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April 24, 2014 Elbert County, Colorado | Volume 119, Issue 12 A publication of

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New rules proposed for parades Police chief aims to prevent accidents

By Jennifer Edmonds

Special to Colorado Community Media

Elizabeth High School Future Business Leaders of America, from left, Zack Perry, Douglas Coulter and Aleigha Mace are headed to the State Conference on April 27 to present their study on the Town of Elizabeth’s Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund. Photo by Jennifer Edmonds

Getting down to business High school seniors analyze town’s water/sewer fund

By Jennifer Edmonds

Special to Colorado Community Media Seniors involved in the Future Business Leaders of America at Elizabeth High School have been working with the Town of Elizabeth to do a case analysis of the town’s Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund.

“The water and sewer system of the town was running at a deficit and he (Town Administrator Dick Eason) wanted a way to turn it into a self-sustaining enterprise,” said Zack Perry, the project manager for the FBLA Chapter.

The students used a study that was

done by the University of North Carolina that taught how to structure a small town water system as far as pricing.

Elizabeth has 14 different pricing tiers, which is higher than any rate structure that the FBLA examined, according to Perry and fellow FBLA member Aleigha Mace.

“The most we looked at is three to four,” Mace said. “Even in just lowering the number of tiers we increased there was an added profit of $200,000.”

Douglas Coulter, another student on the FBLA team, said it was interesting to see how municipalities work.

“A municipality has a lot more attention because they pretty much do control the rates they get,” Coulter stated.

The FBLA presented their findings and recommendations to the Board of Trustees on April 8.

“They did a fantastic job,” Eason said.

Eason explained that the town’s Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund is not supported by taxes, but instead is completely funded by user fees.

“So if we are not charging for our products but costs are going up, that can be a long-term problem,” Eason said.

The town has not raised fees for about five years, according to FBLA faculty adviser John Loutzenhiser.

Mace said it was a bit of a challenge to speak at the public meeting.

“It was pretty nerve racking,” she said “Everyone was pretty chill about it and knew we are high school students and this is the first big thing we’ve ever done. This is the first time I’ve ever spoken in front of a group of people who weren’t teenagers.”

Loutzenhiser is proud of his students.

“We want the enterprise in this town to Sewer continues on Page 7

With the Elizabeth Stampede Parade coming up on June 7, Police Chief Michael Phibbs is taking steps to make the experience safer for the community by proposing new parade rules to the Town of Elizabeth Board of Trustees.

The proposals were discussed April 8 at the board meeting, and were scheduled to resume on April 22.

“Many of these tragedies are a result of individuals being caught-up in the excitement of an event not exercising reasonable precautions,” Phibbs wrote in a memo to the board. “If any of you have participated in any of our large parades in the last few years, you know just how chaotic and confusing the staging areas can be for everyone. There can be a very interesting mix of individuals that do not understand anything about the other participants’ animals or equipment. It is very easy for people with horses, tractors, large trucks, motorcycles, or small children to forget that not everyone there understands about the hazards of working around the specific parade entries.

“There are a variety of issues to be considered like: noise and visibility, issues for drivers, stopping distance issues, moving parts, startled animals, the physics of large equipment in motion and the inertia of items on those large pieces of equipment.”

Although he cannot recall any accidents, he said there have been some near misses.

“This is really more about prevention. But if we set expectations before the parade, hopefully people will be safer,” Phibbs said.

Parades continues on Page 7

Fracking analysis focuses on economy Consortium pays for study that avoids other potential impacts

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com A University of Colorado-Boulder Leeds School of Business study concludes that a Denver South Economic Development Partnership president Mike Fitzgerald kicks off an April 16 Lone Tree Arts Center statewide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing would put a drag on Colorado’s meeting about the economic impact of fracking. Photo by Jane Reuter economy, though the study’s leader said POSTAL ADDRESS they don’t know potential environmental impacts of the controversial practice, known as “fracking.”

Such a moratorium is not currently proposed, though several Colorado municiPrinted on recycled newsprint. palities have enacted fracking bans or morPlease recycle this copy. atoriums, and recent initiatives propose more local control and increased setbacks for oil and gas drilling.

Researcher Brian Lewandowski talked about the fracking analysis during a May 16

meeting at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

A consortium including the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, the Denver South Economic Development Partnership and a nonprofit economic think tank, Common Sense Policy Roundtable, contracted with the Leeds School to do the fracking analysis and other studies about economics tied to public policy. Lewandowski said the consortium pays them quarterly.

Research subjects are decided by a panel vote including members of the Leeds School and the three groups. Lewandowski does not sit on the panel and said the outside agencies are “hands off” about the studies’ conclusions and methodology.

According to the fracking analysis, the oil and gas industry and related activities contributed $29.6 billion to Colorado’s economy in 2012, which Lewandowski said was based on readily available facts.

“We studied what we know about the industry,” he said. “We know employment, Fracking continues on Page 7

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Slow down and read — it’s rewarding The Washington Post recently posted an article, “Serious Reading Takes a Serious Hit from Online Reading” by Michael Rosenwald. The article states that our reading habits have been changed by the proliferation of sound-bite media, 140-character updates, and even simply from reading online.

Cognitive neuroscientists are studying this trend, and they believe that our brains are actually being rewired to adapt to a new way of reading. Reading is not an inherent trait — there is no reading gene.

Rather, it is an adaptive behavior that man has refined over centuries. Maryanne Wolf, who studies reading behavior, has noticed the change in herself — she has a much more difficult time sitting down and reading a novel today than she used to.

Researchers are discovering that there are differences in comprehension levels for print vs. online reading as well, with better understanding coming from

printed texts. Paradoxically, stuwe return to a printed book. We lose dents in one study thought that focus quickly. (That’s why I keep these they retained more information columns to 500 words or less.) from reading online when The article goes on to say that in fact the oppo“Word lovers and scientists have site was true. called for a `slow reading’ moveThis research ment, taking a can have real branding cue implications for from the `slow schools, parfood’ moveticularly those ment. They moving towards are battling more integrated not just curonline learning sory sentence methods. galloping but The Internet the constant has introduced social network us to nonlinear and email reading — we temptascroll, we jump tions that from page to lurk on our page with gadgets — VOTING VOTING ENDS ENDS hyperlinks, the bings we find our and dings informathat intertion in rupt `Call me LOG ON NOW! smaller Ishmael.’” www.elbertcountynews.net bites. Those When I jumping, finished readclicking ing the article, habits beI at first thought come so ingrained that maybe I was in us that we take an exception to this them with us when new rule. I do, after all,

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manage to read and/or listen to over 80 books in a year. But then I realized that I have become less able to focus on one text at a time, frequently reading three to five books at the same time, while listening to yet another on audio. I also keep my smart phone next to me as I read, and I glance at it every time it dings, or find some reason to think that I need to know the weather forecast for the day before I even finish this paragraph.

