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Felony DUI bill defeated Measure would have created stiffer drunken-driving penalties in state By Vic Vela

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Elizabeth Fire Chief TJ Steck, serving as an incident commander, goes over plans during a briefing at the Douglas County Fairgrounds as part of an interagency wildfire drill on May 3. Photo by Hannah Garcia

Local agencies prep for real thing Elizabeth fire chief serves as an incident commander By Hannah Garcia

hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia.com Although some may have been startled to see Humvees and police cruisers crawling around Happy Canyon in Douglas County on May 3, it was only a mock wildfire drill that had public safety officials converging on the subdivision. Crews were dispatched to evacuate and protect homes in the Happy Canyon area, where the mock fire ensued. National Guard officials set up roadblocks and checkpoints while trying to corral participating residents to the evacuation center,

which was located at the Douglas County Justice Center. The interagency drill included officials from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Colorado National Guard and various fire agencies, including Elizabeth Fire Rescue, in the area and ran from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The drill simulated a wildland fire, giving agencies a chance to practice command and control, communications and support functions. Citizens were notified before the drill and invited to participate in the simulated evacuation. The agencies set up a command post at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Lt. Col. Mitchell Utterback said the National Guard has had “a lot of practice” over the last four years with wildfires like Black Forest and Waldo Canyon.

“The goal is always to save lives, then mitigate,” Utterback said. “And we’ve been practicing our asses off.” Elizabeth Fire Chief T.J. Steck, who serves as an incident commander for a multi-agency task force made up of officials from Douglas and Elbert counties, said the drill is just as much about cohesion as it is about training officers and firefighters. “It’s different now. It used to be really important so that responders knew their job, but as we break down our fences and start working with our partners at National Guard, our partners in other counties (and) statewide, we all have to work together,” Steck said. “So it’s become even Drill continues on Page 14

Health providers tackle toll of mental illness Untreated: How ignoring mental illness costs us all (Part 1 of 3) By Kristin Jones and Burt Hubbard Rocky Mountain PBS I-News

Call them frequent flyers. Or superutilizers. Or loyal customers. In hospitals across the country, they’re known to doctors and nurses as the people who come back time and again for care. They make up a very small percentage of patients, but they rack up an inordinate share of medical expenses, often preventable. Among Colorado Medicaid enrollees, they spend an average of around eight times as much as their peers. POSTAL ADDRESS

found is that it’s impossible to treat the most expensive customers of emergency rooms and other hospital services without addressing mental health. “You can’t improve the overall health if you’re not treating the whole person,” says Dr. Angela Green, who co-directs an Aurora-based project called Bridges to Care. Health-care costs, many of them preventable, rank among the highest indirect impacts of mental illness, an analysis by And many of them — nearly three- Rocky Mountain PBS I-News has found. quarters, by an Aurora study’s recent Medical expenses associated with count — have a mental illness. mental illness reached an estimated $2 It makes intuitive sense, and research billion in Colorado in 2013, according to confirms it: A troubled mind can take a 2005 figures from the federal Substance toll on the body, and vice versa. Abuse and Mental Health Services AdThis simple fact is leading medical ministration, updated for growth and inprofessionals and health officials in Colo- flation. rado to rethink how to curb high costs in Lost wages cost even more. Workers the health-care system. What they have with mental disorders earn $16,000 less per person per year, according to a 2008 study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. I-News estimates Colorado’s share of these lost wages at $2.9 billion. The costs keep piling up: $425 milPrinted on recycled newsprint. lion for disability pay in 2012, according Please recycle this copy. to the Social Security Administration; $62 million in state education spending for children with emotional disorders in 2012; $44.7 million to hold inmates with Mental continues on Page 6

An effort that dies every year suffered another death this Legislative session as a Senate committee on May 6 killed a bill that sought to create a felony drunkendriving penalty in Colorado. The bill would have made a person’s third DUI in seven years or fourth in a lifetime a felony punishable with possible prison time. But the Senate Appropriations Committee on May 6 put an end to the bill, which would have resulted in millions of dollars in costs for having to incarcerate more offenders. But that’s a cost worth paying for a safer society, said Republican bill sponsors who blasted Senate Democrats who killed the legislation. “The health and traveling safety is at risk from people who consistently drive under the influence Report of alcohol,” said Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction. “They do have a problem and they’ve gone through treatment and they continue to drive because it’s easy for them. “At what point does justice outweigh treatment?” The bill had previously passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support. But Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Pat Steadman, D-Denver, said the bill would have resulted in an enormous cost to the state. The bill wouldn’t have cost anything for the 2014-15 fiscal year, but state expenditures over the next three years would have combined for about $20.7 million, according to an updated Legislative Council fiscal analysis. But Rep. Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, the bill’s House sponsor, said the state is in much better economic shape than it has been in recent years. That led him to wonder, “If we’re not going to prioritize it this year, with this budget, when are we going to prioritize it? “There is money in the budget to make this happen and we’re never going to have a better circumstance than what we have today to make this happen,” Waller said. Both Waller and King have tried for several years to make a felony DUI law a reality in Colorado. The bill has failed each time. Colorado is one of only a handful of states that does not have a felony DUI law. Senate President Morgan Carroll, DAurora, said she wasn’t opposed to the bill, but understood why it failed. For one thing, Carroll said the bill would have resulted in $15 million in state costs for prison beds alone. “It might make us feel better, but if you have $15 million to either put in treatment for alcohol abuse or $15 million in prison

