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Offices shuffled by county manager Handful of key personnel moving By George Lurie
glurie@coloradocommunitymedia.com Elbert County Manager Ed Ehmann is wasting no time putting his personal stamp on the way the county operates. During the last two weeks of March, Ehmann has been moving key personnel
from various county departments into newly configured office space in the courthouse in Kiowa. Ehmann, who was appointed county manager by the county commissioners in February, said the changes are part of a “reorganization that will move some staff around to better serve the public.” Ehmann, who is still operating as director of the county road and bridge department, has also recently moved into a second-floor office in the courthouse building that was formerly occupied by the county’s
finance director, who was fired by the commissioners in 2013 and has yet to be replaced. Ehmann’s new office is adjacent to the three commissioners’ offices and the still sparse office of new Ehmann County Attorney Wade Gateley. “At one time, we thought about moving the three commissioners’ offices to the Justice Center” in order to make more room
for other county workers in the courthouse building, Ehmann said. Board of County Commissioners Chair Kurt Schlegel said he supported the plan. “As long as I have my phone and iPad, I can work anywhere,” said Schlegel, adding, “it would take me about an hour to move out of my (courthouse) office.” But Ehmann said that “at least for the time being,” the three commissioners’ offices will remain where they are. Personnel continues on Page 4
Election bill gains Senate approval Republicans say recall measure tramples state constitution By Vic Vela
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At the March 26 BOCC meeting, Chairman Kurt Schlegel, center, listens to a comment from District 3 Commissioner Larry Ross, right. Schlegel announced that the county would be adhering more strictly to its open records requests policy. Photo by George Lurie
County tightens records policy ‘Deluge’ of requests requires staff time By George Lurie
glurie@coloradocommunitymedia.com At the March 26 Board of County Commissioners meeting, Chairman Kurt Schlegel announced that Elbert County is modifying the way it responds to public records requests. “Over the last two years, we’ve been getting deluged with a plethora of requests,” Schlegel said. “It’s really become a significant drain on the county’s resources and staff.” Schlegel said that county staff “is currently in the process of uploading records onto the county website” in the hope that “it will help decrease” the number of open record requests. “Up to now, we’ve been very lenient in charging people for staff time (related to responding to open record requests). That
policy is going to change,” Schlegel added. The county currently charges 25 cents per page — and $20 an hour for staff time involved in responding to open record requests. “We had typically been giving them the first hour (of staff time) for free,” Schlegel said. “It’s no secret that in Elbert County (where currently every elected official is a Republican) that partisanship plays a role in just about everything,” including in the number of public records requests filed, said Commissioner Robert Rowland. “I guess the Democrats feel like bombarding our staff with (open record) requests is one way they can be a burr under our saddle,” Rowland added. Nearly all open records requests “require getting the county attorney involved,” Schlegel said. “This costs us, the taxpayers, quite a bit of money and takes up valuable time for staff. And most of these (open record) requests have been asked before and are being asked repeatedly.” Under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), the county
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can charge up to $1.25 for a photocopy related to an open records request filed by a citizen. At the March 26 BOCC meeting, Schlegel provided an updated copy of the county’s “Open Records Request Procedure and Policy” statement, which reads, in part: “Elbert County seeks to meet public information requests in the most economical fashion possible. When applicable, an estimated cost of the requested information may be provided when requesting a substantial number of copies or research by the Custodian (of Records) is required. In the event research or compilation of records is required, the fee for compiling request information is $20 per hour for employee time utilized. The requestor may be required to pay all or a portion of the estimated cost before compilation of the information is performed.” The policy also states that “the County may refuse any request requiring data manipulation on the basis that CORA does not require manipulation.” County Manager Ed Ehmann confirmed that the “vast majority” of recent open record requests have come from “just a handful of individuals.” “We just don’t have the staff to handle this,” Ehmann said. Before he resigned last month, former County Attorney Alex Beltz said dealing with open record requests took up “a huge amount of my time, many, many hours almost every week.” Schlegel said, “You have no idea how frustrating this has been for county staff to deal with.”
A Democrat-sponsored bill that would re-shape how Colorado voters cast ballots in recall elections passed the state Senate on March 28, as Republicans cried foul. The bill would allow people more time to vote and would provide more options for casting their ballots in recall elections — something that wasn’t possible during last fall’s historic legislative recalls, which resulted in the ousting of two Democratic Senate members. But Republicans blasted the effort as an end-run around the state constitution that is clearly aimed at driving higher Democratic turnout in recall elections. “Just because the constitution is an inconvenient truth, it’s still the truth,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, in a Senate debate that preceded the vote. Democrats say the idea behind Senate Bill 158 is to sync modern election code with outdated election language in the state constitution — which was written more than a century prior to last year’s recalls. The Colorado Constitution states that a candidate has up to 15 days prior to Election Day to submit enough signatures to appear on a recall ballot. The Democrat-sponsored bill would require candidates to submit signatures 15 days prior to when ballots are made available to voters, which occurs long before the actual day of the election. The changes would give county clerks more time to process mail ballots, something that didn’t happen during last year’s recalls — where Democratic Sens. John Morse of Colorado Springs and Angela Giron of Pueblo lost their seats in elections that were spurred by their votes on gun-control legislation. The elections were preceded by court battles that culminated with a Denver District Court judge ruling that the mailing of ballots could not be possible in those recalls. Sen. Matt Jones, D-Louisville, a bill sponsor, said that resulted in “terrible” Recall continues on Page 4
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Education-funding efforts advance One bill would boost per-pupil money By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado’s long-underfunded public school system would receive an additional $300 million in funding and increased perpupil dollars, under a pair of school finance bills that cleared a House committee on March 19. However, the battle over how those dollars are to be managed — and whether the funding will be enough to appease vocal superintendents — is just getting started, as the education budget process began to play out at the Capitol last week. This year’s K-12 school funding efforts seek to provide a badly needed infusion of resources to school districts across the state, through a bipartisan education funding bill and the annual School Finance Act. “This is our very best attempt at making sure we start making progress from some very difficult financial years,” Rep. John Buckner, D-Aurora, told the House Education committee. The School Finance Act would increase per-pupil funding by 2.8 percent, which would allow that funding to keep up with inflation. The bill also provides $17 million for preschool and full-day kindergarten. Immediately before the bill received com-
mittee approval, the same committee gave the go-ahead for a separate, bipartisan school funding measure. The Student Success Act would provide millions of dollars for school programs and would replace some of the education funding that had been a casualty o f budget cuts in recent years. The bill — which received House sponsorship from Reps. Millie Hamner, D-Dillon, and Carole Murray, RCastle Rock — would give schools $200 million in additional funding. That sum includes $20 million for reading programs and about $30 million for programs designed for English language learners. “They are some of our most vulnerable
and neediest populations of students,” Hamner said. The money would also buy down the so-called education funding “negative factor” —recession era education funding cuts that total about $1 billion. The bill would provide $100 million for the purpose of backfilling some of those cuts. The bills are a way for the Legislature to provide more money for schools on LOG ON & the heels of VOTE TODAY! last year’s failed school OR COMPLETE THE finance tax BALLOT ON PAGE 12 measure, which voters soundly rejected in November. An increase in education funding is a top priority for lawmakers and Gov. John Hickenlooper, given the state’s upbeat economic forecast, which was recently pre-
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sented to the Joint Budget Committee. But this year’s K-12 funding efforts are not going to please everyone. School superintendents and other education advocates are asking for more money for the negative factor buydown than what the Legislature expects to provide. School district leaders have also voiced displeasure over an area in the Student Success Act that seeks to change how pupils are counted for the purposes of a school’s official enrollment — something that districts say is a waste of time and money. And there have been arguments over school districts’ lack of autonomy over how the money will be spent. The funding will have stings attached, which doesn’t please opponents who say that the Legislature shouldn’t dictate how districts use that money. “I’d like to restore the negative factor to the best of our ability with no strings attached,” said Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, the only member of the House Education Committee to vote against the Student Success Act. “I think that has been a clear message from our school districts.” Hamner acknowledged those concerns, but said that it’s important to realize that the state can’t get in over its head. “We just have to balance all these needs with what the state budget can really commit to over a period of years,” she said. The bills now head to the House Appropriations Committee, prior to receiving full votes in the House.
