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Residents’ input sought on county master plan Upcoming meeting will be held at fairgrounds as officials solicit feedback BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Elizabeth’s bat power coupled with solid pitching by Maddie Biddle and good defensive play behind her proved to the winning combination against Golden. Elizabeth built an early 4-0 lead and the Demons came back to tie the score in the bottom of the third inning. The 4-4 tie was broken in the top of the fifth inning when the Cardinals put together doubles by Sarah Geislinger, Madi Biller and Mayson Briddle and a single by Bailey Blanchard to score four runs and go ahead 8-4. Elizabeth went on to win the game 13-6.
Planning Commission Chair Dan Rosales wants at least 5,000 Elbert County residents to take part in the feedback process for the Elbert County Master Plan. “We’re probably at 300 so far — that’s just a guesstimate,” Rosales said. Although Design Workshop, the vendor hired to assist the county in creating the updated master plan, says that number Rosales reflects the typical 1.5 percent of participation, Rosales isn’t content with it. Rosales is hopeful that the meeting room at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in Kiowa will be filled to capacity at the third public meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15. “More public input from the stakeholders is still needed,” he said. “It’s lacking.” At the second public meeting, “we had a fairly good slice of what the county looks like, with people from Agate and Simla there too,” Rosales said.
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Elizabeth teammates escort Taylor Schleisman (31) back to the dugout after she hit a solo home run that helped the Cardinals defeat Golden 13-6 on Oct. 20 in the first round of the State Class 4A Softball Tournament at Aurora Sports Park. A short time after the victory, Elizabeth returned to the field for the quarterfinals, the game that ended the season for the Cardinals asthey lost to Mullen 11-1. TOM MUNDS
Cardinals climb to softball quarterfinals Elizabeth girls cap season with top eight finish at state BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Elizabeth’s outstanding play took the Cardinals to the quarterfinals at the Oct. 20 state Class 4A softball tournament, where a loss to Mullen ended the team’s bid for a state title. “We wanted the season to continue, but that didn’t happen. But that’s OK because we are a heck of a softball
team,” Cardinals coach Steve Briddle said after the quarterfinal game. “All season we have had unbelievable leadership and a team made up primarily of young players that continued our development of a strong softball program at Elizabeth.” The Cardinals finished the season with an 18-6 record, which included going undefeated and winning all six league games. Elizabeth made it to state for the first time last year and lost in the first round. This year they won the first-round game by defeating No. 2 seeded Golden 13-6 before losing in the quarterfinals to Mullen.
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That meeting was intended to educate citizens about how the various options for Elbert County would impact the long-term picture. For example, if homes were set around the middle section of the county near Agate and Simla, with large acreage properties for everyone, the financial strain on the county to support the roads and bridges for such a scattered population would be tremendous and unrealistic, Rosales said. The master plan, he said, is not going to be designed to discourage growth but manage it. “It’s coming, whether we like it
November 2, 2017N or not,” Rosales said, “our job is to control the growth of commercial and economic expansion. But if we don’t get participation from the community, they can’t really complain if they didn’t provide their opinions and suggestions.” The current master plan was written in 1996, and is the “foundational document — a lot of what it states is still valid,” he said. “We’re going to modify,” Rosales said, “but the things about housing and transportation are still valid today.” The commission has also determined it needs to clarify the nature of the document by eliminating the previous legal-sounding jargon it included. “It’s not a legal document,” Rosales said.
To that end, Rosales said that the commission is changing the document from a negative to a positive one. “We’re not making a legislative document,” he said. “So we are changing all the `shall nots’ and `shalls’ to `should’ or `should be encouraged to.’ It’s a more positive tone.” He added: “We want to make it a positive document instead of a `you shall not.’ Where it says, `you shall’ we will use `should’ or `encourage.’” In addition to the public meetings there will be stakeholder meetings throughout November and December. These will be geared toward specific groups such as roads and bridges, housing, developers and county officials. “We will gather the date to help us make decisions,” Rosales said. Although the master plan is not a
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Sarah Geislinger, 5, reaches for home plate to score a run for Elizabeth in the Oct. 20 first round Class 4A State Softball Tournament game against Golden. Geislinger was safe and Elizabeth won 136. The Cardinals’ bid for a state title took them to the quarterfinals against Mullen but the Mustangs won the game, ending the season for Elizabeth. TOM MUNDS
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After a 30-minute break the Cardinals took the field against Mullen in the quarterfinals. Hits proved hard to come by. Elizabeth’s only run was a solo homer by Chloe Wasielewski. It was the second time she hit the ball over the fence but only one went up on the scoreboard as her homer against Golden was nullified by a seldomcalled rule that she was out because teammates touched her before she touched home plate. Biddle said the Elizabeth softball program has grown stronger each season for the last six years and he expects that trend to continue. “Each season our team gets better,” he said. “Last year, we made it to state for the first time and this year we advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time. Looking ahead this is basically a young team with only two seniors on the roster. Both Maddie Biddle, who was our No. 1 pitcher, and Rachael Rucker, who was outstanding at shortstop and a leading hitter for us, will be missed. But we have a solid program and I expect we will be back here at state next year.” Rucker played varsity for four seasons and said she really likes to play softball. “It has really been great this season. This is such a great team and we are like a very close family,” she said. “I
wish we were still in the tournament but that didn’t happen and I will miss all my teammates. It has been great being part of the Elizabeth softball teams.” She said her focus now shifts to her other sport, basketball. “I love softball but my favorite sport is basketball,” she said. “I like basketball because it is non-stop action while is softball sometimes you stand around and don’t get a ball hit to you for a couple innings. I play small forward and now I want to start getting ready for basketball season that starts in a few weeks.”
Elizabeth players and coaches exchange hugs and a few tears were shed on Oct. 20 as the Cardinals season came to an end in quarterfinals of the state Class 4A State Softball Tournament played at Aurora Sports Park. Elizabeth finished with an 18-6 record which included going undefeated in six games to win the league title, advancing to state, defeating No. 2 seeded Golden in the first round before losing to Mullen in the quarterfinals. TOM MUNDS
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legal document, it will be a major reference point when the planning commission takes on the task of creating zoning and land use regulations. “We want those to mirror the master plan,” Rosales said, “that’s why it’s so important that we get input.” The survey to provide feedback is currently offline, but a new survey will be going live prior to the next public meeting. In the meantime, citizens can go to ElbertCountyCompPlan.com to look at the documents and educational information the planning commission has uploaded. The Nov. 15 master plan public meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Elbert County Fairgrounds on the north side of Kiowa. It is recommended people arrive at 6 p.m. to get informational documents and seating.
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Colorado energy regulators have proposed tighter rules for shutting down oil and gas pipelines after a fatal explosion blamed on natural gas leaking from a line that was thought to be out of service but was still connected to a well. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules govern flow lines, which carry oil, gas and wastewater from wells to tanks and other gathering equipment. A public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 11-12, and the commissioners r could vote to approve the rules after that. The rules are in response to an April 17 explosion in Firestone that killed two people and destroyed a house. Investigators said the explosion was caused by odorless, unrefined gas leaking from a severed flow line. Investigators said the line was believed to be abandoned but was still connected to an operating well with the valve turned to the open position. The flow line was severed about 10 feet from the house, and gas seeped into the home’s basement, investigators said. The well and pipeline were in place several years before the house was built. The presence of homes and schools near oil and gas operations is a contentious issue in Colorado, where the booming Front Range urban corridor overlaps with an oil and gas field. x The 14-page draft of new regulations says flow lines that are permanently taken out of service must be disconnected, drained and sealed at both ends, and any above-ground portion must be removed. The rules also allow energy companies to simply remove the lines. Bruce Baizel of the Oil and Gas Accountability Project, which advocates for environmental and community protections from energy development, said the rules should require energy companies to remove all abandoned flow lines to prevent explosions like the one in Firestone. Removing them would also prevent the leak of any chemicals left in the lines, he said. Dan Haley, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, an industry group, said he hopes the new rules take into account the differences in energy company operations in the state. The Colorado Petroleum Council, another industry group, is still reviewing the rules and had no immediate comment, Executive Director Tracee Bentley said.
