 29-117CW3075, Thomas and Heather Eisele, 5165 109 that a public hearing regarding supplementMeadow Green Drive, Colorado Springs, CO al appropriations for Elbert County Government 80919 (James Petrock, Petrock & Fendel, 700 will be held on June 28, 2017 at 9:00am in the 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room Any person paying school taxes or any person APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONlocated at the Elbert County Administration residing in said district may at any time prior to ABLE DILIGENCE, ELBERT COUNTY. Decree Building, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, CO the final adoption of the budget file or register Information: Decree Information: Decreed on 80117. his objections thereto. May 26, 2011, in Case No. 10CW297, District Court, Water Division 1. Name of Structure: Legal Notice No.: 23688 Dated May 24, 2017 Smith Pond. Location: Located off channel in the First Publication: June 15, 2017 BOARD OF EDUCATION SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 15, T6S, R63W of the Last Publication: June 15, 2017 ELBERT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C-2 6th P.M., Elbert County, Colorado, at a point apPublisher: The Elbert County News proximately 1900 feet from the north and 900 Legal Notice No.: 23687 Signed: Linda Pollick, Board Secretary feet from the west section lines of said Section First Publication: June 15, 2017 15, as shown on Attachment A hereto. The pond Last Publication: June 15, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 23683 will be located off channel and will be lined so Publisher: The Elbert County News First Publication: June 8, 2017 no groundwater will be intercepted. The water THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE Last Publication: June 15, 2017 will be diverted to fill the pond at a point on the APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY Publisher: The Elbert County News east side of Kiowa Creek at a at a point approxANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOimately 2000 feet from the north and 800 feet FORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVIfrom the west section lines of said Section 15. SION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS Source: Kiowa Creek. Amount claimed: 1 acreMUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE foot and the right to refill (conditional), at a rate TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE of flow of 0.6 c.f.s. (conditional). The Pond will FOREVER BARRED. be constructed off channel and excavated so no dam is necessary. Date of appropriation: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party November 10, 2010. How appropriation initiated: who wishes to oppose an application, or an Public Notice Intent to appropriate water for beneficial use and amended application, may file with the Water PAYMENTS FOR PUBLICATION MAY 2017 locating of pond site. Uses: Fish and wildlife, reClerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a creation, and piscatorial. verified Statement of Dept Opposition, settingContract forth Services GENERAL FUND TOTALS This Application 010for $362,798.10 Colorado Of Revenue $129.00 Jason Miller Reimbursement $36.60 Royal B Threads Llc Fb Royalty Other $60.00 Finding of FUND Reasonable facts as to why the application should not be HEALTH TOTALSDiligence is filed pursu015 $10,290.45 Colorado State University Extension Payroll Reimbursed John Deere Financial Equipment Parts $7,752.78 Running Creek Quick Lube antROAD to the Water Right and granted, or why it should be granted only in part & BRIDGE FUND Determination TOTALS 020Ad- $254,250.54 $6,650.00 Kelley Sheila G. Reimbursement $151.88 Of Elizabeth Auto Rep & Maint $205.73 ministration Act FUND of 1969, §37-92-302, C.R.S. or on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpSALES & USE TOTALS 025Ap- $65,195.34 Colorado Welfare Fraud Council Travel Kimley-Horn & Associates Contract Services $6,000.00 Safari Auto Glass Equipment