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Tech students compete at state The Technology Student Association (TSA) is the only student organization devoted exclusively to students engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Earlier this month, the Elizabeth High
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Health Fair slated for EMS in April The 9Health Fair will be held April 19 from 7 a.m. to noon at Elizabeth Middle School. The event offers free and low-cost health screenings and a variety of health education booths. Health care professionals will also be available.
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So far, about a half-dozen key county employees from the Fairgrounds and Road and Bridge departments have been relocated to offices in the courthouse. “There will be some additional moves over the next several weeks,” Schlegel said at the BOCC’s March 26 meeting. “The changes are all for the better and designed to improve the county’s business operations.” “The plan is to streamline administrative operations in multiple departments,” said Ehmann. The county is made up of 14 different departments, Ehmann said, some “more critical than others in the day-to-day operation of the county.” “We plan to cross-train employees between departments so that things don’t come to a standstill when somebody goes out on vacation,” Ehmann said.
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“It’s bad management to have only one person (in a department) who knows how to do something,” said Sheriff Shane Heap, adding that he’s already seen increased efficiencies within county operations with Ehmann’s first wave of reorganizations and consolidation. “The Sheriff’s Office and Road and Bridge Department already work closely together and are doing a lot of this that are saving the county money,” Heap said. Ehmann has ordered “modular desks” that should arrive any day and will be set up in the budget office, located on the second floor of the courthouse. The new office equipment will allow for additional county employees to work on the same floor as the county manager, county commissioners and county attorney. “It makes it challenging when you are working in such an old building,” Ehmann said of the century-old courthouse, which lacks central air conditioning and many other modern amenities. “We’re trying hard to create a team atmosphere where we’re all working together,” said Ehmann.
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voter turnout last year. Jones said that about 36 percent of eligible voters showed up to vote in Giron’s recall election, while only 21 percent of voters cast ballots in the Morse contest. Jones said the lack of a mail ballot option particularly harmed military voters, the elderly and persons with disabilities, because they had a more difficult time getting to the polls on a single Election Day. “Nobody benefits from chaos, especially the voters,” Jones said. “This aligns the constitution in such a way so that people who want to vote can vote.” Jones also cited bill support from the nonpartisan County Clerk’s Association. Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, also a bill sponsor, said the bill “modernizes” recall elections in a way that Colorado voters have become accustomed to, through the current general election process.
“This is just taking the experience from last year and making our laws more understandable for everyone involved,” Steadman said. But Republicans blasted the bill for “running roughshod over the constitution.” They argued that the language in the constitution clearly defines that Election Day means just that — and not the weeks-long early voting process that Democrats say it is. “We’re redefining Election Day here and I don’t think that is something we can do,” said Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley. “That is unconstitutional.” The bill now heads to the House after it passed the Senate following an 18-17 party-line vote. The result did not sit well with Republican Sen. Ted Harvey of Highlands Ranch. “The Democrats lost multiple court battles to stop the recalls, they then lost two Senators to recall elections, so today they are attempting to amend the constitution without a vote of the people,” Harvey said. “Their disrespect of the voters of Colorado knows no bounds.”
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For the past 29 years, the South Metro Denver Chamber has recognized small businesses for their outstanding entrepreneurial achievements. The emphasis of the recognition is on leadership consistent with our core values of collaboration, empowerment, transformation and celebration. In keeping with this tradition, the South Metro Denver Chamber and the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are proud to announce the finalists for the this year’s Small Business Leadership Awards. The finalists for the 29th Annual South Metro Denver Small Business Leadership Awards are: Small Business of the Year A Cleaner Carpet Baceline Investments Clinic Service Weisbard Dental Frame de Art Greystone Technology Group Minor & Brown PC Pryor Johnson Carney Karr, Nixon PC Revenue River Marketing T.A. Pelsue Company Emerging Business of the Year Centennial Gun Club Denver Beer Co. HighBridge Creative RockPile Energy Services Brian R. Vogt Community Leader of the Year David Weaver, Sheriff, Douglas County Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, Adjutant General of Colorado Melanie Worley, CEO/Executive Director, Developmental Pathways Nathan Mendel, President, Mendel &
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Bill would alter educator evaluations for one year Opponents say change should be permanent By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com School districts would have greater flexibility in deciding how much weight student academic performance would have in evaluating teachers under a bill that passed a Senate committee on March 26. But Republicans who voted against the bill would rather let districts make that decision permanently, rather than the oneyear freedom that the bill allows. School boards now are required to establish a principal- and teacher-evaluation process that bases at least 50 percent of an educator’s annual evaluation on the academic growth of students’ standardized testing scores.
The weight of poor student performance can adversely impact educators facing evaluation. Critics of the current law say it is unfair, because districts may not have the resources to follow through with the requirements. The current requirement is mandated through 2010’s Senate Bill 191, which set a standard for educator performance evaluations. Senate Bill 165 would allow school districts to decide how much — if any — student test data would factor into an educator’s performance evaluation for the 2014-15 school year. “This is a good compromise between moving forward (with the desire for sound academic requirements) and also being fair to students and education professionals across the state,” Sen. Andy Kerr, DLakewood, a bill sponsor, told the Senate Education Committee. Supporters of the legislation say that districts are already having a difficult time
shifting their focus toward new testing this year, without having to keep up with existing mandates. Schools are moving from Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) testing to a new system that will incorporate tests from a multistate consortium. The bill gives districts time to analyze the new student assessments before they’re used to evaluate teachers and principals. The 50 percent student test data threshold would still be used for the current school year, but in a “hold harmless” manner, meaning educators could not be adversely affected at evaluation time. The bill received supportive committee testimony from key education groups. Jane Urschel, of the Colorado Association of School Boards, said the bill “provides considerable relief for teachers and administrators.” And Kerrie Dallman of the Colorado Education Association said the bill gives districts “more time and train-
ing before high-stakes decisions are made about teachers.” The bill has Republican sponsorship in the House from Rep. Carole Murray, of Castle Rock. But the vote in the majorityDemocrat Senate Education Committee fell on party lines, with all Democrats in support and all Republicans in opposition. Sen. Vicky Marble, R-Fort Collins, offered an unsuccessful amendment to the bill that would have allowed districts to decide the weight of student test data in educator evaluations on a permanent basis. Marble said educators are buried in testing and evaluation mandates and that it’s unfair to ask districts to shoulder any more burdens. “I cannot support this bill for a year, but I can support this bill in perpetuity,” she said. The bill now heads for a vote in the full Senate.