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Scientists say they have more evidence that an increase in earthquakes on the Colorado-New Mexico border since 2001 has been caused by wells that inject wastewater from oil and gas production back underground, similar to human-caused quakes in Oklahoma and other states. A paper published recently by researchers at the University of Colorado concluded that the wastewater caused a big enough increase in underground pressure to make rock formations slip along fault lines. “You find that the pressure changes at a given depth are enough to trigger earthquakes,” said Jenny Nakai, the paper’s lead author and a doctoral student at the university.
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The paper, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, is the latest to link wastewater injection wells to earthquakes. Most oil and gas wells produce at least some wastewater that is too salty to use, so regulators allow energy companies to pump it back underground to get rid of it. Researchers have linked earthquakes in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas to wastewater injection. Oklahoma had only a few dozen earthquakes of magnitude-3.0 or greater in 2012 but had more than 900 in 2015. The number dropped to closer to 600 last year after state regulators directed energy companies to close some injection wells or reduce the volume of water they inject. In the Raton Basin of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, earthquakes began to increase in 2001, about two years after large-scale wastewater injection began, the U.S. Geological Survey said. SEE STUDY, P10
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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. After-Hours Arcade: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Game night for adults. Register at 303-7917323 or DCL.org. Castle Rock Craft Show Extraordinaire: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock. Organized by the Castle Rock Senior Center. Non-perishable food donations are taken for a local food bank. Call 303-688-9498 or go to www.castlerockseniorcenter.org. Spirit Fair: 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Thrive Yoga and Wellness, Parker. Free entry. Aura photography, Reiki, psychic readers, acupuncture, holistic and nutritional health, reflexology, relationship coaching and more. Go to http://www.sensitivementor.com/spirit-fair/ Billy Gardell Performs: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. The Emmy-nominated Mike and Molly actor’s stand-up show is filled to the brim with stories from his wild adolescence and the woes of modern family life. Go to http://parkerarts.org/ Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 (Triumph Over Trauma: One Woman’s Struggle with Anorexia); Monday, Nov. 13 (Smile: Even When You Think You Can’t); Monday
Nov. 20 (Lonely: Secrets Learned in Solitary Confinement); Monday Nov. 27 (Religious Freedom: Standing For What You Believe) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.
Society and Melissa Gilstrap, MS, CGC, genetic counselor at Parker Adventist. Go to https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page. aspx?ek=0028-0016-c1d10595bfdb4c08af625304465e78a8.
Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments; 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 5414275, or 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to http://outbackexpress.tripod.com. November schedule: Monday, Nov. 6, Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs; Tuesday, Nov. 7, Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs; Thursday, Nov. 9, Good Samaritan Nursing Home residents; Tuesday, Nov. 14, Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker; Monday, Nov. 20, Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs; Tuesday, Nov. 21, Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs.
History of Elitch Gardens: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Learn about Mary Elitch, founder of Elitch Gardens. Refreshments served at 6:45 p.m. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org, or go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.
Les Miserables: 7 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, Nov. 7-11, and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Castle View High School, 5254 N. Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Tickets available at: https://www.showtix4u.com/#!/ page_Events
Veterans Day Tribute, WWI Exhibit Closing: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St., Castle Rock. WWI re-enactors will join us from 1-4 p.m. for the official end of our exhibit in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the United States’s involvement in World War I. Call 303-814-3164 or go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.
Weight Loss Surgery Seminar: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Go to https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page. aspx?ek=0028-0016-C18CFD8FEA3F418F8A75D6DFC875F786. Stories in My Genes: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Led by experts from the Colorado Genealogical
Elbert Christmas Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Russell Gates Mercantile Hall, 24223 Eccles St., Elbert, and Elbert High School. Presented by Elbert Woman’s Club. More than 60 crafters. The woman’s club will serve soup, sandwiches and its famous apple dumplings.
Brassical Adventures: 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Parker Core Knowledge Preschool and Junior Kindergarten, 11661 N. Pine Drive. Children will march, sing and play along with the Denver Brass, and enjoy a Brass Petting Zoo. Go to denverbrass.org. Yuletide Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 Plaza Drive, Parker. Holiday gifts, local artisans, crafts, home-baked goods and more. Fundraiser of the Mountain Pine Woman’s Club; proceeds go to scholarships, contributions and support for club programs. Admission is free. Go to https://www.mpwcparker. org/mountain-pine-yuletide-bazaar.html.
Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 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. First come, first served. 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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We need to apologize for this sorry state of affairs men — are flying around like locusts. One begets another out of someone else, out of someone else, out of someone else. The male animal isn’t looking so good right now. Men are apologizing for things they said or did when Truman was in office. Apologies in the moment count the most. Going back decades reminds me of the joke about the farmer’s new scarecrow. I’ll get to that.
renda Lee’s comin’ on strong. I’m sorry, so sorry, please accept my apology. For what I said in the high school cafeteria to Dottie Danford. For what I said in the art building elevator at UCLA to Magenta O’Toole. For what I said at an art reception 30 years ago to one of my students. Apologies — almost all of them coming from
LETTER TO THE EDITOR We must keep term limits Here we go again for the sixth or seventh time. Elbert County is spending another $10,000 for a vote on whether to repeal term limits. There are several reasons why we should vote no on repealing term limits in Elbert County. 1. The voters have voted overwhelmingly several times to keep term limits and it is nothing but pure bureaucratic politics to repeatedly bring the issue to the voters. 2. Sheriff Shayne Heap and Treasurer Rick Pettitt knew they would be term limited when they first ran for office but now they want it to be a career. 3. It is nepotism to hold an election for the benefit of two elected officials who want to keep feeding at the taxpayer’s coffers. Our Constitution and our laws should never be manipulated to benefit two people at the expense of the general public. 4.The political gridlock from the national level down to our local county is the result of entrenched politicians who are desperate to hang on to their jobs. In our country’s first 100 years, all elected officials served one or two terms and then stepped aside saying it was someone else’s turn. Hence there was no need for term limits then. 5. Almost every time a county official has been term limited, the county has ended up with a better public servant than their predecessor. There is no reason that will not be true this time. 6. This vote to repeal term limits was intentionally scheduled in a nonpresidential election year. The term-limit opponents knew full well that an off-year election has far fewer voters, thus hoping to sneak it by the majority of voters. 7. I voted for both Heap and Pettitt, but it is extremely important to keep the proverbial camel’s nose from getting under the tent. Otherwise the bureaucrats sponsoring this fiasco will be back in two or four years attempting another override to term limits. We need fresh, new people in office who are anxious to serve. I urge you to vote against repealing term limits for the benefit of two elected officials here in Elbert County. J. H. Schroeder Past chairman, Elbert County Republican Party
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hank you in advance for reading this column. I sure do appreciate all of the emails feedback, what an awesome community we have. I hope you will join me for the next few weeks as this is the first of a three-part series: Love, Happiness, and Success. And today we begin with love. “Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully” — Zig Ziglar This is one of my favorite quotes by Zig. Many times when we think about
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clearly see where love played a critical role in our own growth and development, our feelings, the encouragement of others and in the way we have done things in our own life. I am certain we can look back on the many people in our lives who showed us love, and we remember them with great fondness and appreciation. They were not “in love” with us, but they loved us, loved on us and took great care of us physically, mentally and emotionally. They have loved us enough to lead us spiritually too. But what about the people we were “in-love” with? Are we still in love with them? Can we remember what being in love felt like and why we fell in love? If we still possess those feelings, that is awesome. Sometimes however, we forget too quickly or slowly, over time we can become complacent when it comes to those “in love” feelings. Maybe we don’t see it or feel it coming from the other person, or maybe we have stopped showing the same amount of “in love” feelings ourselves. What was it that we did yesterday and why and when did we slow down or stop? What has been the impact on our relationships? Whatever it is, let’s look now through new loving and re-energized eyes and hearts. The good news is that today, right now in the present, we can offer love to others. We can help others, love on others, bless others, hug others, listen to others and show our love and appreciation today and every day. Whatever we used to do, we should start doing again. Not just for the people we love in our lives, but also for the people we are “in love” with in our lives. Today