Repairs & Maint. $250.00 plicants obtained title to the land on which position be filed by the last day of JULY LEAF FUND TOTALS 040the $131.94 must$460.00 Kiowa Water & Waste Schmidt Construction pond will beSERVICE locatedFUND in October, 2017 (forms available HUMANS TOTALS2014, and 050are $14,809.65 Comcast on www.courts.state.co.us Utilities- Telephone $149.54 Water Authority Utilities $2,060.87 Company Asphalt Repair $1,202.26 successors in interest to FUND the conditional water $2,645.00 or in the Clerk’s office), Media and must be filedAdvertising as an CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TOTALS 075 Community Of Colorado $50.00 Kris Johnson Reimbursement $118.00 Segal Consulting Professional Service $1,500.00 right which isSTATION the subject ofFUND this application. MEADOWS DEBT TOTALS 083As $5,886.25 Coroner Me Office Supplies $250.00 Larry Ross Travel $106.90 Shannon Kasperbauer Void ($7.00) Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of FOXWOOD ESTATES DEBT Corporate Billing Llc Equipment Parts $1,591.38 Legal Shield Benefits Payable $1,028.40 Sherri Hansen Void ($94.88) such, Applicants have hadSERVICE little time to coneach Statement of Opposition must also be FUND TOTALS 084 Corporate Translation Services Contract $11.66 Lewan & Associates, Inc. Copier Expense $98.90 Sherry Hansen Reimbursement $94.88 struct the pond, store the water in priority, and $5,107.50 served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attor- Services TRUST FUND Correctional Healthcare of such Medical $14,552.37 Lyle Sign Inc Nm 7165 Signs $3,643.19 Skyline Steel Culverts $43,260.58 putCONSERVATION the water to beneficial use.TOTALS However, 090 since $5,245.89 ney and an affidavit or certificate ser- Services TOTAL ALL FUNDS County Health Pool $93,966.67 M-Pact Apparel Sprint Operating Expense/ October, 2014, Applicants have obtained estim- $726,360.66 vice of mailing shall be filed with the Benefits Payable Water Creative Culture Insignia Uniforms $363.25 And Accessories Uniforms $492.00 Supplies $357.85 ates of costs for construction of the pond, and Clerk. Vendor Description Cummins Rocky Mountain Equipment Parts $292.93 Mandy Vogle Fb Royalty Other $76.56 Stacey Rinehart Reimbursement $11.90 have alsoName investigated alternate sites for the AMOUNT Curtis Law Firm Civil Process $17.00 Marshall & Swift (Lpt) Manuals $634.20 Staples Advantage Office Supplies $1,675.86 pond. Further, Applicants pray that this Court Legal Notice No.: 23687 Dans Trash Clean Up Day Expense $6,524.02 Martin Marietta Recycled Asphalt $122,549.35 State Wire & Terminal Inc grant the application and for such other relief as First Publication: June 15, 2017 A Andproper E Tire Inc $7,044.90 Darcy Bolding Reimbursement $241.62 Mary Louise Jacobson Fb Royalty Other $84.12 Equipment Parts $454.60 seems in the premises.Tires (3 pages). Last Publication: June 15, 2017 Aarms Software Support $175.00 TheDeep Rock Shop Supplies $12.02 Matt Martinich Iv-E Waiver Expenditure $842.25 Stericycle Haz Waste Rem $121.09 Publisher: Elbert County News Aden Home Care Llc Adult Protection Expenditure $429.50 Delta County Treasurer Dues $150.00 Matthew Bender Operating Expense $566.61 Stone Oil Co Inc Diesel Fuel $12,502.29 THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE Advanced Quality Auto AutoIN Rep & Maint $1,801.48 Dencol Equipment Parts $270.17 Mccandles International Sun Valley Electric Inc Concealed Handgun APPLICATIONS MAYRepair AFFECT PRIORITY Aflac Benefits Payable $1,178.27 Denver Industrial Sales And Service Co Inc Crack Seal Trucks Of Co Equipment Parts $3,772.59 Expend. $7,000.00 ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOAgate ADJUDICATED Mutual Telephone WITHIN UtilitiesTelephone $32.26 $5,533.16 Mckinney Door And Hardware Blding Repairs Sweep Stakes Unlimited Professional Service $10.00 FORE THIS DIVIAirgas Intermountain Shop Supplies $1,620.57 Dj Petroleum Inc Diesel Fuel $31,875.44 & Maintenance $115.90 Sysco Food Services Prisoner Meals $2,991.62 