So I like this idea of a slow reading movement. It might be made more enjoyable by combining it with the slow food movement, in fact — doesn’t it sound delicious to linger over the text of one of the classics while you savor some locally grown foods? Or maybe that is just me; maybe librarians’ brains are wired differently.

Wolf talks about developing bi-literacy — training your brain to read both linearly and in the fits and jumps of the online world. It takes effort, but if you’d like to retrain your brain for sustained reading again, stop by the library — we have plenty of novels to feast on!

Kari May lives in Elizabeth and is the director of the Elbert County Library District. She can be contacted through the library at director@elbertcountylibrary. org. Visit the library at www.elbertcountylibrary.org.

National retailer expands to Colorado Centennial location one of Conn’s first two stores in the state Staff report A national retailer has again picked the south metro area as the site of one of its first Colorado locations.

Conn’s, which sells home appliances, furnishings and electronics, has an-

nounced it will open a store in Centennial on April 26. The Texas-based retailer also will open a store in Aurora that same day.

Between the two locations, the company expects to create 120 jobs by September.

“We’re excited to bring the Conn’s HomePlus experience to Colorado,” David Trahan, president of the retail division, said in a news release. “We’re a fresh alternative for people who are looking for highquality, affordable products.”

The Centennial store is located at 9555 E. County Line Road, less than a mile from the state’s first IKEA, which opened in 2011.

“We are pleased to have a major retailer like Conn’s opening in the Centennial Promenade and are happy to welcome Conn’s to Colorado and our community,” said Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon.

The Aurora store is at 60 South Abilene St. The retailer plans a promotion at both

stores on opening day: The first 100 people to visit each location will receive a $100 Conn’s gift card, according to the news release announcing the openings.

Conn’s has more than 75 retail locations in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In addition to the two initial locations in Colorado, the 120-yearold company stated in the release it is considering stores in Arvada, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Sheridan.

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School funding measures move forward House passes bills that will pump $500 million into K-12 schools

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A pair of funding measures that will provide schools with nearly $500 million in new revenue passed the House with bipartisan support last week.

Although the bills received Republican votes, several House GOP members raised concerns that the efforts don’t go far enough in backfilling recession-era budget cuts, or giving school districts more control over financial and transparency matters.

The bills passed the House on April 10, with lawmakers first giving overwhelming bipartisan support to the Student Success Act. The bill would provide $20 million aimed at helping kids meet mandated third-grade reading standards and adds $13 million in funding for charter school facilities.

The bill also incorporates $40 million in retail marijuana revenue that will go toward school construction in rural parts of the state.

The legislation will also provide schools with $110 million of the money that was stripped away by the Legislature during lean budget years. “(The bill) begins the process of rebuilding K-12 funding that was struck hard during the past five years of Colorado’s recession, within the parameters of our current state

New business group seeks to build relationships Roundtable’s leaders have vision of collaborative platform

By Hannah Garcia

hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia.com Two business leaders are trying to build a consortium of sorts to unite entities with economic interests.

The Colorado Business Roundtable is in its infancy, with executive director Jeff Wasden and president Gayle Dendinger starting discussions to form the group in February and taking concrete actions in March.

“Everyone we’ve approached has been really optimistic about the group,” Wasden said. “Nobody’s said `no.’ ” Wasden is also the owner of PROformance Apparel in Littleton and vice chair of public affairs for the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce.

Dendinger is the CEO of shipping company CAP Logistics and publisher of ICOSA, an economic media company.

Although both men are well versed in a business environment, Wasden and Dendinger said the roundtable is a collaborative effort that deviates from the corporate model.

“It’s all about setting up connections and building relationships,” Dendinger said.

Dendinger said he first attempted to found a Colorado-based business roundtable in 2001, but between the 9/11 attacks in New York City and the fizzle of the dot-com boom, 54 percent of members went out of business and the collaborative died out.

With the economy making a recovery and the CBRT building momentum, Dendinger said he hopes participants will adopt a new philosophy.

“Instead of shrinking, market harder,” Dendinger said.

The group has various goals in different arenas, from public policy to education and plans to work with other organizations like Colorado Concerns on immigration issues and the South Metro Chamber on hydraulic fracturing.

The group held its first event in Lone Tree on April 16 in conjunction with other organizations to discuss a study by the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business regarding the impact of a fracking ban on Colorado’s economy.

Wasden said a big part of the mission is education.

Dendinger said access to ICOSA will be big part of that.

“Part of what we’re trying to accomplish is an organization of doers, who want to create the best and brightest in the state,” Wasden said. “We want to partner with other organizations for diversity and strength, to get that extra lens. Instead of working in a vacuum, the idea is to leverage and multiply, then educate.”

The group operates under the larger umbrella Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C., which has roundtables in 25 other states in its network, Dendinger said.

“It’s a sustainable model that endures, but also gets things done,” Dendinger said.

budget,” said Rep. Millie Hamner, D-Dillon, a bill sponsor.

The House also passed the annual School Finance act.

The bill increases per-pupil funding by 2.8 percent; funds an additional 5,000 seats for preschool and full-day kindergarten programs; and pumps $30 million into English language learning programs.

The House passed the Student Success Act on a 51-14 vote and the School Finance Act by a vote of 39-26. Lawmakers who voted against the bills were Republicans.

House Republicans tried pulling money from reading and early childhood education programs, so that school districts could have greater flexibility in how the funds are spent, with few strings attached.

“The school districts said, ‘Give us the money with no strings attached. Give us the money to decide how to use it ourselves,’ “ said House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, during the School Finance Act debate.

The Republican efforts failed, with members from the majority party arguing that it’s wrong to strip funding from the programs that need it.

“Yes, every school district wants their money, but you and I are responsible about the future of Colorado,” said Rep. Sue Schafer, D-Wheat Ridge.

Republicans also spent a great deal of time arguing

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against a Democrat-sponsored amendment aimed at providing greater transparency over how school districts are spending state dollars.

Republicans offered a softer transparency amendment, out of concern that Democrats were burdening school districts with too many requirements. That effort failed.

Rep. Carole Murray, R-Castle Rock, a Student Success Act bill sponsor, was one of two Republicans to vote for the School Finance Act and the only one to vote for both school-funding bills.

Murray told her Republican colleagues that she understands their concerns on those issues, but that she and others worked hard to “come up with the best possible bill we can.”

“This is an amazing product that we have all been part of together,” Murray said.

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Life has challenges; words have power Reading is one of the things I enjoy so very much in life. And as an avid reader, I have accumulated a vast and diverse book collection.

Some are worn around the edges, some are dog-eared, sticky notes protrude from the tops of several, and many are filled with highlights and underscored words with my notes written in the margin. In my line of business, I find myself going back to some of my favorites for ideas and reminders on how to improve in some way or handle a situation.

So the other day I was dealing with a very challenging family issue and it was happening right at the one-year anniversary of the loss of my wife and my kids’ mom. I took some time to sit in my library and meditate on what was happening around us and I was feeling sad, hurt and confused. And as I thought and prayed about the situation and events,

I looked up and some of the titles of the books literally seemed to come to life right before my eyes. Specific books and words seemed to become bigger in font size and boldness.