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Arbor Day celebration planned

The Town of Elizabeth Tree Board will be celebrating Arbor Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 17 at the Town’s Tree Farm, which is located at the corner of Pine Ridge Road and CR 136. The tree board will be cleaning up the area, moving trees and getting it ready for a community garden. Everyone is invited to attend and to learn about the new plans. Input and ideas are welcomed. There will be food and refreshments. The mayor will be reading the Arbor Day Proclamation at noon and recognizing the town as a Tree City USA for a 15th year.

Researchers sought

The Elizabeth Veterans Memorial Board would like to recruit some researchers prior to the May 26 Memorial Day ceremony. The service will begin at 10 a.m. and held regardless of the weather. “We’re asking for people to help us confirm and collect names of veterans buried in Elizabeth Cemetery. They will be engraved in black pearl granite and posted on both wings of the memorial wall,” said Diana Robins, one of the board members. “We need the community’s help to pull those names together in time to have them engraved.” Residents can check the American Legion Post 82 website www.elizabethamericanlegion82.org to see which veterans have already been listed. Anyone that wants to add a veteran can contact the American Legion at amlgp82@hotmail.com or call 720-272-7249. Robins also mentioned that members of the community can purchase bricks of honor, to be added to the veterans’ memorial. More information about those, can be found at http://evmf.webs.com

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No go best signal for red-light bill A bill to ban red-light cameras and photo-radar systems inspired healthy debate in the Statehouse but ultimately did not get the green light, and we’re fine with the call. Further we agree with one of our local legislators, Rep. Max Tyler, D-Lakewood, who opposed a late amendment to the respective bill to fund a study on red-light camera effectiveness. Funds that would go toward a study, could perhaps go to another CDOT bridge, Tyler noted. No pressing need for more research. Both sides have sources — on one hand that the technology improves public safety and on the other hand the use of the technology actually has the reverse effect, and further that the practices function more as a cash cow than a tool targeting public safety. It’s worth noting that this proposed and

our view oft-discussed ban on red-light cameras and photo radar got a strong push at the Legislature this year with bipartisan support. Rep. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley and House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver, were among those who gave arguments that the cash-producing systems do not improve safety. But with every urging to do away with the cameras, plenty of legislators and others stepped forward to say the technology comes to the aid of public safety in their neck of the woods. We value these local

voices, and support local control of the technology. Technology and the automation of tasks that would otherwise be carried out by people increases efficiency and can often in practice be much more consistent and comprehensive. To that aim, earlier in the session, we reported Jessie Ulibarri of Commerce City saying technology is especially vital in areas where “human management is impossible.” But that’s the trick and where some controversy lies. We recognize a healthy mistrust of the mounted cameras keeping tabs on drivers. People wonder if existing regulations governing the the use of the cameras is enough. Further, are yellow lights shortened to bring in more revenue or does common sense

balanced with guidelines and regulations prevail? And are camera practices going to instant-replay pro sports heights with each line drawn hard and fast and little left in the way discretion? For now, we are glad the practices remain in local control. The debate has been eye-opening for many and should encourage cities to make sure red-light cameras and photo radar systems are being used in a way that is truly focused on public safety and efficiency. With each advance in technology comes many questions about ethics and appropriate use. We are in the thick of the increasing prevalence of lenses that watch everything everywhere. In this case, better to refine it — the where, when and how of it all — rather than switch it off.

Listen, keep listening, and listen some more

The dogged pursuit of peace and quiet You can have a direct impact on your neighbors’ quality of life. Since I began writing this column over two years ago, I have received hundreds of emails. Some columns have fathered a few, some more than a few and one generated a lot of emails. It was the column last month about my neighbor’s dog, who can bark for hours. I am not the only one with a problem. I heard from readers who are miserable, who have filed complaints and who have acrimonious relationships because they filed complaints. I received a number of suggestions. One reader recommended a Sunbeam Ultrasonic Egg Dog Bark Control Device, which she placed on her fence. It solved the problem. Her neighbors don’t know why Bingo no longer barks. There’s no paperwork with Douglas County, corroboration with another neighbor as required, no resentment, no retaliation. My art studio extends into the back yard, and there is nothing between it and my neighbor’s dog except a 20-year-old fence. The barking ruins my studio time. Even if I turn up the music. We all love our dogs. That might be a slight exaggeration, because some dogs and other pets are neglected, just as some children are. Between the two there is almost nothing that is worse. Neglected children socialize poorly and may become bullies at school, or the targets of bullies. Neglected dogs, ones without supervision and discipline, can easily disrupt a neighborhood. There are three little dogs across the street who are right on the greenbelt sidewalk, and blast off every time someone walks by, with or without a dog. They get out and run around the neighborhood. Smitty and I have been “engaged” 15 times by dogs on the loose. I take a sawed-off broomstick when we go for walks.