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I used jar openers on it, I tapped it with a spoon. Finally, I took a hammer to it, and loosened the top. I expressed myself to the home office down there in Texas. It’s almost impossible to say or write anything without offending someone somewhere. I might have offended Brenda Lee for getting her involved in this. If that’s true, I’m sorry. Lee (1944) was the top-selling (solo) female vocalist in the 1960s. “Little Miss Dynamite” is 4 feet 9 inches. One of her hits, “Comin’ on Strong,” is referred to in Golden Earring’s song “Radar Love.” I’m sorry about all of these song references, but I can’t help myself. I am not going to mention you-knowwhom, who is the most talked-about offender right now. Or you-know-whom, who paid someone $32 million not to blab about his indiscretions. Or you-know-whom, who used to perform comedy at the defunct Turn of the Century nightclub on East Hampden. There are crimes in all of this, and there are misdemeanors. Stepping on someone’s toes, physi-
we can look at the people whom we love and who love us, and we can look at that person whom we are “in love” with through the same eyes that we did and with the same heart we had yesterday. Today is a day that can and should be filled with love. Today and every day. The better news is that tomorrow brings with it even more opportunities to love on our family and friends in new and creative ways. All of our tomorrows in life provide us with opportunities to grow deeper “in love” regardless of the brevity or length of our relationships. It is so wonderful to see new love and the energy and bright eyes of hope and wonder as couples look to the future. And it is maybe even more incredible to watch love, true love, in people who have been together for decades. The spark is still there, the eyes express deep love, hands are held, affection is shown, car doors are opened, flowers are given, and love abounds as they remember the love of yesterday, the power of love in the present, and the hope of love in all of the tomorrows that are yet to come. So how about you? When you think about all of the love in your life — past, present and future — and when you think about the feeling of being “in love,” does it give you a swoop in your heart and butterflies in your stomach? I hope so, and I would love to hear all about your love stories at gotonorton@gmail.com. Remember this, and please apply all of those things that love inspired yesterday, today and tomorrow. Because when we do, 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.
cally or philosophically, happens all of the time to all of us. You’re having a bad day, and it shows up in a barbed comment to a co-worker. “Why did I say that?” I know someone who can be judgmental and you don’t even know it. I don’t know how she does it. She is tactfully doubtful, and tactfully critical. The only thing I have going for me is humor. I try to throw a little humor into it whenever I complain. The lawn service wanted $136 an hour to clean up the leaves in my backyard. I told them what I could get for $136 an hour. Please use your imagination. Otherwise, I would have to apologize to my team, the organization, and the community. Here’s something I learned after the incident with the student. Don’t ruin a good apology with a bad excuse. If you are late, apologize for being late, and leave it at that. “The dog ate my car keys” implicates the dog, and then you have to apologize to the dog. The farmer’s new scarecrow was so effective that crows were returning corn they had stolen years and years ago. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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per year. For perspective, a study of people on various diets in the United Kingdom found that the diet of meat eaters is responsible for 5,700 pounds of CO2e per year, while vegetarians are responsible for 3,059 pounds of CO2e per year. It would take not cooking for four years to equal the emissions reductions from a single year of vegetarianism. So when it comes to your environmental impact, it’s not so much how you cook it, but what you eat! Tips to reduce energy use in the kitchen include setting refrigerator temperatures at 36-40 degrees while keeping freezer temperatures at zero; minimizing opening the oven or toaster oven during cooking and making sure you use the right size pans to burners. Use microwaves and toasters in
place of ovens and ranges when appropriate; don’t “overclean” with self-cleaning ovens and preheat only when necessary. Whenever possible, use the residual heat after an electric stovetop is turned off to complete your cooking. If you’re looking to replace a large appliance such as an oven or dishwasher, look for discounts on “previous year” models! Borrow a Home Energy Audit Loan (HEAL) kit from a local Extension office to test your appliance electricity use, measure your fridge/freezer temperatures and more. For more information or to borrow a HEAL kit, call the Elbert County Extension Office at 303-6213162. Elbert County Extension is a cooperative effort between CSU Extension and Elbert County government. Sheila G. Kelley is the Colorado State University extension director for Elbert County. She can be reached at sheila.kelley@ colostate.edu.
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Veterans Day Douglas County offices will be closed Friday, November 10 for Veterans Day. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us For Veterans Day tribute information visit www.douglasveterans.org
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The wastewater comes from wells that extract natural gas from underground coal beds. The biggest quake in the basin since 2001 was magnitude-5.3 in 2011. It caused minor damage to buildings in Trinidad, Colorado, about 15 miles from the epicenter. A 2014 paper by the Geological Survey blamed injection wells for the area’s quakes. The new University of Colorado study went further, using computer models and records of wastewater injection to conclude that enough pressure built up to cause the quakes. Justin Rubinstein, a geophysicist with the Geological Survey who was the lead author of the 2014 paper, said the computer models have been used in other locations but not in the Raton Basin before now. Rubinstein was not involved in the University of Colorado study and said he was not familiar with all its details but that the general conclusions made sense. “It’s consistent with what my research has shown,” he said. The University of Colorado study also found that the Raton Basin earthquakes were more widespread than previously thought, said Nakai, the lead author. Earlier studies focused on the Colo-
‘You find that the pressure changes at a given depth are enough to trigger earthquakes.’ Jenny Nakai, Lead author, doctoral student University of Colorado
rado portion of the basin because that was the site of a 2001 swarm of 12 quakes — the strongest was magnitude-4.6 — as well as the 5.3 quake in 2011. But seismometers recorded 1,881 quakes in the area between 2008 and 2010, and 1,442 of them were in New Mexico, Nakai said. The strongest was magnitude-3.8. The 2008-2010 data came from a temporary deployment of seismometers as part of two other research projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Nakai said.
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While the 2017-18 influenza season officially began Oct. 1, 27 cases of hospitalized influenza had already been reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. That is more than double the typical number of cases for this time of year. During the first official week of flu season, from Oct. 1-7, six hospitalizations were reported. Last year, the first report of hospitalized flu patients did not start until Oct. 24 and peaked in mid-March. The seasonal flu vaccine protects against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. Trivalent vaccines are made to protect against three flu viruses — two influenza A (H1N1 and H3N2) viruses, and an influenza B virus. Quadrivalent vaccines protect against four viruses; the same viruses as the trivalent vaccine, plus an additional B virus. “Each year the seasonal flu vaccine protects against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season,” said Alice Hughes, infection prevention manager at St. Anthony Hospital. “That’s why we encourage everyone in our community to get an annual flu shot for their health.” A person develops antibodies approximately two weeks after vaccination and these antibodies provide protection against infection from viruses that are the same as or similar
FACTS ABOUT INFLUENZA Flu can spread via droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can be spread up to 6 feet away. Less often, a person might get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth or nose. Most healthy adults can infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to 5-7 days after becoming sick. Children may pass the virus for longer. Symptoms start 1-4 days after the virus enters the body. Some people, such as older adults, pregnant women, and very young children, as well as those with long-term medical conditions are at high risk of serious complications from the flu. For more information, go to the Centers for Disease Control website at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/ to those used to make the vaccine, Hughes said. Flu vaccines cannot cause the flu, because the vaccines are made with either killed or weakened viruses. They are safe, and serious problems are very rare. The most common side effect is soreness where the injection was given. This is generally mild and usually goes away after a day or two. Visit Influenza Vaccine Safety (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/ vaccine/vaccinesafety.htm) for more information.