They were books such as Zig Ziglar’s “Embrace the Struggle,” or “The Journey”

by Billy Graham. There were also titles such as “Be Great” by Peter Thomas and “Results” by Gary Neilson and Bruce A. Pasternack. There are hundreds of books in my library, and as I continued to scan

Bob Dylan thinks he’s a penguin I have been under the weather and I don’t really have the strength to write a column today. One is overdue, however, and rather than let down my editor, I am going to do my best.

This will be highly unusual. It’s never been done anywhere before. I know it’s the easy way out, but I am weak. Please bear with me. You’ll have a full-fledged column next time.

I am going to assemble a column out of nothing but headlines. That’s crazy, huh?

I realize that it’s manipulative and a tease, kind of like what they do on the TV news to keep you hooked through a commercial.

“Bob Dylan thinks he’s a penguin. Details after the break.”

So here we go. Nothing but headlines.

No explanations, no stories to go along with them. Please: Use your imagination.

That’s a good thing, right?

How well do you know asparagus? A horse, a bucket and a spoon. Your comb over is scaring my grandson.

The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. Memories that hold your life together like glue. Living in the limelight the universal dream. Breathe deep the gathering gloom.

The calendar on the wall is ticking the days off. I’m not the man you think I am, but I’m the man for you.

Delightful spring recipes for neighborhood squirrel. Why dogs eat your homework. Smells on a bus.

Hundreds sickened on cruise ship.

Cruise ship experiences propulsion problems. Cruise ship overturns. Cruise ship generator breaks down. Cruise ship forgets to load shuffleboard pucks, passengers riot. Cruise ship runs out of deveined shrimp, passengers riot.

Are you OK? It’s been two whole minutes since you checked your messages.

The dark side of Mr. Green Jeans. Lisping in Ithaca. My mother the car. Eating crackers in bed, rolling in the crumbs. This is not a dachshund.

Lady writer on the TV. Talking about the Virgin Mary. I know you never read a book.

Burning bridges shore to shore. This time, baby, I’ll be bulletproof.

Every day it’s getting closer. Going faster than a roller coaster. The melody haunts my reverie. We all become brothers under the laws of Minerva. “I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.” The French have a different word for everything.

I’m just a teenage dirtbag, baby. Some had scars and some had scratches.

A man, a plan, a canal, Panama.

WDYT: The decay of language is the decay of mankind. If you go down to the woods today, you’d better go in disguise.

You played it for her, you can play it for me. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. I’ll even ask for your forgiveness, though I don’t know just what I am asking it for. I am a champion and you’re going to hear me roar.

Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky. I told you I was trouble, you know that I’m no good. School board member addicted to popping bubble wrap.

Charles Krauthammer is way over my head.

If you go down to the woods today, you’d better not go alone. Stopping by woods on a snowy evening.

There is only one David Letterman. The top 10 rejected names for the seven dwarfs.

Top 10 summer jobs in hell. Top 10 signs that Chef Boyardee is losing his mind.

What’s so good about goodbye?

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the shelves and titles I saw “Gung Ho” by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles and Wayne Dyer’s “The Power of Intention.”

Although many other titles and books caught my attention, the final one I will include here is John Ortberg’s “God is Closer Than You Think.”

Here I was, feeling extremely challenged and quite low, and one of the things that I enjoy most in life hit me right between the eyes: my books. Just think of the words alone and how powerful they are and how much encouragement they bring. “Embrace the Struggle,” “The Journey,” “Be Great,” “Results,” “Gung Ho,” “The Power of Intention,” and “God is Closer Than You Think.” Immediately my spirits were lifted and my attitude elevated.

I am in a struggle, it will be a journey, as the leader of my family I have to be great in order to get the results we will need, this will require a gung-ho attitude,

it will be an intentional effort, and God has always been and will be right by my side. For me, words are powerful, the actions they inspire are incredible, and the adjustment in attitude is simply amazing.

Most days I read for pleasure, to grow, and to learn. I find personal development materials such as books or audio programs to be an absolute asset to my success. And when needed personally or professionally, these powerful words are packed with wisdom.

How about you, do you have a library or source of knowledge and encouragement? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And as we benefit from the power of words, this 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.

Bill would battle sex trafficking It is not a well-known fact that the fastest-growing segment of organized crime, as well as the third-largest criminal enterprise in the world, is sex trafficking.

And while many believe this is only an international problem that pervades Third World countries, the unfortunate reality is that sex trafficking also occurs here in the United States.

The United Nations estimates that there is $9 billion in revenue generated from sex trafficking in the U.S. alone. Moreover, according to the Department of Justice, the average age of the women who are trafficked is between 13 and14 years old. In Colorado, over 30 percent of the human trafficking victims are minors, according to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center.

This is striking given that the FBI cites an estimated 293,000 American youths are at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The majority of these victims are runaways who live on the streets and who generally come from homes where they have been abused or from families who have abandoned them.

Sadly, these women and young girls are too often sold to traffickers, where they are drugged and abused into submission.

In 2000, Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which created the first comprehensive federal law to address trafficking. The law allows for prosecution and severe punishment through newly formed federal crimes. Ac-

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cording to the FBI, this operation has succeeded in saving nearly 900 children from sex trafficking by successfully convicting more than 500 pimps, madams, and their associates. However, given the size and scope of this horrible industry of human exploitation, more needs to be done.

Fortunately, many local and state law enforcement agencies have joined federal efforts to combat sex trafficking. In Colorado, the Colorado State Patrol created the Smuggling and Trafficking Interdiction Unit (STIU) to address these issues of human smuggling and human trafficking.

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Kopp big story at GOP assembly Former JeffCo lawmaker earns top line on primary ballot in gubernatorial race

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com It took Republican delegates just one ballot over the weekend to pick from a crowded field of hopefuls looking to challenge Gov. John Hickenlooper this November - and one candidate in particular emerged as a surprise force in the race.

Delegates who converged on Boulder for the Republican State Assembly on April 12 also picked candidates for other key statewide races. The results included the clearing of opposition to U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, who can now set his sights exclusively on Democratic incumbent Mark Udall in the race for a Senate seat this fall.

Coming into the assembly, at least one gubernatorial candidate looked like a sure bet to get on the ballot - Secretary of State Scott Gessler. But delegates made room for another hopeful: former state Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp.

In a crowded GOP field, Kopp will have the top line when Republican voters fill out their ballots in the gubernatorial primary in June. That’s because Kopp surprised many by emerging with the top vote count among the 3,900-plus delegates.

“It’s always nice to have the ‘big Mo,’ “ said Kopp, who represented the southern part of Jefferson County in the state Senate from 2007 -11. “Our message worked, our organization worked. So, phase one is complete and now we’re excited to move into phase two.”

Kopp’s nomination speech - held inside the University of Colorado’s Coors Events Center - took on a fighting theme. Kopp talked about being an underdog who takes down “giants” and referenced his own background as an Army ranger who doesn’t know the meaning of the word surrender.