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What could $10 million do for Elizabeth students? Much of what each of us has achieved in life is rooted in the education we received in our youth. Just as the generations before us met their responsibility to educate us, we too have a responsibility to ensure a quality public education is available to all. Public education is the great equalizer that ensures the opportunities for all that our founders envisioned. In times of economic strife, we must not forget that each child has only one opportunity to receive his or her initial education. Many in our state government have forgotten this simple fact. This forgetfulness has cost our district over $10 million and is negatively impacting thousands of our children. In Colorado, the School Finance Act of 1994 sets school funding levels. This law provides a formula for funding of K-12 education that divides the burden for funding schools between revenue collected by the state and local property taxes. The current split is approximately 65 percent state and 35 percent local. The formula sets base funding and then adjusts with various factors accounting for local cost of living, percentage of at-risk children, percentage of English language learners, etc. The formula is meant to provide for basic education requirements and does
not fund such enhancements as full-day kindergarten, bus transportation between home and school, or extracurricular sports and arts programs. There are additional federal and state funding streams that support only a fraction of the costs of other mandated services such as Special Education requirements. The voters in many districts have chosen to support a Mill Levy Override (additional property taxes in excess of the amount required by the state formula) to pay for the enhancements listed above. We have not. The Elizabeth School district has, throughout the years, provided both the basic educational requirements and the enhancements that produce a well-rounded student and prepared citizen within the
amounts dictated by the formula. We have done so by getting the most from every penny received and prioritizing funding to the classroom over all else when shortfalls occur. As the recent recession deepened, the state legislature added a negative factor to the funding formula that, to date has reduced state funding (or return of our own tax dollars) by a cumulative amount in excess of $10 million. The negative factor for our schools was $3.1 million just this year. As our total budget is on the order of $20 million this has had a great impact. We are operating at pre-2008 revenue levels. Our district has made hard choices. We have reduced funding to areas outside the classroom dramatically. Facility maintenance has been deferred, life-cycle replacement of technology and busses has not occurred, our teachers and supporting staff have not seen pay increases that match increasing costs of living. We have also delayed needed investments, cut some services, and spent down our small reserve in order to protect quality of education and retain some of the enhancements that our community values. Obviously, we cannot rely on our dwin-
dling reserves for the long term. We continuously examine our operations to find areas to reduce costs, but the return on these efforts is becoming limited. At our current levels of expenses and revenues, our district will run out of cash in the middle of the 2016-17 school year. Obviously, change is needed. Our board and superintendent have been extremely active in demanding the state legislature reduce the negative factor. Absent a return of these funds, or increased local contributions, we will have to eliminate nonessential programs that are highly valued. Not a pleasant prospect. Currently, our schools produce highlyqualified graduates who have been successful at some of the most competitive universities in our nation. Our community values — echoed and reinforced in our schools — are the key to developing solid citizens that are ready and able to participate in society. Their future and the future of our community, state, and nation are in our hands and we take that responsibility seriously. Christopher A. Richardson represents District C1 on the Elizabeth School District board of education.
Blaming is obstacle on road to accountability
You build them up, they let you down Who and what can you count on? Who and what can you rely upon, each and every day? (Let’s leave God out of this.) It’s a good question. Even the best of friends flake out now and then. The best appliances go on the blink. Technology is always vulnerable. Your car can’t be trusted 100 percent of the time. Your cookies are broken. There are bones in your burrito. Meteorologists? They’re good, but they’re not perfect. I have never complained. Most of the time they are right on it. I always keep in mind that they are not predicting the weather on my street. I can’t count on my favorite actor to always, always be brilliant. The same goes for my favorite musicians. When I was a teenager, if a group had two hits, they would record an album. There would be a hit on each side, and the rest of the songs would be fillers. Most of the time the fillers were duds. Sometimes my favorite group — like Peter, Paul, and Mary — would record a song from the drecky settlings of a songwriter who missed the boat, missed the bus, missed the velocipede. Please don’t make me listen to “I Dig Rock and Roll Music.” My theory is that they thought their day had come and gone, that folk music’s day had come and gone, and that they wanted to look like they were still valid. Instead of singing a rock and roll song, they elected to be rock and roll sycophants.
“It wasn’t me!” “It’s not my fault!” “I can’t believe they did that!” To me, personal accountability is right up there with character, integrity, and honesty on the value scale. When we make mistakes, and we will, it is our responsibility to own them, fix the issue if possible, move on and learn from each one. As for me, I am doing a lot of learning these days … if you know what I mean. What we have to avoid is the “Blame Game” when it comes to blaming ourselves or others. Whether we try and hide from our errors out of shame, or we have developed a coping mechanism over time that allows us to point the finger of blame at others, it’s time to step up and take ownership of everything we do. And by the way, some of you may have heard or seen this before, but when we point the finger of blame at someone else, there are still three fingers pointing back in our direction. Do others need to be held accountable? Absolutely. We all make mistakes and err from time to time. And in each case the level of conversation or appropriateness of a discussion around the event will be driven or dictated by the depth of the relationship between the people involved. When we have the strength and confidence to hold ourselves accountable for our own actions, it becomes so much easier to talk with oth-
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That’s unforgivable. On top of that, they sing the word “dig.” The song came out in 1968. “Dig” had come and gone years before. It made me sad. Unfortunately the damn thing was a hit. I freeze when I hear it, and leap to change it. One time I changed the station, and the second worse song ever was on. Jefferson Airplane may have taken its name from a slang term for “a paper match splint that holds a marijuana joint that has been smoked too short to hold without burning the fingers.” One disc jockey said they were named after an airplane that was displayed in front of Jefferson High School. Either way, it was a good name. Was. Then someone decided to befriend “Star Wars” and renamed the group “Starship.” That still irritates me. Their first single was awful. Unfortunately it was a hit too. Elton John’s pal Bernie Taupin was involved. Please. Smith continues on Page 7
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ers about their accountability and responsibility. It’s when we act one way and think that it would be OK to absolve ourselves from being held accountable, yet we feel like we can point out the erroneous ways of others, is where we get ourselves in trouble. Accountability sometimes carries a negative connotation, but it doesn’t always have to. People just don’t like being held accountable; it is a strong word for sure and does carry a heavy weight or even burden for some people. Accountability should be a positive word and used to motivate, inspire, and encourage ourselves and others. When used negatively, accountability can become a weapon. When it is used positively it can serve as a tool and launching pad for greatness. The next time you consider pointing your finger somewhere, point it in the Norton continues on Page 7
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April 3, 2014
Baby delivered on side of highway Dad delivers Karaline Annabelle while sisters look on By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com Stefanie and Nathan Simpson learned an important lesson on a roadside in the middle of nowhere: “Baby comes when baby comes.” After relatively routine births with their first three daughters, the couple was not expecting a nontraditional labor with their fourth. After the two spent Sunday afternoon, the baby’s due date, at Parker Adventist Hospital, waiting on what turned out to be a false alarm, they learned the baby would be arriving on her own time. Two days later, the family, including girls ages 21 months through 5 years, were piling into their car in the early morning light. The contractions were coming closer together, but “I thought I had time to get to the hospital,” Stefanie said. The couple had moved one week earlier from Aurora to Falcon, a town east of Colorado Springs. Stefanie’s obstetrician is based at Parker Adventist, and she was willing to make the commute. It turned out that Karaline Annabelle was not. Nathan called 9-1-1 and was told to pull over on Highway 83, just north of County Line Road in southeastern Douglas County. Paramedics from two departments — the Franktown Fire Protection District and Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District — were en route. Nathan
Karaline Annabelle Simpson rests after being born hours earlier on the side of Highway 83.