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Cassie Franklin stands before a display of finished steel artwork in the Cassteen Ironworks store in the shopping plaza at the intersection of Mainstreet and Parker Road. The store deals in custom artwork and furnishings
A pile of discarded and extra pieces of steel reveals a tenet at the core of the Franklins’ business. Cassie Franklin calls the discarded pieces “giblets.”
Family business forged by fire
Doug Hancock uses a blowtorch for “bluing” a piece of steel artwork. The process protects the metal from rust and gives the piece a blue-black finish. PHOTOS BY TOM SKELLEY
Two generations work steel in Watkins for Parker shop BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In 2008, when Chris Franklin told his wife, Vivian, he wanted to buy a plasma steel cutter and go into business making custom metal artwork, she didn’t approve. He bought the enormous, costly device anyway, and showed her his work. “He had cut a circle, a square and a line,” she says with a smirk. “So I learned how to use it, and it actually was a lot of fun.” One sleepless night she decided to tinker with the device and cut a clock face with a flatbed engine design, and she was hooked. “I’m crafty, I like crocheting and doing other crafts and playing piano. I didn’t think I’d like working with metal,” Vivian says. But “I get to be creative and it’s exciting to see the finished product.” The Franklins, their daughter Cassie, and Cassie’s boyfriend, Doug Hancock, all live and work together at their home and metal shop in Watkins,
just south of Denver International Airport, making custom pieces of steel art to sell at their store, Cassteen Ironworks, at 10941 S. Parker Road. Chris spends this Sunday making deliveries while Vivian cuts outlines of elk, birds and trees into a six-byfour-foot sheet of metal, and Hancock grinds, torches and polishes the pieces she’s prepared for him. Cassie goes between the two to make sure everyone’s on the same page, while her sons, Luke, 10 and Giovanni, 7, play outside. Finding time to design and finish orders is a challenge. Vivian and Hancock both work other jobs full time during the week while Cassie and Chris man the store Monday through Saturday. But they love what they do, even if it took some convincing to get Vivian on board at first. “She didn’t want to do it, but she did it anyway because she loves me,” Chris says. “Now she does it because she loves it.” For more information on Cassteen Ironworks, visit their webpage at metalartcolorado.com.
Vivian Franklin, left, pulls a cutout from a sheet of metal being cut as her daughter Cassie and Cassie’s boyfriend Doug Hancock look over specifications for the pieces he’s finishing. The family works together every Sunday in their shop in Watkins, making custom art pieces, window well covers and other furnishings.
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Consternation, collaboration and coexistence PACE, Lone Tree Arts Center find their niches in south metro Denver region
Parker Arts Cultural Director Elaine Mariner stands next to one of her favorite pieces among a recent exhibit at the PACE Center. Mariner says there’s a place for two cultural activity centers in Douglas County, and the community is better for it. TOM SKELLEY
BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In 2011, there was concern that opening two performing arts centers within eight miles — and two months — of each other would be too much of a good thing. But as the PACE Center and the Lone Tree Arts Center each enter their seventh seasons of performances and community programs, both venues have forged their own path, while helping each other along the way. “When the two centers opened … there was a lot of consternation,” said Parker Arts Cultural Director Elaine Mariner. Lisa Rigsby Peterson, executive director at the Lone Tree Arts Center, said the concern was justified. “I think it was reasonable to be worried because both communities invested large amounts of money into these projects,” she said. “But just out of the gate we distinguished ourselves.” Both centers sought local talent and production companies at the outset, but the Arts Center, with its proximity to the I-25 corridor, soon began looking for national theater productions while PACE sought out community theater and the occasional big-name singer or comedian. “If you want to see a classic, Broadway play you’ll go (to Lone Tree) but if you love the old favorites, you’re going to come here and see ‘South Pacific,’” Mariner said. Initially, staffs at both centers were in constant contact to avoid booking similar acts at the same time. Now they each schedule productions through the Rocky Mountain Arts Consortium, a group comprising professional theaters from Montana, Wyoming, Utah and other regions in Colorado. The association allows both venues to book popular acts as they travel through the
TO LEARN MORE For information on upcoming performances and opportunities at the PACE Center and the Lone Tree Arts Center, check out their websites: Lone Tree Arts Center: lonetreeartscenter.org PACE Center: parkerarts. org region while avoiding oversaturating the market. Maintaining independent talent is one side of the collaborative coin; the other is sharing staff behind the scenes. Some ushers volunteer at both venues, and lighting and audio crew members shift from one stage to the other as needed, providing an economic foothold for local industry employees. “It’s great for the art community,” Rigsby Peterson said. “To have two arts centers that have work for artistic professionals in the south metro area, that’s huge.” Mariner and Rigsby Peterson both tout their attention to children’s programs, with PACE featuring classrooms full of unique workshops and camps and the Lone Tree Arts Center offering matinee performances geared especially for toddlers, schoolchildren and children with special needs. Both directors also take pride in their centers’ individuality, attracting
Lisa Rigsby Peterson, executive director of the Lone Tree Arts Center, stands outside the venue’s facade. Rigsby Peterson says the combination of the PACE Center and the Lone Tree Arts Center makes the south metro region competitive with the Denver Performing Arts Complex. TOM SKELLEY
different types of talent while serving audiences largely from the same area. Mariner said the centers keep each other on their toes, while Rigsby Peterson added that the combination gives cultural curators in Denver cause to look over their shoulders. “Together we are sometimes giving downtown a run for their money,” Rigsby Peterson said.
Mariner agreed, adding that now the question isn’t whether there’s room for two performing centers, it’s whether the metro area is big enough for three. “I’d say Douglas County is lucky to have two really high-quality performing arts centers so close to home, and I think the rest of the metro area agrees.”
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Project Poultry helps needy in Honduras Parker merchant’s program reaches out to poor families BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Lanny York admits he quickly gained a lot of knowledge about chickens when he decided to found Project Poultry in February as a way to help improve the quality of life for poor families in Northern Honduras. “About all I knew about chickens was they were good to eat but I knew nothing about how to raise chickens until we started this program,” the Parker business owner said. “It was a steep learning curve but fortunately the Hondurans who worked with us on the project knew all about raising chickens and were patient in educating me.” York stressed the program is designed to be a hand up not a hand out. “Volunteers build the 12-foot-by-8foot chicken coop and provide 10 hens and a rooster as brood stock,” he said. “That is the helping hand part because the family has to provide all the wood needed for the coop and signs a contract that once they have the chicken, they will work to feed and take care of them so the flock will grow.” A hen typically lays about an egg a day. About half the eggs are fertilized and the family agrees to not to eat or sell any of the fertilized eggs for the first six months so they will hatch and grow the size of the flock. After six months, the family is in business. They can sell or eat eggs and sell or eat some of the chickens. Also, at the end of six months, the family returns five adult hens to the program. “I learned a hen can begin laying eggs when it is 4 1/2 months old. The eggs that hatch help grow the flock,” he said. “Most of the 10 families that began the program in February with 11 chickens had 25 to 30 chickens in their flock in September.” When he decided to start the program in the mountains around the village of San Antonio de Cortes, he enlisted the assistance of local chicken business owner Pedro Sortososa and the local city government. “Fortunately Pedro was willing to educate me about raising chickens and the mayor and local officials were willing to help me identify the most needy families that would benefit from the program,” he said. “Pedro works with us to set up the project for the family, then he manages the program by visiting families in the program once a week to assist them if they need help and to make sure they are doing all that is needed to keep the chickens healthy and the flock growing.” York, 62, said he first went to Honduras almost five years ago to work with International Hope Builders, a Christian organization building houses out of Styrofoam blocks for families living in extreme poverty in the northern mountains. “Providing a house for a family was fine but it didn’t help them shake off the chains of poverty,” he said.