“Surrender is not a Ranger word and it’s not a conservative word,” Kopp said.

Kopp’s 34 percent of the delegate vote tally edged Gessler’s, who also made the primary ballot by garnering 33 of the delegate vote.

Gessler’s speech included plenty of red meat for the conservative crowd. He touted his pro-life stance and conservative economic principles. He also called on Republicans to stand up to Democrats and push back against the rival party’s agenda.

“I am tired of weak-kneed Republicans who think that every Democratic attack spells disaster,” Gessler said. “They roll over instead of standing up.”

Kopp and Gessler will join former Congressman Tom Tancredo on the ballot this fall. Tancredo skipped the assembly nominating process, instead opting to gain ballot entry through a petition, which he has done.

Candidates can either seek a ballot spot through the delegate process or by submitting enough signatures to gain ballot entry.

Former Congressman Bob Beauprez who lost a governor’s race to Bill Ritter in 2006 - is also attempting to petition on to the ballot.

Those who sought ballot placement through the assembly needed at least 30 percent of the delegate vote. That didn’t happen for three other gubernatorial candidates, including state Sen. Mike Brophy of Wray, who garnered just 19 percent of the vote.

Gardner prevails in Senate race

Meanwhile, Gardner emerged as the overwhelming favorite among delegates to challenge Udall this fall.

By carrying 73 percent of the vote, Gardner ensured that he would have no primary opposition.

Gardner - who is regarded as a rising star in GOP politics - is seen among Republicans both here and at the national level as the party’s best shot at picking up a U.S. Senate seat.

Gardner has been highly critical of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature legislative achievement. In his speech to delegates, Gardner blasted

Grant Van Der Jagt (center) and Larry Strohl fill out their ballots at the Republican state assembly on April 12. Van Der Jagt and Strohl were delegates from Centennial. Photo by Vic Vela ObamaCare as the “biggest and worst government boondoggle in American history,” and attempted to tie Udall to the Democratic president.

“The president has made our biggest problems worse and our greatest assets weaker,” said Gardner, who will give up his post as the representative for the 4th Congressional District. “And Mark Udall was just along for the ride.”

Those failing to collect the necessary 30 percent of the delegate vote included state Sen. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs, who garnered just 23.8 percent of delegate support.

An open Attorney General seat will feature a GOP primary battle between Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and state Rep. Mark Waller, of Colorado Springs.

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House GOP whip steps down Adams County Republican resigns on heels of vote to force him out

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A House GOP rift has led to the unexpected resignation from a party leadership post on the part of one of its members.

Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, announced his resignation as House minority whip on April 14, four days removed from an unsuccessful Republican caucus vote that sought his ouster.

Priola will remain a state representative.

A senior Republican House member sought to replace Priola in his leadership role, a day removed from his role in a vote on an education bill.

Priola did not side with Republicans on a school district transparency amendment to the bill, which angered many in his own party — including one who hurled an expletive toward Priola on the House floor.

Although he acknowledged that the majority of his party wanted him out as whip, Priola believes he did nothing wrong.

“I didn’t want this to be the story of the last month of the session,” Priola said. “We have a lot of bills we’re working on. At the end of the day, I believe I made the strong conservative vote for real transparency for tax payers and for parents, down to the local school level.”

Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, called for a vote to replace Priola as party whip — a po-

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sition that is charged with rounding up votes among party members — during a hastilycalled GOP caucus meeting that was announced just before the House adjourned its morning business on April 10.

Holbert sought to replace Priola with Douglas County Rep. Polly Lawrence, who is still considered to be a candidate for the post.

“Rep. Priola either doesn’t want to do the job of whip or doesn’t know how to do the job of whip,” Holbert said.

Holbert and other Republicans were upset over Priola’s handling last week of a whip count involving a GOP amendment to the Student Success Act, a bipartisan education bill.

The failed GOP amendment, which dealt with transparency over school financial operations, competed with a Democratic transparency amendment that ultimately made it on to the bill.

Priola did not support the GOP amendment, nor did he work to whip votes in favor of it. Priola said that the prevailing amendment ensured that school districts would provide the public with greater transparency in a more uniform statistic system.

“I believe I took the conservative vote,” he said. “I firmly believe that what I did was the right thing. It’s just that there’s a strong faction in our party who want school districts to do whatever they want, no questions asked.”

Holbert said that’s not the point.

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after earning 69.3 percent of the vote among delegates. Waller eked out a ballot spot, with 30.7 percent of the vote.

Whoever emerges from the GOP primary will take on the Democratic AG candidate, former Adams County District Attorney Don Quick.

As for the Secretary of State’s race, El Paso County Clerk Wayne Williams was nominated by acclamation as the GOP nominee for Gessler’s vacated seat.

Williams did not face opposition for the nomination and is expected to square off against Democrat Joe Neguse this fall.

The Democrats held their own assembly in Denver the same day. However, there were no questions going into the assembly who their candidates would be.

Hickenlooper, Udall, Quick and Neguse all were officially nominated at the Democratic State Assembly.

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Reproductive rights effort fizzles Democrats spike own bill before debate

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A Democratic effort to bolster women’s reproductive rights was introduced at the Legislature with fanfare, but went out quietly.

The bill — which would have prohibited the state from interfering with a woman’s reproductive health care decisions — was killed

by Democratic leadership before it ever came up for a highly anticipated debate in the Senate on April 16.

The reason behind the last-minute decision by Democrats to kill the legislation depends on which lawmaker one speaks with.

The bill sponsor, Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, said the effort was pulled because Republicans had threatened to wreak havoc on the legislative process for the rest of the session, if the bill had gone forward.

Kerr said Republicans were planning to use filibusters and other delaying tactics to interfere with key pieces of legislation that

are still moving through the Capitol.

“It became obvious that D.C.-style politics were going to be happening the last three weeks of the session here,” Kerr said.

Republican leadership disagreed.

“That’s ridiculous,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs.

“What they ran into was a firestorm of public dissent, period; a firestorm of public opposition to this political hatchet job.”

In the Senate gallery, onlookers who gathered to follow the vote — most of whom were opposed — didn’t get much of a show. Senate Majority Leader Rollie Heath of Boulder gave no explanation for spiking the bill. The bill would have prohibited state or local governments from enacting “any policy regarding reproductive health care that is inconsistent with or contrary to current evidence-based scientific data and medical consensus …” accompanying bill language states.

The effort is a response to continued conservative efforts to restrict women’s reproductive rights, either through the Legislature or the ballot box. The bill’s sudden demise capped a wild, 48-hour sequence of events.

Catholics converged on the Capitol to protest the bill on April 15. That’s the day debate

on the bill was supposed to be held in the Senate. However, the vote was delayed a day because Sen. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, went home sick. Kefalas’ vote was needed for the vote to pass in a Senate that Democrats control by a single vote.

The next day, speculation swirled that the bill could end up being killed. Colorado Community Media was the first to report that Democratic leaders had spent the day figuring out whether they were going to move forward with the bill.