Stefanie and Nathan Simpson, of Falcon, smile at Karaline, who was born in a car March 25. Nathan had to perform the first half of the delivery before paramedics arrived. Photos by Chris Michlewicz could hear sirens in the distance as the baby crowned. Karaline didn’t scream. She came out wide-eyed and alert, taking in the “whirlwind” scene around her, probably wondering all the while what the commotion was about. Her sisters — Kirina, Kaelynn and Kenna — watched in amazement. Karaline was halfway out when emergency personnel first
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direction of where you want to go instead of pointing it at where you have been or at someone else. Now when you do this, point your finger towards your destination, you will still have three fingers pointing back at yourself. This will remind you that you are the one responsible and accountable for reaching
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Please do not play “We Built This City (on Rock and Roll”). It was all wrong, arrogant, a presumption, badly timed, a once great band’s resignation to the slide back down the hill. It reminded of Academy Award-winning actor Ray Milland appearing in “The Man With Two Heads.” If it had been at the start of his career, OK. It wasn’t. The other head belonged to black football star Roosevelt Grier. What was it like on the set? Was it nonstop laughing? I’ll tell you what I can count on every day. Any day of the week, any time of day. Two things, actually, that have never failed
reached the vehicle. With the temperature hovering around 15 degrees, the newborn was wrapped in aluminum blankets. Nathan, seated on the side of a hospital bed alongside his beaming wife, calmly recounted the story with Karaline in his arms. He admitted that he was not so composed during the birth. “I have three other daughters
and exceeding your goals. So are you playing the “Blame Game” or are you using accountability as a tool to help drive you toward the achievement of your goals and dreams? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we leverage accountability as a tool and not a weapon, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/founder of www. candogo.com.
me. Each is profoundly simple, and capable of profound things. One is a No. 2 pencil. A yellow No. 2 pencil, with a pink eraser at the end. You have a complete unit of production that includes its own little editor. It’s perfect. What if you don’t have a sharpener? Sharpen it on a sidewalk. I have. When I open a package of paper, a package of white, copy and print paper, it’s always the same. Perfect. Gleaming and ready. Each sheet is ready for something right away. A copy of a copy, notes for one of my columns, a sketch of a dachshund or a shopping list: “Pick up asparagus sandwiches, bird seed, plenty of No. 2 pencils.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net.
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so I know what’s going on and knew what to do, but the fact that I actually needed to (deliver) was a little bit different,” he said. “I was pretty sure you were freaking out,” Stefanie interjected. “I was freaking out a little bit,” he admitted. “And then after the adrenaline rush and the ambulance left, I kind of had shock take over.”
The first to arrive on scene — a volunteer firefighter who later said he had never before delivered a baby — drove the frayed father and his girls to the hospital. The ambulance took mom and baby separately, much to the surprise of the couple’s 21-month-old. In spite of the fact that “Karaline was a little impatient,” Nathan says, she entered the world quickest. Stefanie endured extended periods of labor when having their first three children. Karaline took 45 minutes to deliver, and arrived at 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and 20 inches long. The ordeal hasn’t steered the couple away from plans to have “at least one more” child, said Nathan, who has three younger sisters of his own. He is happily resigned to being completely outnumbered by females for the rest of his life. The couple welcomed the media attention, saying that the story will be told at birthdays and, one day, at Karaline’s wedding, where she will presumably arrive on schedule.
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Robert Carl Barber, 39, of Elizabeth, CO. Born January 21, 1975 in Rochester, MN passed away March 2, 2014. Survived by wife Jennifer, children Rose and Michael. Memorial service 10:00 AM Saturday March 29 at GrantHumphreys Mansion, 770 Pennsylvania, Denver 80203. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Barber Family Donation Fund at Wells Fargo or Barber Family Fund on Facebook.
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April 3, 2014
Meetings address powerline concerns Pawnee-Daniels Park line cuts through Parker
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There egrate space. s, we thoug nability roofs hts an said, fro ghou to traveling with Pam, who re- the wave pool and four slides. superior job for the district and “It ’ll meric the of ho d tile open h, is space ’s a tre m so- t Co ’s the said. though fea open There haveBy, Ashley reimers tired eight years ago. lorad is its ne spa first Next came Surfer’s Cove and will remain a pillar for the Hy’s 500,0 an, cil “The recits recreature of mes. Th s to sol in spa arly a sig dents sustai the ce ity 20 ce an ar Ea o,” he sai of its areimers@ourcoloradonews. The break is well-deserved Thunder Bay in 1984, followed land community and a valued nifi firm 00 be ,” Veldhreation tion centhe co e bigges nabil kind reatio can en and bu cant 0 acres d trails pays ch bu d. cau mm ed com after years of dedication to not by River Country in 1986. cen comm of op ild joy in the resource for the district. nal unity t for a fee ofilder wh ing omes It’s go se we uizen sai ter is ter. the asp en itm Its e ’re co only the Hyland Hills District, o , views area state “River Country really put WaGoing forward, Mastriona d. “It a $3 moun proximect of the quali building $3,000 buys may ing to where ent to land of lot pe It an alld ou started at be mmitte ’s tha million rea tai ity ter World on the map because it said he will take with him the comm ple resaii- Laundro- but the community. as solfied ren . If the r lot int s in Ca t exp d to oth fato tdo Greg LE ch LE LEED “w ns an -Mastriona y His leadership and vision had tube rides and at that time many memories and experipoint ork, din d oth Bomat and ar pa ewable build o the ndela ron ED, or ED go silver sustai ensive uld inun1969. ity.” or recof s me tru ld. the ne certifi nabil , Veldh e an er lochader, graduated college and was have resulted in many facili- all the slides were body slides,” ences he’s made over the years, the other tec ls, geo energ build ntal Leaders ” home st beation Golde ity. d So en ed, major De for n, a the recreation job, ties including Adventure Golf he said. “We then built the first and will remember the great orhnolo therm y system s wi and s wh struc far, ab uizen sai play”looking U.S. ing me sign, hip in En ity th is an his If it ere Pam certifi Green ets ergy happened to & Raceway, the Greg Mastriona family ride, Raging Colorado, ganization, staff and board he oth wife pe and tion an out 30 d. when home the bu of the gy, they al heat s, such o-o cat an Th fee Bu green occu d nin home run into er get pump selwife the of the execu- Golf Courses at Hyland Hills, which allowed for people to worked with. But for those who stand ion me d Envisits s with ilder ch . coole e recrea ilding lin pie a e s Ch g reb home tive in are arlie d. ate s pa owne the tru sustai ooses no and d by a tion cenCouncil ards set ans the unde of the Hyland Hills the Ice Centre at the Prome- interact on the ride. That was need a little reminder of the fors are director nie of McKa nable r co by the t to alrand Park District. nade — a collaboration with the pretty cool.” velop s, the taina r to use st and the will fea geothe ter wi . mer director, just take a look in ead Recreation n-n build commy with Ch is ava quali rmal roofto ture ll be ble me to y built merci my wife that she city of Westminster, the MAC used, nt ha 15 kil heate the ilable ties, heat Since then, the park has the top of his old desk. urc “She told erc p Mo impro retrofi to the the fee Ranc has al part sn’t sta ial devel hwas drawi re tha vem t their tures, as well to offset owatt pump d and sure her husband would (Mature Adult Center) and of grown to 48 attractions built “I always had a candy drawer been h Co sol as sys of the rted ho ng res n jus ents, Ve home mo oper, me Ve and interview,” Mastrio- course, Water World. mint over 67 acres, featuring rides that anyone could grab from, yet give “O The ldhuiz many oth st of thear pane tem idents t sus ldhuiz with mesai anm for som grocery erest fro comm sites ne thi most en sai na said.d“Ide was very fortunate to He said he’s also extremely like Voyage to the Center of the and I made sure and left it full,” taina er sus electr ls on en sai susou ng e oth sto m co unity, the co signifi d. taina a 36 and the is the t to Ca ble ici er po res to m bebu int the mright place at the right proud of the many programs “W nv liv d. 0-degr vie nd can ble ty can there- where is all started.” the district sponsors for chil- Earth, Mastriona’s favorite, and he said. we’ll e’ve be tentia build enien t sus w,” he natural elas thoing is featime. That’s ee ce sto the most recent addition, the see taina ugh. McKa continu en at l clients.there, as Mastriona tow Stand view fro said. beau res started his 43- dren in the district. bility ty n it “R Mile High Flyer. e to well y Rang Denver ley La m any eside of the In the Know feawork for ma as Fo said. “The best part of the