Pedro Sortososa, foreman of Project Poultry, holds up two of the 10 hens that will be provided to help establish a large brood of chickens for a poor family in the mountains of Honduras. The aim of Project Poultry, founded by Parker businessman Lanny York, is to provide the starting elements of a chicken and egg business with family members working to care for the chickens and assist in helping the flock grow. York said the idea is to make the project a helping hand not a handout. “About a year ago, working with local Hondurans, I established Hand Up International. Our first project offered to a helping hand by creating a scholarship program so children and young people could receive a solid education. In February, we started Project Poultry by providing a family with a chicken flock. The idea is for the new chicken owners to work hard at building the size of the flock so they can feed the family or launch a chicken and egg business.” York was born in Indiana, raised in Southern California and attended Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego, where he majored in business with a minor in ministry. “We eventually moved to the Denver area in 1974 to follow my call to the ministry and my passion for missions so I could join the staff at Denver First Church of the Nazarene in Englewood,” he said. “I was on staff until June 1990. I went into business and continued to pursue my passion for ministry and missions as an individual, which led me in 2005 to join International Home Builders. I started my own mission ministry, Operation Hand Up International, in 2014, which is sustained by only by grants and donations. We work with and are affiliated with Christ’s Hands In Action, a nondenominational evangelical outreach organization enabling missions. ” He and his wife live in Aurora. They have three grown children and nine grandchildren. York is president and senior owner of Mountain States Payment Network in Parker. His firm sells, owns and services automated teller machines for business throughout the metro area. He said he plans to continue the scholarship project and Project Poultry, plus, in September, he started Project Plant, which helps poor families plant and tend vegetable gardens.
Lanny York, left, uses a post hole digger as one of the Honduran helpers checks the depth of the hole as the two men work together to build a coop for Project Poultry. York, a Parker businessman, founded Operation Hand Up International to help poor families living in the mountains of Honduras improve their lifestyle. Project Poultry is aimed at helping families establish sizable chicken flocks as a basis for chicken and egg businesses. PHOTOS COURTESY OF LANNY YORK Chickens provided a poor family in the mountains of Honduras by Project Poultry explore their new coop home. Project Poultry was established by Parker businessman Lanny York as a means to help families improve their quality of life.
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Be there and be square Square dancing club keeps dance alive, keeps it lively BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Ask a group of square dancers what impact their passion has had on their lives, and you’ll get one answer over and over: “I met my spouse square dancing.” It’s not hard to see why — how many opportunities does one get to laugh and twirl with dozens of other people for an evening? Square dancing, a folk dance that has taken on innumerable variations since its origins in 16th-century Europe, lives on in the footloose and lighthearted members of the Mountaineers, a Littleton-based square dancing club, one of about a dozen such clubs in the Denver metro area. The Mountaineers held an intro to square dancing class in Lakewood last week to drum up interest in their upcoming beginners’ classes. In a traditional square dance, four couples face each other in a square, and perform synchronized movements to the instructions of a “caller.” The effect is a mesmerizing spectacle of coordination that looks simultaneously complex and effortless. In practice, square dancing takes a sharp mind, a keen ear, and a fleet foot. “You don’t know what they’ll call next,” said Janet Boys, who’s been square dancing for decades. “You have to pay attention. You’re experiencing music is on a whole different level in your brain.” A sense of humor doesn’t hurt. “We don’t always get it right,” said Jan Hormuth. “You’ll see people going every which way. But we just laugh it off and keep going.” The Mountaineers boasts a membership of about 70, and can be seen performing at various local events. They’re often a star attraction at Greg Reinke’s annual Turkey Leg & Wine Hoedown in Downtown Littleton. The most fun way to learn is by doing, said Bill Heiny, who’s been calling dances for 17 years, though he said there are any number of books and YouTube tutorials to provide an intro to the shy. Calling, however, is a skill that can only be passed down, he said. “You have to apprentice,” Heiny said. “I started singing along to the callers in my club, and one took me under his wing and mentored me.” Heiny said calling clicks in his brain, because as a retired computer programmer, “it’s all about patterns.” “This is like puzzle solving,” he said. “I’m moving people, keeping my eye on them, and thinking about where I’m putting them.” Square dancing has a Colorado connection: From its origins in medieval Europe, square dancing took on new
Square dancing caller Bill Heiny sends dancers spinning across the floor. DAVID GILBERT
JOIN THE FUN The Mountaineers will kick off their beginners’ square-dancing classes on a soon-tobe determined date.