Kerr asserts that he had all 18 Democrats on board, but the reaction afterward from a couple of Democratic lawmakers puts that in question. Kefalas voted for the bill in committee, but later acknowledged that he struggled over his vote — and he never confirmed that he was going to vote yes in the first place.

After the vote was killed, he did not directly answer questions by reporters as to how he would have voted. “All I can say is I express a concern about this and I listened to constituents,” Kefalas said.

Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, was also conflicted. When asked how she was planning to vote, she said, “I honestly don’t know.”

Zenzinger is a Catholic, first-term law-

maker. Asked if she was relieved that she didn’t have to cast a vote, Zenzinger said, “Yeah, I think so, being a Catholic woman.”

Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, did not speak with reporters on April 16.

Carroll instead sent an emailed statement, in which she was critical of Republican positions on women’s reproductive rights issues.

At the same time, Carroll, like Kerr, said she didn’t want other important pieces of legislation being affected by GOP outrage.

“We have made our point, and in the interest of getting the remaining work done on education, jobs, higher education affordability and child care, we laid the bill over,” Carroll said.

But Cadman — who denied any effort on the part of Republicans to disrupt the legislative process — said Democrats have only themselves to blame for the bill’s failure. Cadman also referenced last year’s Democratic legislative achievements on hot-button issues, many of which angered Republicans.

“They got called on it and, unfortunately, they put their caucus and this entire institution through a significant turmoil,” he said.

“The good news is this time, unlike last year, they listened.”

Red light camera ban could get the green

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Red light cameras could be a thing of the past, under a bill that is making its way through the Legislature.

The bipartisan legislation would prohibit the use of red light cameras and photo radars in the state. Communities sometimes use the technology to slow down speeding drivers and to increase revenues.

The bill received initial approval in the Senate on April 17 and is expected to pass the chamber before the legislation moves to the House.

Rep. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, a bill sponsor, contends that the use of red light cameras and other driving detection technology is a “cash grab” on the part of communities, and that their presence can have an adverse impact on public safety.

Renfroe and other supporters argue that drivers sometimes slam on the brakes after noticing the equipment, which can lead to the very accidents communities are trying to prevent.

And bill supporters also said that a single picture of a vehicle crossing an intersection often doesn’t take into consideration other road factors that impact the

way people drive.

“A camera can take a picture, but it doesn’t tell the story,” Renfroe said.

Supporters pointed to a number of areas of concern over the technology. Sen. Lucia Guzman, D-Denver, a bill co-sponsor, said there isn’t any evidence that indicates that the devices have “a tangible effect on public safety.”

Sen. David Balmer, R-Centennial, said the flashes that emit from the cameras can trigger epileptic seizures. Balmer also said the devices interfere with a driver’s right to confront his or her accuser in court.

But the bill had its share of opponents

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who said communities would suffer if the bill becomes law.

Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City, said the use of red light cameras at a problematic intersection in his hometown has saved lives. He also said the use of the technology is especially vital in areas where “human management is impossible.”

“This is about safety,” Ulibarri said.

“This is about life and death. This is about real folks who may be injured.”

Amendments by Ulibarri and other bill opponents to either weaken or postpone the legislation failed to garner enough support to pass.

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF ApRil 14, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) You’re doing better on the flexibility issue, but you still need to loosen up a bit to show you can be less judgmental and more understanding about certain sensitive matters.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Your personal aspect continues to dominate this week. But try to make time to deal with important career-linked matters as well. A change of plans might occur by the weekend.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Excuses are not really needed for much of the confusion occurring this week.

However, explanations from all parties could help in working things out to everyone’s satisfaction.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) That surprising (but pleasant) recent turn of events continues to develop positive aspects. But be prepared for a bit of a jolt on another issue that needs attention.

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VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) With education continuing to be a strong factor this week, this could be the time to start learning some new skills that can later be applied to a bid for a potential career move.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Find out what everyone’s role is expected to be before accepting that workplace proposal. Getting all the facts now could prevent serious problems later on.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) A flexible position on a workplace matter could be the best course to follow during the next several days. A personal issue also benefits from an open-minded approach.

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PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Before submitting your suggestions, take more time to sharpen the points you want to make. The clearer the presentation, the more chance it has to get through when submitted.

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Below is a summary of the proposed parade rules: • No distribution of materials or candy by float riders.

• No speeding or display of vehicle horsepower.

• Prohibition of foul language or inappropriate behavior.

• No consumption of alcohol by float riders, walkers or spectators.

• No one will be allowed on or off the floats once they are in motion.

• All horse entries must be people and crowd experienced and safe.

• No discharging of firearms, similar

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taxes, production. There are a lot of things we don’t know; we don’t know environmental impacts, air quality, water quality, noise pollution. The question is, `What value would you put on these topics?’”

Lewandowski noted those issues and impacts also are being studied, but it will take many years to get answers. “I think it would be really haphazard for us to assign an arbitrary price to these things before they’re fully understood,” he said.

Statistics show more than 95 percent of Colorado’s oil and gas wells have been fracked. The practice is not new, but is becoming more prevalent, and horizontal drilling technology has greatly expanded its reach.

Lewandowski said restricting fracking has economic tradeoffs, pointing to industry-related jobs that pay more than twice the average wages and are growing in number. Collectively in 2012, the industry contributed about $3.4 billion in income to Colorado households, or 2.8 percent of the state’s total salary and wages.

“Property taxes are perhaps the largest payment from the oil and gas industry — about $675 million in 2012,” he said.

types of noisemakers or fireworks are allowed.

• All entrees must make all reasonable efforts keep the parade line-of-march tight, avoiding gaps if at all possible.

• Floats should be constructed so the view of the driver is not obstructed, there are grab bars and handles for the riders, they are structurally sound so there is no risk of collapse and the fire danger and carbon monoxide hazard is minimized.

• No open flames are permitted on parade entries.

• Float riders shall not hang over the edge or dangle their legs over the edge of floats near any wheels or other moving vehicle parts at any time.

• Children under the age of 8 in all entries must be directly supervised by an adult at all times.

“School districts represent the majority of this, more than half if you look at mill levies across the state.

“When you stack up all these taxes, we estimate it to be between $1 (billion) and $1.3 billion that stays nested in the state of Colorado in any given year.”

If a statewide moratorium ever were imposed, “Colorado could expect to lose about 68,000 jobs on average in the first five years (and) 93,000 jobs over the long view, between 2015 and 2040,” Lewandowski said.

Current increased setback proposals wouldn’t have the same impact.

“We modeled this on a worst-case scenario,” he said, cautioning that the Leeds study shouldn’t be considered in isolation.

“The economics shouldn’t be the only thing you take into consideration,” he said.

“The analogy I use is that when I’m buying a house, I look at the house itself, but I’m also looking at the view and the schools, the neighborhood, the amenities around it.

This study should hopefully be part of the conversation, but I don’t think it should be the whole conversation.”