SION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS American Fidelity TO OBJECT WITHIN THE Dominion Voting Systems License Fee $25,248.00 Medved Colorado Equipment Repairs $845.98 The Hartford-Priority Accounts Benefits Payable $412.52 MUST APPEAR Assurance Company Benefits Payable $8,287.28 Drive Train Industries Inc Equipment Parts $829.58 MHC Kenworth Thomas Reuters West Contract Services $117.39 TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE American Fidelity Hsa Benefits Payable $7,156.00 East Central Council Colorado Springs Equipment Parts $108.15 Todd Pederson Contract Services $200.00 FOREVER BARRED. Aprapahoe Community Of Governments Dues $4,500.00 Mike Skalisky Reimbursement $68.43 Town Of Simla Utilities - Water/Sewer $84.80 College Contract Services $795.00 Elbert County Health And Mines & Associates Pc Other Benefits $304.56 Tracker Software Software Support YOU ARE HEREBY Assoc Of Co County NOTIFIED that any party Human Services Rent $9,533.77 Motion & Flow Equipment Parts $1,346.82 (Upgrades/Maint.) $2,139.00 who wishes to oppose an application, or an Administrators Dues & Memberships $200.00 Elbert County Clerk And Mountain View Electric Utilities - Electric $618.68 Truckhugger Tarp Systems Equipment Repairs & Maint. $709.86 amended may file with the Water Auto Chlorapplication, System Recorder Operating Expense $231.12 National Assoc Of School True Value Hardware Signs $761.69 Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, Of Denver Maint. Agreement a $179.00 Elbert County News Dues $30.00 Resource Officers Training $500.00 Ultramax Ammunition Operating Expense/Supplies verified Statement setting forth& Maint. $150.00 Auto Glass Guys of Opposition, Equipment Repairs Elbert County Road And Bridge Gasoline $7,920.10 National Building Inspections $15,226.20 facts as to why the application should not be Bank Of The West Operating Expense $17,667.81 Elbert County Treasurer Intergovernmental $22,232.47 Corporate Building Acquisition $2,645.00 Umb Bank - Corporate Trust Bond Principal $10,993.75 granted, or why it should be granted only in part Berg Hill Greenleaf Enertia Consulting Gr LLC Professional Service $5,076.00 United Reprographic Supply or And on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpRuscitti Contract Litigation $5,481.00 Fair Point Communications Utilities- Telephone $303.76 Netwrix Corporation Software Support $3,718.00 Inc Copier Expense $629.75 position must be filed by the Utilities - Natural Gas last day of JULY Black Hills Energy $2,775.65 Forsegren Associates Inc Water Study Grant $11,555.21 Neve’s Uniforms Inc Uniforms $986.54 United States Geological Survey Well Monitoring 2017 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us Black Mesa Homes Scapp Grant Expense $5,142.40 Front Range Winwater Works Co Culverts $278.40 Nextel Communications Utilities- Telephone $3,240.23 (Usgs) Grant Expense $7,250.00 or Blue Star Recyclers in the Clerk’s office), and must Void be filed as an ($316.90) Funeral And Cremation Care Burials $745.00 Parker Port-A-Potty Inc. Equipment Rental $227.00 Ups Operating Expense/Supplies $33.06 Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of Bodie Enger Law Civil Process $7.00 Funflicks Outdoor Movies Fair Entertainment $697.11 Pauline Polhemus Travel $1,532.16 Us Bank Copier Expense $187.96 each Statement of Opposition must also be Boral Aggregates Inc. Sand Salt $885.91 G And K Services Uniforms $1,216.66 Phoenix Technology Group LLC Software Support $416.00 Verizon Wireless Telephone Maint./Repair $405.00 served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s AttorBrumbaugh And Quandahl Glaser Gas Company Utilities - Propane $120.60 Pitney Bowes Global Financial Visual Environments Inc Operating Expense/ PCand an affidavit or certificate Civil Process $15.00 Grainger Signs $487.18 Services LLC Postage Meter Expense $2,003.16 Supplies $3,510.00 ney of such serBusiness Ink Co $71.50 Great West Life And Annuity Benefits Payable $62,295.03 Postmaster General