First-timers pair with old-timers at the Mountaineers square dancing club’s LTAC_CCM_10.27.17.pdf 1 10/27/2017 11:28:22 AM introductory night. DAVID GILBERT
A total of 24 classes will be held, every Monday and Thursday through December. Classes run from 7-9 p.m. and cost $10 a pop, or $240 for the whole slate. The whole course is half price, $120, if you pay a lump sum up front. Contact Jan Hormuth with questions at jjhormuth@yahoo.com or 303-877-2442. popularity in colonial America, and over time, dozens of local iterations — with unique and untranslatable calls — formed in regions around the country. By the early decades of the 20th century, though, the dance was dying out. Enter Lloyd “Pappy” Shaw, a Colorado Springs high school teacher, who roamed the country in the 1930s, learning the variety of styles and consolidating them into a standardized form. Shaw spent decades teaching his new style, and trained a new generation of dancers and callers credited with leading a postwar revival of the dance. For dancers, though, square dancing isn’t so much about preserving a legacy as it is about blowing off steam. “It completely takes you away from your work,” said Jim Taylor, a Mountaineer with a lengthy list of titles in the club. “If you’re square dancing, you have no time to focus on your stress.” And there’s plenty of room on the dance floor, Heiny said. “We’d love for more people to come dance with us.” C
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Mark Wood will bring his electric violin to Highlands Ranch High School on Nov. 8-10 to teach young string players his brand of orchestral rock. COURTESY PHOTO nis, current president, acted as project managers. Information: castlerockwriters@gmail.com or Alice AldridgeDennis, 303-521-8615. Holiday Bazaar Englewood’s Annual Holiday Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Malley Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Admission is free; concessions available for purchase. Columbine Library opens Jefferson County’s Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton, reopened Oct. 28, after being closed for remodeling. 303-235-5275. SEE SONYA, P16
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Father-son duo share exhibit at Museum Outdoor Arts BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“Art is making something that didn’t exist before,” artist Charles Parson says in a well-made video that plays continuously in the Sound Gallery at the Museum Outdoor Arts’ indoor gallery at Englewood Civic Center. The film’s an informative addition to a large collection of works, “Counterpoints,” by Charles and Collin Parson, father and son, which will run through Dec. 15. The artists, who both speak through geometric images, respond to each other’s work “in concept and format,” according to the MOA. “Each artist creates objects that remind viewers of the extraordinary possibilities intrinsic in common, often industrial materials, building on the structures of geometric forms underlying our world. An artistic bridge between the two generations, presenting an opportunity to harmonize and at times contrast today’s definitions of artistic expression.” Both love industrial materials. Charles, who started drawing at age 10, has a vision that is more traditional than that of his son. Charles speaks on the film of “the pleasure of showing together … the
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Fivers at PACE “Dinner at Five,” a world premiere comedy by Lloyd J. Schwartz, will be presented by Fivers Inc. at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker, from Nov. 14 to 19. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $36-$39, parkerarts.org or 303805-6800. Parker Artist Guild The Parker Artist Guild will feature works by 46 painters and sculptors who work in a variety of mediums: oil, watercolor, pastel and mixed media, photography, clay, stone, bronze. This is the first time the Guild has put out a call for an open show. The exhibit was juried by PACE Center curator Rose Fredericks and artist Mark Nelson, who lives and works in Parker, will select award winners. The opening reception will be 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 3, with artist in attendance, food, music, cash bar. PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tactile Art Arapahoe Community College will host “Shared Visions,” a tactile art exhibit, in collaboration with Colorado School for the Blind, from Nov. 9 to 22. Art is fully accessible, multi-sensory, tactile. Colorado Gallery of the Arts at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, is open 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday,
responsiveness to each other’s aesthetic.” Son Colin comments “sculptors need friends …” In addition to this gallery exhibit, they have eight related monumental sculptures at Westlands Park in Greenwood Village — through Aug. 9, 2018. Surfaces are mirrored acrylic and steel; polished steel; textured papers with drawings — often variations of a horizon; clear acrylic plastic in varied precise, sometimes textured, geometric forms. Many artworks are enhanced by colored LED lights, steady or pulsing — at times phasing into other colors. Works hang on gallery walls and rest on pedestals through the gallery. Aside from the changing lights, a restrained palette is limited to white, black, grays, blues, mirrored and clear plastics, which are at times etched. Silence is an element of the exhibit as well — at least when only a few adult visitors are present — although one can imagine excited responses from younger art lovers, who will surely have a positive reaction to this visually stimulating collection — while dancing in front of the mirrors! Imagination takes one to some science-fiction world — far, far away. Except that Charles Parson’s subtle drawings resemble the mountain ranges we see from any elevated spot near home here. The acrylic covers give them distance. In the back corner gallery, each artist fills a wall with a single horizontal panel. Charles’ is “Diffused Boundary” mixed media, 2017. A drawing of with Tuesday hours until 9 p.m., and an opening reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Admission is free. Cat in the Hat, etc. “Seussical, the Musical” opens on Nov. 10 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, directed by Bob Wells and choreographed by Kelly Kates. Donna Debreceni is music director. Renew your acquaintance with that Cat in the Hat, Mayzie La Bird, Horton the Elephant and others. Ideal family fare for the holidays, it runs through Dec. 30. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Nov. 25 and Dec. 2; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10. No show on Dec. 24. Tickets: $26-$46, 303-794-2767, ext. 5; townhallartscenter.org/seussical. `Beau Jest’ The comedy “Beau Jest” by James Sherman plays Nov. 9 to Dec. 10 at Cherry Creek Theatre at the Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 7 p.m. Sundays Dec. 3 and 10. (No performances Thanksgiving week.) Tickets: $30-$35, cherrycreektheater.org. Jewelry for sale The Denver Women’s Press Club holds its Annual Jewelry Sale on Nov. 18 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Nov. 19 (noon to 4 p.m.) at the Denver Women’s Press Clubhouse, 1325 Logan St., Denver. Bernadette Fuentes, bead maker, will hold a trunk show. Proceeds go to support scholarships for journalism and creative writing at the college level.
IF YOU GO “Counterpoints” shows at Museum Outdoor Arts’ indoor gallery on the second floor of Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, through Dec. 15.
Small works by Colin Parson, top, and Charles Parson, bottom, illustrate the compatibility of each artist’s work. They are included in “Counterpoints” the father-son exhibit at the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood. COURTESY PHOTO a distant mountain range is mounted under a large sheet of clear acrylic, secured with metal screws set in black plugs. The creamy paper is deckleedged, heavy. Collin’s large piece is named “ECHO, echo” 2017, and is made of mirrored acrylic and RGB LEDS. The pulsing lights shine through rows of graduated openings—in alternating cycles of reds, blues, greens, yellows. In the White Box Gallery, the visitor finds a few nicely lighted images of large pieces by each artist. Shadows are cast on the carpet, adding visual interest. “Sculpture is a drawing in space,”
In addition to this gallery exhibit, there are eight related monumental sculptures at Westlands Park, 5701 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village — through Aug. 9, 2018 (check about artist-led tours in the spring at the park). Admission is free. The indoor gallery is open Tuesdays through Fridays. Moaonline.org. 303-8060444.
Charles Parson remarks in the Sound Gallery video. “I’ve found my process — that’s who I am … Collin and I have daily discussions. We both like graduating shapes …” The film shows both men in their studios. Charles has a big space for working with steel beams and other bulky items, while Collin sketches on his computer, “reaching out to fabricators” to execute his designs, because 20 inches by 30 inches is as large as Collin can create at home. The film shows him peeling plastic film off a big mirrored piece. “At 10 years old, I fell in love with light,” he said.
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19th-century Paris saw brave women artists Impressionism bloomed in time and place dominated by men
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The Denver Art Museum is now open seven days a week. “Her Paris,” in the Anschutz Gallery through Jan. 14, is a ticketed exhibit. See DenverArtMuseum.org.
“You had to go there!” said Suzanne Ramljak of the American Federation of Arts, which organized the show, “Her Paris: Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism,” now open through Jan. 14 at the Denver Art Museum. Impressionism was centered in Paris and peaked in the 1870s and 1880s. “Hardly any women were able to go. This is the first survey of women working in France at the time,” Ramljak said at a press preview on Oct. 19. Women artists had to have support from a father or husband — or inherited money. And even then, it was difficult to travel and paint alone — one couldn’t enter a cafe to paint for example, unless accompanied by a man. One had to dress carefully and demurely. And admission to Ecole des Beaux Artes, the place to train, was closed to women, said exhibit curator, Laurence Madeline, who is chief curator for the French National Museums. “These artists had a passion to overcome obstacles,” she said. (Academie Julien did open to women and taught many of them.) Madeline has worked nine or ten years on this show, she said — pulling
many works from museum storage, “from storage to light,” as well as from gallery walls. “There is much to still achieve,” she added as she speculated on next steps, “Much to do in order that women can achieve what women are and able to do.” “You’ve got a baby — spread its wings and fly,” said Angelica Daneo, the local exhibition curator and Denver Art Museum’s curator of painting and sculpture, who installed the exhibit, including more than 80 paintings by 37 professional woman artists from Europe and America. They migrated to Paris to further their careers, overcoming gender-based limitations. “These were not women who painted as a pastime, not makers of ceramics and decorative arts, fans, etc.,” Daneo added. “They had a compelling story to say.” She quoted an early diarist: “To a woman who knows her own mind, men can be only a minor consideration.” Longtime museum docent Jacqui Kitzelman, of Littleton, has been among those training to conduct tours of this exhibition. They have heard about it from Angelica Daneo and from
“In the Studio” 1881, by Marie Bashkirsteff (Ukranian 1858-1884) Oil on Canvas 60 5/8’x73 ¼’. Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum. WWW.BRIDGEMANIMAGES.COM an expert interpretive specialist on the museum staff and were scheduled for a walk-through on Oct. 20. “Each of us figures out how to tour visitors from age 5 to 105, kindergarten to early Alzheimer’s …” she says. It’s really rewarding for a woman who has spent her career in arts management. And “as long as I can walk out of here with a smile on my face, I’ll continue,” she says. There have been mandatory reading assignments (tricky to find, since the docent’s library was moved) and access to the website, labels, pictures and wall text. When we spoke with Kitzelman some time ago, there were 70 docents and their number has increased to
almost 200. “We just trained 50 new ones,” she said — needed as museum attendance grows steadily. This exhibit should attract real crowds. Madeline added a historic note: “Napoleon allowed more freedom for women just before this period — women could earn their own way.” Included in the exhibit: American Mary Cassatt, French women Berthe Morisot and Rosa Bonheur, Dane Anna Archer and German Paula Modrersohn-Becker. Many paintings included stories of the artists’ lives and friends: painting together, seated with an instructor in a sunny park, enjoying tea, interiors, modern landscapes, strolling, with children — and there are a number of portraits of woman artists by other woman artists (looking businesslike, versus in the pretty white dress). They asserted their roles in the art world. Women couldn’t attend the Ecole des Beaux Artes until quite late in the period when Paris was the art mecca and by then, it wasn’t nearly as good, nor so much in demand, Madeline said. Famous artists such as Monet left. “We are just with very good artists,” Madeline concluded, again emphasizing the quality of painting. Allow time to look at details when you visit. The exhibit will next move to the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Clark Art Museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
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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.