He also noted that existing bans are in densely populated areas, where oil- and gas-related activity is minimal. Production is concentrated in Weld, Rio Blanco, Garfield, Montezuma and La Plata counties.

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run like a business,” he said. “This really puts the students on the spot to apply the fundamentals.

“This is an experience transferable/applicable to other areas of their lives. It’s not wasted time and they did something useful for their community.”

The students were equally enthusiastic.

“If I had the opportunity I’d definitely do something like this again. I learned so much about businesses and the way towns work and stuff like that,” Mace said.

“I was pretty excited about it. I usually don’t get the opportunity to present to real-world people,” Perry added. “It’s usually a panel of judges, and it’s kind of interesting to see what they thought about the project. We’re presenting this project as a partnership to this business up at state.”

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leadership that he was working against the (amendment).”

After the vote on the amendment, Holbert walked up to Priola at his desk and hurled an expletive toward him and walked away.

Holbert said his comments came during a moment of frustration.

“Tensions were probably running a little higher than normal,” he acknowledged.

The initial effort to replace Priola was unsuccessful. There was confusion among the caucus as to whether members could fill a leadership seat without it being vacant, or without someone submitting a resignation.

Holbert felt that it was OK for the caucus to convene to replace leadership posts at any time. That logic wasn’t accepted by all party members.

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After recessing for a while to confer with party members, Rep. Kathleen Conti of Littleton, the caucus chairwoman, determined that the effort to replace a non-vacant leadership post was improper. That prompted a vote among the majority of party members to adjourn.

But there clearly was sentiment among party members to discuss replacing Priola.

Both Priola and Holbert said there would have been enough votes to oust Priola, had a vote gone forward.

Holbert said the move by Priola to resign was for the best.

“I think this was a good decision for him,” Holbert said. “I wish we could have done this last week. But I think a significant majority of his caucus agrees with his decision.”

Priola said he’s looking forward to having more free time to spend with his loved ones.

“My colleagues, probably the majority of them, want me to go,” he said. “I don’t want to fight and hang on to something when I could spend my time with my family.”

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April 27 BrEAkfAst tHE Elbert Woman’s Club plans its monthly breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27, May 25 at the Russell Gates Mercantile Community Hall. Biscuits, gravy, sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, coffee/tea and juice are served for $6/ adults and $3/children under 12. The Hall is on Elbert Road between Highways 86 and 24, 11 miles south of Kiowa.

Proceeds support the maintenance and renovation of the Hall, built in 1906.

University of Colorado School of Medicine physicians are right here in your neighborhood. We provide preventive care and routine exams along with treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure. We also offer pediatric services at our University Family Medicine at Park Meadows clinic.

To schedule your appointment online at any time, visit: uch.edu/find-a-provider

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JunE 28 strEEt fAir The sixth annual Kiowa Street Fair/Car Show is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 28. If you enjoy unique shopping, car shows, learning about historic communities, watching your kids have fun, live music, mouthwatering BBQ or just socializing with old and new friends; this is the place to be. The Cowboy Up Rodeo and dance is in town too. This is a weekend of fun, fun, fun! All in the amazing town of Kiowa. There is still some time to sign up to be a vendor, or to reserve your spot to show off your vehicle. For information contact Michelle or Kim at 303-621-2366.

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As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriffs Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large.

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It meets the last Monday of the month at the Elbert County Sheriffs Office at 7 p.m. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse. html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456. tHE 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.

The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment. 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.

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Larry Zierer of LaZy B Acres in Wiggins brought four fuzzy angora goats to the April 12 Fiber Festival. Photos by Sonya Ellingboe

In April, the Littleton Museum’s very special Navajo-Churro sheep are sheared, and it’s the occasion for an annual Fiber Festival. The hardy historic breed is the kind of sheep Littleton’s early residents would have raised on their farms — with thick coats of black and caramel-colored wool.

In addition, the museum’s interpreters at the April 12 festival had a group of weathered-looking dye pots heating over open fires as they demonstrated dyeing techniques, hanks of variously colored yarn hung to dry, while the costumed women introduced new ones into the natural dye baths and answered questions from curious parents and children. At intervals, the electric sheep shears were turned on as an assistant delivered a rotund ewe to the shearer.

Explaining that if she couldn’t get both front feet on the ground, she wouldn’t think she could get away, he set her on her bottom and began to skillfully take off a year’s growth of wool — all in one thick piece. After about 10 minutes, the ewe looked much cooler and was carried back to her pen. Visitors could place a guess on how much a fleece weighed.

Wide-eyed toddlers were as fascinated as the grown-ups over this bit of old-fashioned agricultural technique.

There were also demonstrations of skirting, washing, carding, knitting and spinning spread around the 1860s farm under sheds topped with brush.

And there were a few woolly visitors: from Gentle Spirit Alpaca Farm in Wiggins, Nancy Simmons Holloway brought an alpaca and a paco-vicuna. Both were gentle and interested in the little people who bounced around the area. Holloway maintains a traveling “shop” and does about eight shows a year, she said. She is part of a group of alpaca raisers who exhibit together — as many as 20 booths at the National Western Stock Show.

“There are a lot of fiber enthusiasts out there,” she said.

From LaZy B Acres in Bennett, Larry Zierer brought four white angora goats and two angora rabbits — holding a soft, wriggly baby goat up to the fence so kids could pet it.

Over in the meadow, there was a demonstration by a sheepherding dog to show another facet of a business that still goes on in Colorado.

Families who enjoyed this sunny afternoon will no doubt be back next year for another time trip to the 19th century.

Angora Rabbits from LaZy B Acres in Bennett were guest attractions at the Littleton Museum’s Fiber Festival April 12.

Nancy Simmons Holloway of Gentle Spirit Alpaca Farms in Wiggins brought an alpaca and a paco-vicuna to the Fiber Festival.

Sheep Shearing was an annual spring ritual on 1860s Littleton farms — although farmers did not have the electric shears used on April 12 at the Littleton Museum.

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Museum highlights art from Colorado Kirkland Museum has opened its new “Colorado Art Survey” Number IX, as it continues to showcase its extensive collection of Colorado artworks, by more than 500 artists, dating from the 1870s to the 2000s in a timeline from realism to pure abstraction. The paintings are accompanied by decorative art from similar eras, in salon style. The Kirkland is at 1311 Pearl St. in Denver. Kirklandmuseum.org, 303-8328576.

Art fair The Hilltop Art Fair will bring arts, crafts and music to the United Church of Christ Parker Hilltop at Flintwood and Democrat Roads, 10926 E. Democrat Road, Parker, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 3. Also, there will be a student art show and local historians at Douglas County’s historic Hilltop

a horror theme and Nederland setting, according to Rhonda Beltzer, who is orchestrating the production.

Arts scholarship

School House across the street. Free admission. Information: 303-841-2808. UCCParkerhilltop.org.