job is “Voyage was built in 1994, ny year Hyland Hills career as a and ke, the home nts ha on it visit r more of the e. The ve golf course assistant superin- seeing the smiles of the kids,” and we still have hour-long for ma yea www.l inf rs an DiD you know? most natural Pikes PeFlat Iro site. Th nytendent, d ivefor ormati before becoming the he said. “Knowing that the proak on ns, do ey defin beau years,” waits,” Mastriona said. “It’s a wn ward. on ab ty ing Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District grams and the facilities are be- five-minute ride, that’s fast and chara of the the Fro com out Ca executive director in 1972. was established in 1955, and was the . cteris site is nt ndelaOver the years he had an in- ing used and enjoyed by the features robotics. It’s still right on tics first park and recreation district in Colos, part in growing the dis- kids, that’s pretty neat. You can’t of it.” e tegral on top, even though it is getting rado. The district serves nearly 110,000 trict, as well as becoming the beat that.” a little competition from the residents in a 24-square mile area visionary behind Water World. But before many of these fa- Mile High Flyer.” located in southwest Adams County But as of Jan. 1, he no longer cilities and programs could beMastriona’s work in the field Printed and including areas of Westminster and leads the district; he’s enjoying come a reality, something had has made an impact in the newsprinon recycled Arvada located in Adams County, parts this copy t. Plea to be done about the lack reve- community in more ways than se recy the slower-paced life of retire. of Northglenn, Thornton and, Federal cle ment. nue in the district when Mastri- one, but it’s also the work with Heights. For more information on the “I’ve been very fortunate to ona became executive director his former employees that has district, visit www.hylandhills.org. work for a great organization, in 1972. At that time, the district made a great effect on those board and staff,” he said. “We was burdened with debt. AwARDs eARneD by GReG around him. had a lot of teamwork, and I’m That’s when Mastriona came MAsTRionA Joann Cortez, communicavery proud of the staff, and I up with the idea to build a wa- tions director for the district, Colorado Special District Association have so many good memories ter park. He says many people has worked for Mastriona for Outstanding District Manager of the and experiences.” thought it was crazy to build a 15 years. She said as a boss, he Year Mastriona plans on taking in water park in Denver, but the never once raised his voice and some golf and fishing during his idea soon proved to be a popu- always treated her with respect. Colorado Park and Recreation Associaretirement. lar one. tion Manager of the Year and Fellow “If I had to go in a different He said he doesn’t have any Mastriona went to the voters way, Greg was direct about it Awards major plans, but looks forward in 1979, and by a ratio of 14 to and did in a kind, respectful University of Northern Colorado way,” she said. “I think the averOutstanding Alumni Award POSTAL ADDRESS age tenure for the management Inductee to the World Waterpark Asstaff is way over 20 years, and sociation Hall of Fame that is a testament to our leader. on
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town outreach, C-470 s of public After month unity surveys, the General manager Phil decide by comm halls and expects to expanding Coalition Washington outlines projects to pursue Corridor ate April how r from Interst March or freeway corrido By Darin moriki the busy g Street. saying there dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com 25 to Kiplin people are when “I think overall needs to be fixed Hil that Jack Hilhing said Regional Transportation District General somet tion,” is to the congesy commissioner who Manager Phil Washington declared high exit comes comas Count policy com pectations as RTD continues several transbert, a Dougl of the coalition’s chair portation projects targeted toward the Denserves as und on, eastbo 3 during ver metro’s northern region. mittee. to the coaliti face delays of Alliance on Jan. According Washington highlighted several projects g to I-25 County Business ng from Kiplin during the morni address the Douglas during a Jan. 4 legislative breakfast hosted by travelers es deFrank McNulty rs are de 11 minut House Speaker und travele evening. Louisville-based nonprofit 36 Commuting more than outgoing state and westbo es in the Lawrence and Solutions at the Omni Interlocken Resort. rush hour, to as 18 minut Rep.-elect Polly expected “The Denver-metro regionRep.will the state layed as much the corridor is Holbert, Chrisbe t over the state left,Washington 30 percen greatest city in theFrom West,” said. “Iby Jane Reuter Growth along Photo session. more than e kickoff really believe that, aand I believe that it can be increase by legislativ one teleph of 20 years. done through the transportation investments ng the next with a series on has been ones grabbi have Beginning coaliti s that we’re making in this region.” do to be the in July, the options to citizen really going halls you r town aren’t However, he said RTD’s journey to accomadditing three s: tolling any addi so it means ng House Speake . headlines, plish these projects has not been an easy one. outgoi that busy presen tive session ss leader l of the existing lanes attention,” re the ones the and area busine new legisla contro the pay the g ed to “They’ In May 2012, the 15-member RTD board for tol new; and and keepin have regain their ma- Frank McNulty said. highest impact on tional lanes all the lanes, old and decided against placing a 0.4 percent sales Democrats , and maintain adad lican to have the to pay for House , and Repub tive are going tax increase on the general election ballot to s to free; tolling ty or sales taxes Colorado state Senate ss owner proper y legisla my.” fund FasTracks. This means if current finanjority in the the Douglas Count t business econo lty urged busine l,” testify and raising new lanes. across l of has come McNu Capito impac cial projections remain as they are, the North members concern ditiona one thing that the state is just no that could on hand for a of at said up there issues “The that “show Metro and Northwest lines will not be comtoll when delegation t said, “is e-sponof them were back and r supporters could go clear,” Hilber pleted until 2042. owners. Four y Business Allianc Jan. 3 bring decidBy Jane Reute table. world you donews.com what is decid on Page 19 held Count are on the way in the continues But Washington saidjreute he is convinced these r@ourcolora Douglas ays. No matter free.” . kickoff session Legislators County legislative remain existing roadw Medical Center totwo projects will be done way before the prog to Douglas in- sored in g (lanes) will Sky Ridge us about s urged on is leanin leader ed, existin to be cautio jected completion dates and noted the trans-stay aware and get as at Lone Tree’s addithe coaliti State or addi you need s to Hilbert said n to toll any new “The bills ss owner portation district has made significant strides could impact them and busine Capi Capithat construction sed ward a decisio in issues in the past two years. Involved that time, Washing- seats at the state to pay for be discus take their tional lanes He said this will ton said RTD has eitherlawma begunkers construction Feby and Feb maintenance. coalition’s Januar or contracted work out for 77 percent of its at the go over results they heavily tplanned FasTrack network projects, includDepar gs, when conducted cuts to the ruary meetin telephone survey ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit some recent from a recent ch Consultants. restructure (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines. could these e. d with uction ment of Defensneed to go forwar could be by Hill Researthat route, constr ,” he said. “Of course we’ve had our challenges, but s views sooner “If we go “I think we “but I think they our I always like to say that it’s not all about the mike Coffman’tax piece, the fact that requires 2014, if not said, t compromiseon to start in early option that pushes cuts,” he knock down — the knock down being the financing n: “I like the way that doesn’ for the vast no attenti obviously we pick a done in a On fiscal resolutio cuts remain permanent challenges — but the get up,” Washington y. There was the g taxes), that that they “If those two tax was a win. On national securitthese cuts. I think the no- a vote (raisin r. But I don’t think most of the Bush said. “We’ve had these challenges, but we’re people I thought to citizens say. cuts, and we happen, so it out furthewhat I am hearing detail paid we majority of American at all balanced with getting up off the canvas, and we’re getting would neveran across-the-board fix it, but now. We’ve it wasn’t options are citizens say `yeah, thought it negative side, to spend even more money do them done pretty quickly.” ” this bill e.’ g `let’s just of Defens I’m hearin ne else to pay the taxes.’ in the and the debt and tion was are, in fact, going Washington also said work on the nearly Department l. We’re cutting proabout the deficit all.” r option cut to the got to be serious the want someo was a popula according to 6.5-mile segment of the Northwest Rail Line ey rationa about it at giving taxes “Personisn’t g serious but Raisin “It just ial and Boldr magazine ban: ial certainly wasn’t were ws.com surveys, to the future Westminster station is about 33 are essent By Ryan are essent high-capacity limit. I think this notion town hall 9 percent of people rcoloradone grams that to programs that On proposed be a percent complete. This rail segment, which is ms that early That only rboldrey@ou tax and 42 there ought to armed ns at all is wrong. same weight al security to progra wayside Hill’s surveyincreased property taxes. 