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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.
Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@gmail.com
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.
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 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com. Chess: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Simla Library. All skill levels and ages welcome. Call 719-541-2573. Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association 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 303-646-5456.
Game Night: 4 p.m. Mondays at the Kiowa Library; call 303-621-2111. 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; call 303-648-3533. Enjoy board, card, and video games for all ages.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 fourcounty 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.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated. Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and weekends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or find us online at http://www. meetup.com/Parker-Franktown-ElizabethPaper-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 303-6463425 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 303-8142863 or email skycliffctr@skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org. Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, Franktown (lunch provided). 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at 303-814-2863.
Teen Tuesday: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert Library. Play card and video games. Call 303648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org. Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www. promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com. VFW Post 10649 meets monthly at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to http://www. vfwpost10649.org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303435-2560 for questions. VFW Post 4266, serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Go to www.vfwpost4266.org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker. Waste Not Wednesdays: 4:15 p.m. Wednesdays, at Simla Library. Kids craft and learn with repurposed stuff. Call 719-541-2573 or go to pplibraries.org. What’s up Wednesdays: 4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Kiowa Library. Free STEAM activities for kids and parents. Call 303-648-3533 (Elbert) or 303-621-2111 (Kiowa) or go to pplibraries.org. Women’s Divorce Workshop covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce and is presented the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Meet in the community room. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m.; workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@ divorceworkshopdenver.com.
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Trump’s short-term emergency declaration highlights opioid crisis 90-day order brings no new money to battle against addiction BY JILL COLVIN AND CARLA K. JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
In ringing terms, President Donald Trump on Oct. 26 declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency — a step that won’t bring new dollars to fight a scourge that kills nearly 100 Americans a day but will expand access to medical services in rural areas, among other changes. “This epidemic is a national health emergency,” Trump said in a speech at the White House, where he bemoaned a crisis he said had spared no segment of American society. “As Americans we cannot allow this to continue,” he said. Administration officials have made clear that the declaration, which lasts for 90 days and can be renewed, comes with no dedicated dollars. But they said it will allow them to use existing money to better fight the crisis. Officials also said they would urge Congress, during end-of-the year budget negotiations, to add new cash to a public health emergency fund that Congress hasn’t replenished for years. The Public Health Emergency Fund
currently contains just $57,000, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, a negligible amount. Officials would not disclose how much they were seeking. But critics said that wasn’t enough. “How can you say it’s an emergency if we’re not going to put a new nickel in it?” said Dr. Joseph Parks, medical director of the nonprofit National Council for Behavioral Health, which advocates for addiction treatment providers. “As far as moving the money around,” he added, “that’s like robbing Peter to pay Paul.” U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, said Trump’s declaration fell “far short.” “Our state and local officials on the front lines of this fight have been very clear: They need more funding,” she said. Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi also was critical, calling the new declaration “words without the money.” Trump’s audience on Oct. 26 included parents who have lost children to drug overdoses, people who have struggled with addiction, and first responders whose have used overdose reversal drugs to save lives. Trump also spoke personally about his own family’s experience with addiction: His older brother, Fred Jr., died after struggling with alcoholism. It’s the reason the president does not drink.
Trump described his brother as a “great guy, best looking guy,” with a personality “much better than mine” “But he had a problem, he had a problem with alcohol,” the president said. “I learned because of Fred.” Trump said he hoped a massive advertising campaign, which sounded reminiscent of the 1980s “Just Say No” campaign, might have a similar impact. “If we can teach young people, and people generally, not to start, it’s really, really easy not to take ‘em,” he said. Leading up to the announcement, Trump had said he wanted to give his administration the “power to do things that you can’t do right now.” As a candidate, he had pledged to make fighting addiction a priority, and pressed the issue in some of the states hardest hit. “When I won the New Hampshire primary, I promised the people of New Hampshire that I would stop drugs from pouring into your communities. I am now doubling down on that promise, and can guarantee you we will not only stop the drugs from pouring in, but we will help all of those people so seriously addicted get the assistance they need to unchain themselves,” Trump told a crowd in Maine weeks before last November’s election. Once in office, Trump assembled a commission, led by Gov. Chris
Christie of New Jersey, to study the problem. The commission’s interim report argued an emergency declaration would free additional money and resources, but some in Trump’s administration disagreed. Christie, in a statement, said Trump was taking “bold action” that shows “an unprecedented commitment to fighting this epidemic and placing the weight of the presidency behind saving lives across the country.” Officials said the administration had considered a bolder emergency declaration, under the Stafford Act, which is typically used for natural disasters like hurricanes. But they decided that measure was better suited to more short-term, location-specific crises than the opioid problem. Drug overdoses of all kinds kill an estimated 142 Americans every day. As a result of the public health emergency declaration, officials will be able to expand access to telemedicine services, include substance abuse treatment for people living in rural and remote areas. Officials will also be able to more easily deploy state and federal workers, secure Department of Labor grants for the unemployed, and shift funding for HIV and AIDs programs to provide more substance abuse treatment for people already eligible for those programs. SEE CRISIS, P24
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number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff.