Movie auditions

Prospective actors and writers are invited to visit MyTeenMovie.com for audition dates in Greenwood Village, Castle Rock and Parker and information about a movie to be produced in Colorado this year, with

Arapahoe County high school art students are invited to apply for an annual scholarship if they plan to attend an arts school or college and major in visual or performing arts. Requirements: completed application, student portfolio, resume and two letters of recommendation. Applications available at the Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, or on the City of Greenwood Village website, greenwoodvillage.com. The high schools attended by first- and second-place winners will receive $300 and $200 in addition.

Information: Jo Cole, 303-708-6110, jcole@ greenwoodvillage.com.

A matter of Heritage

Artist/members of the Heritage Fine Arts Guild will display their works in a juried show from May 1 to 30 at Bemis Public Library, 6015 S. Datura St., Littleton. Juror is well-known Denver artist and teacher Victoria Kwasinski. A public reception is planned from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on May 6.

Open during library hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mondays to Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

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Bird count

Look and listen. Birdwatchers with experience, ages 14 to adult, are needed to assist in the annual migrations survey from 6 to 10 a.m. on May 10 at South Platte Park in Littleton. Call 303-730-1022 ext. 21 to register. (Youths under 16 may participate if they have a personal interest.)

Getting jazzy

Englewood High School will hold a Jazz Night from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 29 at Englewood High School’s New Commons, 3800 S. Logan St. Tickets: $10 adults/$5 children and seniors includes dinner. Dinner, silent auction and great jazz by two groups of 18 musicians. Tickets: available from EHS band students or at the door. (Parking will be in the east lot off Clarkson and Lehigh.)

Art at ACC

The Arapahoe Community College Multimedia, Graphic Design and Illustration Student Showcase and portfolio review will be held from April 30 to May 8 in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex at ACC, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 2. Admission is free. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Information, John Hall, 303-797-5916. john.hall@arapahoe.edu.

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Legal Notice No.: 927933 First Publication: April 17, 2014 Last Publication: April 24, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014. Three (3) copies of said bid shall be submitted. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any bids received will be returned unopened. Faxed bids will not be accepted. Bids will be opened at 10:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, Thursday, May 1, 2014, in the Commissioner Meeting Room, Elbert County Courthouse, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado 80117. The bid opening is open to the public. Please mail bids to: Elbert County Fairgrounds Department, Attn: Kyrei Zion, P.O. Box 7, Kiowa, CO 80117 or deliver to: Elbert County Fairgrounds Department, 221 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado 80117. Please mark outside of envelope “FAIRGROUNDS PA SYSTEM BID”

Elbert County Government reserves the right, as its interest may require, to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities and informalities contained in-said bid and furthermore to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Elbert County $129,966.22 to do so. Additionally, Elbert GENERAL FUND TOTALS Comcast HEALTH FUND TOTALS $3,986.18 Community Media County reserves the right to negotiate opPUBLIC WORkS FUND TOTALS $237,944.27 Conejos Trsr tional items and or services withCounty the sucLEA FUND TOTALS $102,501.18 Corporate Billing cessful bidder.

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Elizabeth bats were hot

Cardinals rack up runs, wins Mitchell, Skyview fall to Elizabeth baseball team

By Scott Stocker

Special to Colorado Community Media Three-for-three turned out to be a good week on the baseball diamond for Elizabeth.

The trio of wins got off to a super start behind the pitching of David Wahlstrom, who came through with a no-hitter against Mitchell on April 7. But Elizabeth had a pretty good time at the plate as well, as the Cardinals beat the Marauders, 16-0.

Elizabeth was also able to capitalize on Mitchell’s six errors, while also coming through with 11 hits. Leading the way at the plate for the Cardinals against the Marauders was Lonnie Cox and Jace Evans, each with a pair of RBIs. The Elizabeth bats were certainly hot against visiting Skyview on April 9, as the Cardinals belted the Wolverines, 22-3. They

did cool off when they traveled to Skyview April 11, beating the Wolverines, 5-3.

One might say Elizabeth had THE shot needed to get going against Skyview in the opening pair of the games. Lead-off batter Brandon Severinsen, the son of Cardinals’ coach Doug Severinsen, belted a home run on the third pitch from Mireles Diego. That blast helped lead the way to a three-run first inning by the Cardinals.

The Cardinals really got their wings flapping in the second inning when they tallied seven runs. And they flew even higher in the third with an eight-run effort.

A four-run fourth inning would close out their scoring in the game.

“Today, we just came out to play hard,” said Brandon Severinsen, who doubled in his next at-bat in the second inning and would add a single in the third. “You just take the pitches and hope you get the right one. I did on my homer. We thought they would give us a much harder game, as they also have a decent record. We were not about to overlook them; we just came out and hit the ball.”

Sean Herr had the game on the mound well in hand, but he also had some praise for his outfield and his teammates at the plate. After all, when it came to wielding the bat himself, he was hitless until he slammed a double in the fourth inning.

“I just needed to focus all the way out there,” Herr said. “I felt my off-speed pitches were fine and I was able to find the zone.

We felt they are not a team to overlook and they did hit the ball. But I had plenty of help in the outfield. Right now I just want to focus, focus, focus.”

Chase Nicholas also came through with a fine game at the plate in the opener against Skyview, coming through with three hits, batting in four runs and also scoring three runs himself. He was joined in the exceptional category by Tyler Erzen, who belted five singles, scored three runs and had an RBI. “The key is just to stay focused and that’s what we’ve all be able to do,” Nicholas said. “We’re having a solid season and we just want to keep it going.”

Wahlstrom followed up his fine pitching

effort against Mitchell with a solid day at the plate against Skyview. He was able to come through with a pair of hits that would account for four RBIs and go on to score three runs himself.

Wahlstrom also was the winning pitcher against Skyview in the Cardinals’ second game against the Wolverines on April 11.

Here, though, Stuart Eurich was strong at the plate as he knocked in three runs with a pair of hits. Wahlstrom and Eurich each batted in another run for the Cardinals to close out the scoring against Skyview, which dropped to 7-4.

“We were not expecting a game like this against Skyview to begin with,” said Doug Severinsen. “But we just got going and the guys kept it up. We got this one going our way early. The boys are playing hard we have hopes to go far this season.”

Added Skyview coach David Rolla, “They got the big hits early and we just made too many mistakes later in the game. I felt we could be competitive against them, but today it certainly didn’t go our way.”

Cardinals shine in Weld invitational Elizabeth boys 4-for-4 in short track events

By Scott Stocker

Special to Colorado Community Media The Elizabeth boys and girls track teams, coached by Lori McCoin, had a stellar day at the April 11 Weld Central Sixth Annual Rebel Roundup.

It was four-for-four in the short track events in the boys’ competition, as Elizabeth captured first-place medals in the 100-, 200-, 400- and 800-meter events. And it certainly helped Elizabeth run away from the 20-team field as they scored 155 points

to outdistance Resurrection Christian (93) and Vista Peak (87). Kiowa scored 33 points for seventh place.

It was closer in the girls’ competition as Highland scored 114 points to defeat Elizabeth (99) and host Weld Central (88). The Kiowa girls placed ninth with 34 points.