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I feel that passage in the for Washington said he has highin hopes the and decided by Some of the lot of Repub to secure n affairs. in that a on vetera that must be debated in- support on, D.C.” e spending. 18-mile Colorado Department of TransportaTABOR. session an’s eyes to defens re-elected not in Washingt required by in Coffm any cuts recently Assembly and The projtion-led U.S. 36 BRT (bus rapid transit) the table whether U.S. for Colothings on levels in Europe; arnow entative ect between downtown Denver and Boulder. repres of Vetert said that of four lanes is a possibility that troop ed in cost-shour lity tment Distric involv clude: 6th Possibi Depar latof there “We want bus rapid transit on rado’s U.S. 36 to be focus on isns before allies should be more force the rather than retain some s to Hilbert said ByerAshl that would hire qualified vetera intendso 19 we should one of the best BRT systems in thehe country, ey bases; are there func-y C-470 could expand sooner to es on Page g from transiing; wheth areimers@asreim e. ans Affairs Coffman ers militar we are committed to that,” Washington said. workC-470 continu sues rangin the outsid of the people that permanent overse ourc active-duty the citizen at a hiring from To achieve this goal, Washington said a third in the tion into handled by olora country done reserve ws.c how the d by the “Only about have actually served think tions being sysnsom RTD is striving to offer BRT riders newto serWhe force benhandle VA) care of vet- aumatic stress could dining there weapo aren’t “and I just work (in the better take re- that inrWest at HuH and are an said, vices, such as free WiFi service and can a cashlesscost;mins from post-tr ped ot that that’s not y,” Coffm cheape ter, develo suffering it’s it’s more Mongolian Grill fare collection option through itserans recentlyat militar culture there In my experian are expebeing that than … there’s a in looking rienc tems in is ns. er. recycled c n that m just e. disord launched Smart Card system. 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buses and high occupancy vehicles. In all, Washington said RTD has pledged about $135 million to the completion of its BRT system and the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project. Lori Frasier, a 36 Commuting Solutions board chairwoman, said she was pleased with Washington’s positive message on the U.S. 36 BRT Project and said the prospects of a mixed bus and rail line will bring significant benefits for the region. “We’re really excited about that,” Frasier said. “It kind of brings the best of buses and the best of rail together, so it will be a whole new experience for us.”
Gov. John Hickenlooper gives his State of the State address to a joint session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions and the economy were among topics of Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen
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Father of three Timothy Forehand wants more time with his young daughters. A new procedure for patients with his form of liver cancer may give him several more months. That’s a precious gift to a man who a year ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for one more month. Forehand underwent surgery to install the device that’s expected to extend his life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He among the first patients in the United States to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the first of a handful of centers permitted to perform it pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The Dallas man was diagnosed with ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fastgrowing eye cancer already had spread to his liver, where tumors typically are lethal. “It’s a devastating diagnosis,” said Dr. Charles Nutting, who performed the pro procedure. “Survival is only a couple months.” The procedure performed last week concentrates chemotherapy treatment to Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors as much as you can.” The drug-infused blood is then collected as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove as much of the chemicals as possible, and returned to the body. The method not only targets and intensifies the treatment, but minimizes side effects. “Normally, in chemotherapy, you have to give so much poison the patient can’t handle it,” said Dr. Krishna Kandarpa, chief medical officer with the company that created the filtration device, Delcath Systems. “Now, you can isolate it to the liver instead of the whole body.” The procedure is minimally invasive, requiring three small incisions into which catheters are inserted. It is not a cure. Rather, it slows the tumors’ progress, typically prolonging the
Doctors and nurses prepare Timothy Forehand for surgery Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. The Dallas man was diagnosed a year ago with cancer that has since spread to his liver. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen
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lives of ocular melanoma patients by about six months. Some have lived an additional three to five years. Even six months, Kandarpa said, is remarkable. “In the oncology world, people get excited if you get 15 days, a month (of life extension),” he said. Forehand, speaking from his Dallas home three days post-surgery, said he was exhausted but looking forward to recovery and a return to his normal pattern. That means hanging out with 5-, 10- and 11-year-old daughters and his wife. “We spend as much time as we can together, and that’s a lot,” he said. “I don’t really worry about prognosis anymore be-
cause it’s all irrelevant. I don’t think one day at a time. I live my life the way anybody would. I do my best to enjoy my life with my family.” Kandarpa sees its treatment in ocular melanoma as “a platform” from which researchers can work toward treating other tumors. A significant delay in a tumor’s progress, Nutting said, is a step toward the cure he believes someday will come. “What we’re trying to do is help minimize the impact of the disease, trying to make them feel better for a longer period of time until we can find that next magic bullet,” he said.
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Douglas County School Board Vice President Dan Gerken resigned the week of Jan. 7, and already has stepped down from his seat. He cited growing family and work obligations. Board President John Carson said the group will begin the process of finding his replacement during the Jan. 15 board meeting. Gerken was elected to the board in 2009, and his term was set to expire in November. He did not return calls for comment, Gerken but Carson said there is no mystery surrounding his resignation from the education reform-focused board. “We depend on people being willing to take a lot of time out of their lives and work and families to do this,” he said, noting board members invest at least 20 hours a month to the unpaid post. “Dan has served selflessly in that capacity for over three years now. I greatly appreciate what he’s done for our school district.” Carson said Gerken first approached him about resigning shortly after the new year. “I tried to talk him out of (resigning), but he made his decision,” he said. Though the board has often been criticized for its fast-paced reform efforts, Carson said he doesn’t believe that was a factor in Gerken’s resignation. “If you run for office, you have to be prepared for that,” he said. “Speaking for myself, the reason I got involved in public education was to make some changes in public education that I think have been needed for a long time. I know Dan felt that way as well.” In seven years on the board, Carson said this is the fourth vacancy filled by appointment. “It’s not an infrequent occurrence,” he said. The board has 60 days to fill the empty seat. Any candidate must live in Gerken’s district — District D — which extends from Castle Pines to the southeast corner of the county. Potential school board candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a 12-month resident and registered voter of the district, and have no direct or indirect interest in district contracts. All current school board members are registered Republicans, but the office is officially nonpartisan. “We’re just looking for people that are interested in improving public education, continuing to make our school district the best, and keep making it stronger,” Carson said. Gerken, a father of two, lives in Castle Pines with his wife, Gina. He is chairman and co-founder of Gerken Taxman Interests, a commercial real estate investment and development company.
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Shop offers fresh cup of student art Artwork by Englewood High School students will be exhibited at Nixon’s Coffee House, 871 Englewood Parkway, near the Englewood Civic Center, during April. An artists’ reception is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. April 22. Art teacher Emily Winthrop is a 2006 EHS graduate and is in her first year of teaching. Photography students, taught by Kelly Aragon, will also exhibit art. (Aragon teaches half time at EHS and the half time at Englewood’s Charles Hay World School.) Winthrop says the art varies in style from ceramics, graffiti and tattoo art to portraits and cartoons, executed in a variety of media. The coffee shop is open long hours: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Fridays: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 303-504-5224.