Public Notices Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maynard Doyle Hulm, aka Maynard D. Hulm, Deceased Case Number: 17PR30039
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 March 2, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Maynard Joseph Hulm, Jr. Personal Representative 69 Marble Street, F127 Edwards, CO 81632 Ronald W. Rutz, #1905 Attorney for Personal Representative 1991 E. 11th Street Loveland, CO 80537 Legal Notice No: 23810 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 9, 2017 Publisher: Elbert County News
3. TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.
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Legal Notice No.: 23812 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 23, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117 Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016; TODD MAYNES; RICK PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case Number: 2017CV30054 SUMMONS
Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117 Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016; TODD MAYNES; RICK PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com CASE NUMBER: 2017CV30053 SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: TODD MAYNES YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. Dated: September 6, 2017 Clerk of Court/Clerk Address of Plaintiff Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 (303) 993-5400 1. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired. 2. WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff. 3. TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name. Legal Notice No.: 23812 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 23, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: TODD MAYNES YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. Dated: September 7, 2017 Clerk of Court/Clerk Address of Plaintiff Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 (303) 993-5400 1. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired. 2. WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff. 3. TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name. Legal Notice No.: 23813 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 23, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117 Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016; TODD MAYNES; RICK PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case Number: 2017CV30054 SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016
Notices
Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation
Defendant: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016; TODD MAYNES; RICK PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee
Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case Number: 2017CV30054
Misc. Private Legals SUMMONS
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. Dated: September 7, 2017 Clerk of Court/Clerk Address of Plaintiff Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 (303) 993-5400 1. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, C.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired. 2. WARNING: A valid summons may be issued by a lawyer and it need not contain a court case number, the signature of a court officer, or a court seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the date this summons was served on you to file the case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to find out whether the case has been filed and obtain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files more than 14 days after the date the summons was served on you, the case may be dismissed upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff. 3. TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name. Legal Notice No.: 23815 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 23, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Ave. Kiowa, CO 80117 Plaintiff: SPRING VALLEY RANCH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation Defendant: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016; TODD MAYNES; RICK PETTITT, Elbert County Public Trustee Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com CASE NUMBER: 2017CV30053 SUMMONS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: SPRING VALLEY HOMES, LLC, Delinquent June 1, 2016 YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the attached Complaint. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice. Dated: September 6, 2017 Clerk of Court/Clerk Address of Plaintiff Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 (303) 993-5400
upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 21 days after such service upon you. If service of the Summons and Complaint was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after such service upon you. Your answer or counterclaim must be accompanied with the applicable filing fee.
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If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable Public Notice time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in NOTICE OFcall PUBLIC HEARING To advertise your public notices 303-566-4100 the Complaint without further notice. PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2018 OF CLEARWATER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Dated: September 6, 2017 Clerk of Court/Clerk NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of DirAddress of Plaintiff ectors of the Clearwater Metropolitan District, of Alcock Law Group, PC the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, for the 19751 Mainstreet, Suite 210 ensuing year 2018; that a copy of such proParker, CO 80138 posed budget has been filed in the office of the District Management located at, Burg Simpson (303) 993-5400 Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 1. This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4, 792-5595, where the same is open for public inC.R.C.P., as amended. A copy of the Complaint spection; and that such proposed budget will be must be served with this Summons. This form considered at a regular meeting of the Board of should not be used where service by publicaDirectors of the District to be held on tion is desired. November 9, 2017, at 4:00 p.m., at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club 2. WARNING: A valid summons may be issued Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested electby a lawyer and it need not contain a court case or of the Clearwater Metropolitan District may innumber, the signature of a court officer, or a spect the budget, and file or register any objeccourt seal. The plaintiff has 14 days from the tion thereto prior to the adoption of the 2018 date this summons was served on you to file the Budget. case with the court. You are responsible for contacting the court to This Meeting is open to the public and any find out whether the case has been filed and obmember of the public may address the board. tain the case number. If the plaintiff files the case within this time, then you must respond as explained in this summons. If the plaintiff files BY ORDER OF THE BOARD more than 14 days after the date the summons OF DIRECTORS was served on you, the case may be dismissed CLEARWATER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT upon motion and you may be entitled to seek attorney’s fees from the plaintiff. /s/ BURG SIMPSON ELDREDGE HERSH JARDINE, P.C. 3. TO THE CLERK: If the summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the Legal Notice No.: 23819 clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or First Publication: November 2, 2017 typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorLast Publication: November 2, 2017 ney’s name. Publisher: The Elbert County News
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Legal Notice No.: 23816 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 23, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News
City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: ROBERT AND MARK FRATES 880 NEWCOMBE ST LAKEWOOD, CO 80215 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to DALE BRILEY the following described property situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 35 Township: 10 Range: 60 (TOTAL 0.572 A) Subdivision: SIMLA HEIGHTS Block: 9 Lot: 4 THRU:- Lot: 6 Certificate Number: 2014-02038 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to DALE BRILEY. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said property for the year 2013; That said property was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ROBERT AND MARK FRATES for said year 2013;
City and County
Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2018 OF THE NORTH PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the North Pines Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, for the ensuing year 2018; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District Management located at, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 792-5595, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 9, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the North Pines Metropolitan District may inspect the budget, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2018 Budget.
This Meeting is open to the public and any member of the public may address the board. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE NORTH PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ BURG SIMPSON ELDREDGE HERSH JARDINE, P.C. Legal Notice No.: 23820 First Publication: November 2, 2017 Last Publication: November 2, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND 2018 BUDGET OF DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT
This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on October 26, 2017, November 2, 2017 and November 9, 2017.
NOTICE is hereby given that the necessity has arisen to amend the Deer Creek Water District’s 2017 Budget; and a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the District for the ensuing year of 2018; that a copy of the proposed 2017 Amended Budget and 2018 Budget have been filed in the office of the District at 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection; and that consideration of such proposed 2017 Amendment Budget and 2018 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker, Colorado, on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolution to Amend 2017 Budget and adoption of the 2018 Budget, inspect the budgets and file or register any objections thereto.
Witness my hand this 17th day of October 2017 Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado
DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT By: /s/ Gary McIntyre, Chairman
Legal Notice No.: 23814 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 9, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News
Legal Notice No.: 23821 First Publication: November 2, 2017 Last Publication: November 2, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News
That said DALE BRILEY on the 5th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said property; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said property to DALE BRILEY on the 8th day of February 2018, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.
Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2018 OF CLEARWATER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Clearwater Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, for the ensuing year 2018; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District Management located at, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness
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Douglas/Elbert Task Force: Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis. Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street. Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext. 32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines. Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities. Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months. Contact: 303-751-5772 or go to www.ddfl.org. Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: Supports the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises. Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.). Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete a employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log
November 2, 2017N a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse. Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn.com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.” Girl Scouts of Colorado: Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, administrative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@ gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 Hospice at Home Need: Volunteers help patients and their families with respite care, videotaping, massage and other tasks. Home study training is available. Contact 303-698-6404 Hospice of Covenant Care: Nonprofit, faithbased hospice Need: Volunteers to support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039 Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals to residents in Englewood, southern Jefferson County and western Arapahoe County Need: Drivers to deliver meals; volunteers to help prepare, box and label meals Requirements: Must dedicate one to two hours a week Contact: Phil or Mary at 303-798-7642 (from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) Neighbor Network: Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County
Need: Volunteers who can provide transportation, light housekeeping, handyman and companion services to seniors. Requirements: Must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance. Contact: 303-814-4300, neighbornetwork@ douglas.co.us or dcneighbornetwork.org. Parker Senior Center: Provides services to local seniors. Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more. Contact: Louise West at 303-841-5370. PeopleFirst Hospice: Denver hospice Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families. Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Red Cross: Supports the elderly, international causes and social services Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 Sunset Hospice: Provides end-of-life support Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105 The Right Step Inc.: Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton. Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising. Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a threehour training session. Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc. org or go to www.therightstepinc.org.
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Trump also directed other departments and agencies to exercise their own available emergency authorities to address the crisis. But Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said the effort falls far short of what is needed and will divert staff and resources from other vital public health initiatives. “Families in Connecticut suffering from the opioid epidemic deserve better than half measures and empty rhetoric offered seemingly as an afterthought,” he said in a statement. He argued, “An emergency of this magnitude must be met with sustained, robust funding and comprehensive treatment programs.” Democrats also criticize Trump’s efforts to repeal and replace the “Obamacare” health law. Its Medicaid expansion has been crucial in confronting the opioid epidemic. Adopted by 31 states, the Medicaid expansion provides coverage to low-income adults previously not eligible. Many are in their 20s and 30s, a demographic hit hard by the epidemic. Medicaid pays for detox and long-term treatment.
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