Postage And Shipping $49.00 Wagner Equipment Co Inc Equipment Parts $1,897.76 vice of mailing shall be filedOperating Expense with the Water Carolyn Burgener Blding Repairs Greenlees Pro Auto Care Equipment Repairs Powder River Hat Co Uniforms $600.00 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies $304.55 Clerk. & Maintenance $675.00 & Maint. $3,833.26 Power Equipment Company Inc Equipment Parts $1,273.56 Western Steel Inc. Equipment Parts $361.80 Castle Rock Winnelson Co Other Fluids $103.12 Hansen Glass Inc Contract Services $330.00 Power Motive Corp Equipment Parts $263.25 Westside Towing Auto Rep & Maint $242.00 Legal Notice No.: 23687 Central States Hose Equipment Parts $623.36 Harris Computer Systems Software Support $5,640.00 Pro Ag Solutions Weed Control Expenses $590.72 Whisler Industrial Supply Equipment Under $5,000 $840.68 First Publication: June 15, 2017 Centurylink Utilities- Telephone $3,049.93 Haulaway Storage Containers Inc Civil Process $5.00 Psi Systems Equipment Under $5,000 $15.84 Willie Jackson Reimbursement $85.55 Last Publication: June 15, 2017 Certified Laboratories Shop Supplies $1,103.39 Heather Harcourt Contract Services $2,800.00 Purewater Dynamics Inc Shop Supplies $100.00 Winpump Equipment Parts $358.93 Publisher: The Elbert County News Cghsfoa Void ($205.00) High Plains Food Store Gasoline $112.52 Quill Corporation Operating Expense/Supplies $898.12 Witt Boys-Napa Equipment Parts $576.54 Chemtox Blood/Alcohol Analysis $50.00 Highlands Ranch Law Ranchland News Sep Program Expense $292.80 Wolfcom Enterprises Equipment $582.00 Co Dept Of Public Health Enforcement Training Training $100.00 Rattlesnake Fire Station Training $200.00 Wrigley Enterprises Operating Expense $515.00 And Environment Dues $50.00 Home Depot Credit Service Equipment Parts $71.64 Rhomar Industries Bridge Repair $492.96 Xerox Corporation Copier Expense $2,911.69 Coffe Cowboy Company, LLC Contract Services $20.00 Honnen Equipment Company Equipment Parts $1,362.94 Rmmi Software Support Y Time Contract Services $279.10 Colorado Bureau Of Investigation Finger Prints House Of Flags Operating Expense $129.50 (Upgrades/Maint.) $2,100.00 Zoonoses Conference Training $90.00 $79.00 Intermountain Rural Electric Robert L Fager & Porta Pot Colorado Community Operating Expense $254.50 Association Utilities - Electric $8,658.12 Rental Equipment Rental S/T $195.00 Legal Notice No.: 23686 Colorado Department Of Public Safety Ccw Cbi Fee Interstate Billing Service Inc Equipment Parts $595.27 Rock Parts Company Equipment Parts $5,130.92 First Publication: June 15, 2017 $2,056.00 Interstate Energy Inc Equipment Parts $250.00 Rocky Mountain Spring Colorado Dept Of Health And Enviroment Fees J&A Traffic Products Signs $10,245.25 & Suspension Inc Equipment Parts $1,985.18 Last Publication: June 15, 2017 $655.50 Janet Maloney Reimbursement $10.99 Rod Wilson Contract Services $350.00 Publisher: Elbert County News
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in the bond,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Thomas Byrnes said, describing Stonehouse to Judge Patricia Herron as a danger to the community. Byrnes declined to comment more after the court hearing. Bond was reduced to $500,000 despite the defense’s request for $250,000. Jones had argued that Stonehouse was not a danger to the public and that his family was suffering financially without him home. If he is able to post bail, Stonehouse has a job arranged with a family friend, Jones said. The judge also stipulated his passport be confiscated, if not already, and will require GPS pre-trial services if Stonehouse is released. As the defense and prosecutors debated reducing Stonehouse’s bond, family members wiped tears from their eyes, his wife leaving the courtroom tear-stricken after the judge’s decision. “We’re thankful for that and are going to work with that,” Jones said of the reduced bond, but said the family would need to raise money to make bail.
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