Photographer gets wild
Master naturalist and award-winning nature photographer Dawn Wilson will speak at the April 8 meeting of the Englewood Camera Club, held at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Wilson specializes in traveling to high elevations and latitudes and photographing animals there. Her recent year included 100,000 miles by car and plane, with more than 100,000 photos taken — including Grand Canyon birds and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge inhabitants.
Talk about dialogue
“Learn to Write Great Dialogue” will be Terry Odell’s topic when she speaks to the Parker Writers Group from 2-4 p.m. April 6 at the Parker Library, 10851 Crossroads Drive, Parker. Admission is free and no reservation is required.
The final frontier
The Colorado Wind Ensemble’s April 6 concert will be titled: “Space Music: An Extra-Celestial Experience.” It will be at 3 p.m. at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Guest composer Steven Bryant’s new work, commissioned by the CWE, “all stars are love,” will be featured and Bryant will perform with the ensemble in his “Ecstatic Waters.” Also on the program: Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” and “Symphony No. 2” by Ticheli. Guest student musicians from Mountain Vista and Littleton high schools will join the ensemble. Tickets: $20/$17/$10, at the door, 720-509-1000, coloradowindensemble.org.
Art at ACC
The annual Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition at Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts will run through April 16, with an opening from 5 to 7 p.m. April 4. Painter Lee Wasilik of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild is juror, and the guild, which held its annual “This is Colorado” show recently at CGA, is sponsor for the exhibit. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, open until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. The gallery is in the Annex building at the college, located at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton.
Claude Sim performs
“The Incredible Story of Hary Janos” by Zoltan Kodaly will be narrated by Steven Taylor when the Littleton Symphony performs it — during the next in its Great Stories series — at 7:30 p.m. April 4. (Hary Janos is a legendary Paul Bunyan type in Hungary.) Conducted by Jurgen de Lemos, the LSO will also feature violinist Claude Sim, assistant concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, performing Astor Piazolla’s “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” Tickets: $15, $12/free under 22, littletonsymphony.org; Gorsett Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec St., Suite B206, Centennial; or at the door.
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Denver visitors can peruse art at center
By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Denver’s iconic 40-foot-tall Blue Bear, titled “I See What You Mean,” now has more to look at as he peers into the Denver Convention Center. Eight new works of art were recently placed in the center to enhance the experience of the many visitors who trek through its exhibit spaces and halls. The artworks were paid for through a public-private partnership between the City and County of Denver and the convention center’s management company, SMG, which commissioned the project. Total cost was $235,000. The pieces mark the introduction of Denver’s newly announced cultural plan, “IMAGINE 2020,” and were selected through NINEdotARTS, a local cultural consultant, with representatives from
Denver Arts and Venues, Visit Denver, SMG and members of the Denver arts community. The focus was on Denver artists and galleries. Half of the artists are younger than 35, although Denver veterans Roland Bernier and Phil Bender are also included. For Bernier, it’s the largest installation in his 60-year career of creating art from words (“Wall of Words”). Choices range from traditional landscape through Bernier’s words and Bender’s license plates to Mindy Bray’s huge mural and Ian Fisher’s images of clouds and sky. (Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood recently exhibited his work.) On the wall by the two-story escalator that carries one up to the exhibition halls is a 95-by-95-foot site-specific mural by Mindy Bray, titled “The Heavy is the Root of the Light.” It is based on photographs of the Platte River nearby at Confluence Park and speaks of the flow of pedestrians as well as that of the river. The title is a line from the Tao Te Ching. Bray is a painter and installation artist based in Denver, who received her MFA from the University of Iowa in 2005. She has taught at the University of Denver and
Metropolitan State University and exhibited nationally. Her artist statement reads: “All visual experience is filtered, as the brain categorizes and creates patterns in order to attempt an understanding of what is being experienced …. My works on paper and on the wall describe an intersection of the natural world and built environments ….” Other new public art at the convention center: • “I Know You Know That I Know” by Sandra Fettingis. • “Untitled (Ocular Series) by Mike McClung. • “Wall of Words” by Roland Bernier. • “Boulder Creek-Autumn 08 #1” by James Cook. • “Atmosphere No. 27, 37 and 44” by Ian Fisher. • “Untitled 88” by Derrick Velasquez. • “License Plates” by Phil Bender. These new works would meet the priority listed in “IMAGINE 2020” that states: “Increase visibility of local artistic and creative talent.” The document, as well as a summary of it, can be found online. We hope the metropolitan area arts community is aware of its aspirations.
Words, music, dance get westward slant Wonderbound troupe offers new creation at PACE Center By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Wonderbound is a dance company under the direction of Garrett Ammon and Dawn Fay — 11 dancers who are known for unusual movement and collaboration with other artists in the community, as new works are created. IF YOU GO The most recent creation is “Gone “Gone West” will be West,” with 11 new performed April 4-6 poems by Michael at the Performing Arts J. Henry, director Complex at Pinnacle of the Lighthouse Charter School, 1001 Writers Workshop, W. 84th Ave., Federal and 10 new songs Heights. Performances: written by Den7:30 p.m. April 4, 5; 2 ver musician Ian p.m. April 6. Tickets: Cooke, a cellist with 303-292-4700. On a popular band, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. which will accomand April 13 at 2 p.m., pany the dancers. “Gone West” will be Ammon writes presented at the PACE of the “collection of Center, 20000 Pikes beautifully flawed Peak Ave., Parker. Tickhumans” brought ets: $22-$47, 303-805to life in Henry’s 6800, wonderbound. poetry, while Cooke com. said, “My inspira-
A new production by Wonderbound, “Gone West,” will take place at PACE Center on April 12, 13. Courtesy photo tion for `Gone West’ comes from the relationships humans have with each other and the earth. I think periodic exposure to raw unfiltered nature gives us clarity and helps us sort out our issues … Nature can be harsh, but even when it causes traumatic events, it helps us evolve … telling this story together through dance, poetry and music is one of the best, most human
ways to do so.” The performance is described as a Western journey that is a cross between Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and a KOA Campground. Contemporary ballet draws on many sources, both new and traditional, to offer yet another way of telling stories to an audience. These are exceptional dancers.
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Cardinals take 3 of 4 against Arizona schools over break By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media Last week’s spring break trip to Phoenix was a pleasant one for Doug Severinson’s Elizabeth Cardinal baseball team as his squad came away with three victories in four games in Arizona. The Cardinals dropped their first game to Shadow Ridge (Surprise, Ariz.) on March 24, by a score of 122, before following up with wins over Goldwater (Phoenix), Coconino and Scottsdale Christian Academy to improve to 5-1 on the season. Tyler Erzen and Brian Severinsen each came through with two hits against Shadow Ridge, while Sev-
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Zack Pedrick gained the win on the mound for the Cardinals, pitching a fine, three-hitter, striking out four and walking two. Coconino fell to 9-4 on the season. Elizabeth then closed out its trip on a high note as the Cardinals defeated Scottsdale Christian Academy, 6-3, March 27. The Cardinals were never behind in the game, gaining a 4-1 lead after three innings of play. Wahlstrom was the winning pitcher, allowing five hits, striking out five and only walking two batters. He also went 4-for-4 at the plate, with three RBI and a run. Chase Nicholas scored a pair of runs for Elizabeth, as did Severinsen. Stuart Eurich tallied the final run for the Cardinals against Scottsdale, which dropped to 6-6 on the season with the loss. Elizabeth will not be back in action until April 9, when they will host Skyview. They will also play at Skyview, April 11.