And it was a double-individual day for Elizabeth’s Jake Thompson as he won the 400 (:51.45) and the 800 (2:01.5). Joel Thies was the winner in the 100 (:11.51 seconds) while Ryan White took home top honors in the 200 (:22.78).

White also tied teammate Brody Oliver for fourth in the 100, each clocking :11.73. Brandon John placed fifth in the 400 (:55.13), with Cardinal teammate Micah Reimer in sixth (:55.17). Augustus Ter-

ry came through with a fourth in the 800 (2:09.09).

Adding to the winning individual efforts from the boys was Oliver in the long jump (21 feet, 6 inches) and Gav Houston in the pole vault (13-1). The boys’ quartets also won the 400 relay (:43.77) and the 3,200 relay (8:59.3).

Kiowa came through with a secondplace finish in the discus with Bobby Handley’s 125-7, while Dallas Reins pulled through for second in the shot put with 4111. Reins was also third in the discus (12410) while Handley settled for fifth in the shot (39-4½).

Kiowa fared much better in the boys’ relays. The Indians placed second in the 3,200 (9:16.10), third in the 1,600 (3:45.24),

fifth in the 800 (1:36.62) and sixth in the 400 (:47.75).

Tegan Alexander was on the top of her sprints as she won first in both the 100 (:12.55) and 200 (:26.13). And, when it came to distance, the Cardinals’ Kori Small took top honors in the 3,200 (:12:22.64).

Out in the field events, Kim Peterson won the pole vault with a 12-foot-1-inch effort.

The Elizabeth girls only won a single relay with a :1:55.13 effort in the sprint medley. The Cardinals were second in the 400 relay (:53.98), second in the 800 relay (1:54.4) and second in the 3,200 relay (11:25.51).

Kiowa’s relay efforts included third in both the 1,600 (4:38.66) and sprint medley (2:01.40) and a sixth in the 800 (2:00.26).

Kiowa wins two in double-header at Simla Close call for Indians in day’s first game

By Scott Stocker

Special to Colorado Community Media When virtual cross-town rivals get together for any sport, one can expect to see some tight competition. Then again, some not-so-tight competition.

That’s the way it was back on April 9 when Kiowa traveled to Simla for a baseball double-header. The Indians, coached

by Josh Schneider, came away with a pair of wins, beating the Cubs 16-13 in the first game, then 16-1 in the second encounter.

Kiowa, 7-3 on the season, jumped ahead 13-3 after three innings of play in the first game, then added single runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings to close out its scoring. But Simla, coached by Joel Ellis, wasn’t about to cave in. The Cubs struck for seven runs in the fourth inning and three more in the fifth to find themselves down 14-13 going into the sixth.

“It certainly was nerve-wracking at a few points in the game,” said Kiowa’s winning pitcher, Maclain Smiley. “I just had to believe in myself and teammates that we

could come together. And that’s just what we did.”

Smiley only worked the first three innings, and he wasn’t having that bad a game at the plate. In his five at-bats he came through with three hits and three RBIs and scored a couple of runs.

But it was those late, so to speak, runs

by Simla that had coach Schneider a bit worried.

“Indeed, it was scary, but that’s any sport,” Schneider said. “You can’t always feel that you are in a good position against a team like Simla that has struggled this season. They came back on us and certainly gave us a game. However, the kids held up and we were able to pull it out.”

Simla scored five of their runs in the fourth inning with only one batter retired.

The final two runs of the inning came on a home run by Jason George, a blast that drove in Cody Norris. The Cubs would then score three more runs in the bottom of the fifth, via a home run by Norris, to close the gap to 14-13.

Kiowa’s Steven Mizak said both teams certainly had their moments.

“It was a lot of fun, for sure,” Mizak said.

“We just wanted to keep calm. That fourth inning was rough for us. But that first inning for us, with our five runs, certainly got

us going. We were hitting the ball like we are supposed to.”

The second game was off to a similar start as the first as Kiowa jumped out to a 4-0 lead. A seven-run third was good enough to send Simla reeling this time around, and the Indians’ five-run fifth was good enough to skin the Cubs.

Mizak started on the mound for Kiowa in the second game and would gain the win. He was replaced in the fourth by Marshall Deering, who put an exclamation point on the game, striking out five of the seven batters he faced.

Other games Kiowa also put out a fine effort April 12 in the Indians’ double-header against previously unbeaten Peyton. The Indians defeated Peyton 11-8 in the first game, but fell to the Panthers 15-6 in their second encounter.

Caleb Smith had a pair of fine games for Kiowa against Peyton with five hits in his eight at-bats that would account for seven runs batted in. He would also score three runs himself in the games.

Peyton was led by Seth Holtzclaw on the day, as he would get five hits in his seven at-bats. Evan Finley didn’t have a bad day,

either, with five hits, driving in four runs and scoring four himself.

Kiowa beat Evangelical Christian in both games of an April 5 double-header, 12-7 and 21-6. In the second game, Mizak, Landon Morehead and Mitchell Bates all drove in three runs. The Indians put an exclamation mark on this game by scoring seven runs in the top of the sixth inning for its winning margin. They had opened by scoring six back in the first inning.

That week wasn’t an entire loss for Simla as the Cubs were able to come through with a 16-11 victory against Stratton April 7. The Cubs accounted for 18 hits and there were no errors in the field as they won their first game of the season.

Elbert is also having a pretty good run at this point of the season on the diamond.

The Bulldogs improved to 5-1 April 10 with a 20-1 victory against Cripple Creek. The Pioneers dropped to 0-11.

Brett Meredith and Cody Rosburg each had four hits to lead the way for the Bulldogs, who accounted for 19 team hits on the day. Rosburg was able to drive in six runs while Meredith came through with four RBIs, and they each were able to score three runs apiece.

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us to combat the growth of sex trafficking in the U.S. — we need to target its economic allies as well.

Shockingly, there is big business in the online advertisements that facilitate this sex slavery. Online classified services are making millions of dollars of revenue generated from the advertisement of children for sex.

Recent reports indicate that online prostitution advertising revenue generated $45 million in 2013 alone.

Obviously, this is an issue that needs

more attention from national policymakers.

For this reason, I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 4225, the SAVE Act, which was recently introduced by Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo. The bill seeks to prohibit entities from knowingly selling advertising that leads to sex trafficking activities. Although larger measures are needed to prevent issues like domestic violence that isolate young women from society, the SAVE Act will make this sex trafficking less profitable by cutting off methods of advertising. Moreover, the SAVE Act criminalizes this behavior and provides the tools to allow all levels of law enforcement to combat this pernicious exploitation of American

women and children in the U.S. As a member of Congress, I will do what I can, but these repugnant sex traffickers operate outside both our legal and moral frameworks. Therefore, we need a total effort from our community, both local and national, to stop this heinous activity. If you would like to help the effort, I urge you to contact the Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking (CoNEHT) at 1-866-455-5075 or the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking at 303295-0451.

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