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erinsen and Chase Nicholas each batted one run in. David Wahlstrom shouldered the loss from the mound giving up five hits, striking out five and walking five batters. The situation was certainly better in the second game on the trip as Elizabeth bounced back to defeat Goldwater, 15-6. Sean Herr and Jeremy Weymota led the way this time for the Cardinals. Herr took the win on the hill, giving up nine hits, striking out seven batters, and only walking one. And, he certainly helped his own cause at the plate for the Cardinals, belting three hits in his five at-bats and scoring two runs. Weymota collected two hits on five at-bats, scoring three times and also driving in a run for the winners. Elizabeth picked up its second victory on the trip beating Coconino, 3-2. Severinsen was again on top of his game as he had a pair of hits that included a two-run home run.
FrEE prEsEntAtion rob reiman with Edward Jones investments will host a free educational presentation from 6-7:30 p.m. April 3 at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly st., across the street from Big r. refreshments will be served. reiman will discuss the slow pace of economic recovery; anxieties about deficits and debts; the economic outlook; strategies to address the impact of inflation and interest rates; and
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ApriL 5 MystEry Author the Mystery Book Club in simla will visit with Beth Groundwater, a Colorado author, via a video call on skype and the library’s digital equipment, at 9:30 a.m. April 5 at the simla Library. Groundwater was a software engineer and software project manager until she retired in 1999. since then she has turned to writing full time. she has two series with a total of six books. there are three in the Clair hanover gift basket series and three in the rocky Mountain outdoor Adventures series. her latest book is A Basket of trouble published in
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november 2013. the simla Mystery Book Club meets from 9:30-10:30 a.m. the first saturday of every month. the group selects a topic to read each month and share out the books each member chooses to read. new members are welcome any time. Contact the simla Library at 719-541-2573 or go to www.elbertcountylibrary.org.
ApriL 8 LEGAL CLiniC A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be offered from 6-9 p.m. April 8 at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly st. the clinic is presented the second tuesday of each month. Volunteer attorneys will answer Calendar continues on Page 11
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ARIES (Mar 21 to apr 19) Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes isn’t easy for you. But if you do it, you’ll gain a better perspective of what you need to do to achieve your goals. Be open to new ideas. TAURUS (apr 20 to May 20) There are still some problems you might have to deal with before moving on to your next project. It’s a good idea to accept help from those who share your objectives. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) It’s time to recognize the difference between those who are truly concerned for you and those who simply plan to use your good nature to their advantage. New ideas become increasingly attractive.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Depending on a promise made becoming a promise kept could be more than a mite unwise at this time. It’s best to proceed on your own rather than wait for aid that might never arrive. LEO (Jul 23 to aug 22) a recently revitalized relationship might not be quite what the Big Cat expected. But give yourself more time to deal with the changes. a little flexibility can go a long way. Good luck. VIRGO (aug 23 to Sept 22) a major change could prompt more adjustments. Some of them might be difficult to deal with at first. But hang in there, and before you know it, you’ll be coasting to your next goal. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Your sense of justice prompts you to speak out against an unfair situation, even if you seem to be the only one who feels that way. But you soon learn that many others agree with you. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Creating a fuss is not usually your style. But that doesn’t mean you should tolerate an ill-mannered attitude. Speak up for yourself, and you’ll earn the respect of others. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) You might have a few loose ends to tie up before you can stamp your project as complete. But once that’s done, you might want to celebrate with someone special in your life. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Disappointment darkens the Goat’s mood. But close friends rally to pull you through with words of encouragement. Use their confidence in you to rebuild your own self-esteem. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) an upcoming decision might be more difficult with inaccurate information. Best to recheck the data you have at hand right now to be sure it won’t mislead you later. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) an offer you previously turned down might no longer be available. But if you do some checking around, you could find something else that would suit you just fine. BORN THIS WEEK: You believe in helping those who cannot help themselves. although it embarrasses you, the fact is, people like you and tell you so. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Prep sports Scoreboard ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOL Baseball
Elizabeth 6, Scottsdale Christian Academy 3 Senior David Wahlstrom scored one run on four hits and had three RBI in Elizabeth’s 6-3 win over Scottsdale Christian Academy on March 27. Wahlstrom also pitched 7 innings, giving up 5 hits and striking out 5. Elizabeth 3, Coconino 2 Junior Zach Pedrick pitched seven innings and gave up three hits in Elizabeth’s 2-1 win over Coconino on March 26. Senior Brandon Severinsen hit a home run, while seniors Chase Nicholas and Brandon Mills each scored a run. Elizabeth 15, Goldwater 6 Seniors David Wahlstrom and Jeremy Weymouth scored three runs apiece, while senior Tyler Erzen, junior Weston Haber and junior Sean Herr scored two runs in Elizabeth’s 15-6 win over Goldwater on
March 25. Junior Sean Herr earned with win after pitching 7 innings and giving up 9 hits. Shadow Ridge 12, Elizabeth 2 Senior Chase Nicholas and junior Weston Haber each scored runs March 24 in Elizabeth’s 12-2 loss to Shadow Ridge. Pitchers Bill Kinsey and David Wahlstrom, both seniors, gave up 12 runs and struck out 5 batters in the game.
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Elizabeth places 11 The Elizabeth High School boys track team finished in 11th place in the Elbert Invitational on March 29. Lj Robinson finished in third in the 100 Meter, fifth in the 200 Meter and sixth in the 400 Meter; and Jacob Morse placed third in the 110 Meter Hurdles. th
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APRIL 12 ELECTRONICS RECYCLING The Elbert County Libraries Foundation will
host an electronics waste collection event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 12 at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Computer equipment, audio/video components, household appliances and televisions may be recycled. Proceeds from recycling fees and cash donations will support the programs and services of the Elbert County Library District. All items collected will be recycles by Blue Star Recyclers. Go to www.bluestarrecyclers.com.
KIOWA HIGH SCHOOL Baseball
Kiowa 14, Pueblo County 7 Seniors Steven Mizak and Caleb Smith scored three runs apiece in Kiowa’s 14-7 win March 28 over Pueblo County. Pitchers were junior Mitchell Bates and sophomore Dante Braun. Sand Creek 11, Kiowa 0 No stats available.
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Kiowa boys place 7th The Kiowa boys track team placed seventh overall at the Elbert Invitational on March 29. Leading the team were the Kiowa 4x200 Meter Relay team, which finished
second; the 4x100 Meter Relay team, which placed third; Marcus Anthony, who finished third in the 300 Meter Hurdles; and Bobby Handley, who finished fourth in the Shot Put and fifth in the Discus; and James Neighbors, who placed 10th in the 800 Meter. In the 110 Meter Hurdles, Marcus Anthony placed sixth, Connor Wills placed seventh, and Ryan Wills placed eighth.
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Kiowa girls place 7th The Kiowa girls track team placed seventh overall at the Elbert Invitational on March 29. The Kiowa 4x400 Meter Relay team and the 800 Sprint Medley Relay Team both finished first at the meet. Beth Campbell finished third in the 400 Meter event; Julie Smith placed fourth in the 100 Meter Hurdles; Tabitha Miner finished fourth in the 300 Meter Hurdles; Madi Zelinski placed fifth in the Long Jump; Tabitha Miner placed sixth in the Triple Jump; and Jessi Dodge placed eighth in the Discus.
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The Petition requests that the name of Bryon Daniel Baros be changed to Bryon Daniel Bills. Case No.: 2013 C 50 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Jafeen Jenkins, Deputy Clerk Redated: March 14, 2014 Legal Notice No: 927925 First Publication: March 27, 2014 Last Publication: April 10, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News
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