“Oh, it’s OK,” one woman said. “He’s wearing an electronic collar.” Memo: Douglas Country does not approve of an electronic dog collar as an alternative to a leash. Unleashed dogs are all over. I wrote about one that charged at us. The owner acted like his dog was exempt. And used a profanity in front of his son when I picked up Smitty, and commented about his failure to follow county rules and laws. Of course there is poop everywhere. Can’t be bothered? Why do you own a dog? As I said in the previous column, there are many more important issues to occupy our time, but a barking dog can really impact the quality of home life. We do things that we shouldn’t, like texting behind the wheel, running red lights, failing to use turn signals (“Turn signals? What are turn signals?”), speeding, tailgating, and it all seems to be OK. Allowing a dog to bark is a piece of that disregard for others. So far, I have yet to hear from someone who defends barking. Usually I hear from the counterpoints. But how can you defend a nuisance? If your sleep, your book time, your films, meals, and conversations are punctured and punctuated repeatedly by a backyard dog, then your home is no longer a sanctuary. While I am at it, I dislike the Fourth of Smith continues on Page 5

Have you ever had a conversation with someone who continually tries to compete on everything from vacations to headaches and from sports to life experiences? You know what I mean, right? If there is a chance to talk about themselves, they will. But let me ask you this … how often have we been guilty of that ourselves? When someone tells us about their children, do we immediately chime in with a similar story about our own children? Maybe even a competing tale that tops what they were trying to tell us. It’s all too common isn’t it? We have become such an “I” focused world we have almost completely forgotten how to have a genuine conversation with others. We have an “I”Pod, “I”Pad, “I”Touch, or “I” anything and everything designed to please ourselves. Now, I am generalizing, of course, because I do know some people who are extremely attentive listeners and keep discussions going based on good, quality questions that they ask, going deeper into what is happening in the exchange instead of trying to outdo or one-up the other person. There is a story that Dr. Denis Waitley shares in his program “The Psychology of Winning” where he talks about a party that he and his wife had hosted. He is one of those extremely attentive listeners and great conversationalists. In his story, he lamented that after the party he felt as if he didn’t do enough talking, he did too much listening and asking questions. But as he took out the trash he overheard his neighbors talking about the party, and they actually commented on how smart and interesting of a guy that Denis was.

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Think about that for just a moment. Denis didn’t talk about himself, he never mentioned the word “I” or tried to compete in a conversation. All he did was listen and ask terrific questions and they thought he was smart and interesting. What was it that made them feel that way? Well, he made the conversations about other people, he kept his ears open and his focus on the topic of discussion and not himself. You know the old saying, “God gave us two ears and one mouth and we should use them in that proportion.” Meaning we should listen twice as much as we speak. This holds true in any profession and in any of our personal relationships. Doctors listen much more than they talk, how else can they identify health issues and diagnose the problem? Great sales people know that it is really all about qualifying their customers and prospects through questioning and listening before offering a solution. Spouses, parents, friends, and co-workers can all seem smarter and make conversations more interesting and thoughtful by simply practicing the art of listening, asking more “you” centered questions, and avoiding all “I” focused Norton continues on Page 5

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May 15, 2014

Elizabeth School Board update By Michele McCarron

The Elizabeth School Board of Education met April 28. Here are the highlights:

several buses that are rapidly nearing the end of their useful service life. The safety record for our drivers is outstanding, especially when compared to industry norms.

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The Director of Transportation, Terry Wilson gave an update. He reviewed the ongoing training for bus drivers. This includes safe driving habits and driving during various weather conditions. For the elementary schools, the transportation department conducts bus and bus stops safety training. Wilson also reviewed the board policy on transportation and reviewed the steps in building a bus route. Though the district buses are older and of very high mileage, they are well maintained and operational availability is very good. Some of the fleet requires near term funding in order to replace

Principal Tammy Krueger presented to the board the Running Creek Education Showcase. Attendance has been a major initiative this school year for RCE, and the school has seen improved attendance as a result of the initiative. Students are very involved in the Stampede to Read program where kids turn in charts for reading and can earn tickets for the Elizabeth Stampede. RCE students recently did a fundraiser, with the help of EHS students, called Run for Funds. The PTCO has been raising money for upgrading playground equipment. There has been a focus on writing with research based writing cur-

riculum. Teachers recently attended professional development to support writing instruction and they also have a writing support group meeting once a month to discuss units of writing and discuss ways to support each other.

Academy will receive state funding for students enrolled at least 90 hours during the first semester. Creekside Community Church is the currently planned location for the classes offered by Legacy Homeschool Academy program.

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Principal of Legacy Academy, Kurt Naber, presented to the board about the new Legacy Homeschool Academy. The intent is to offer a program to homeschool families, one that is not currently available in our community. There are certain classes that are not available for homeschool or are difficult to teach at home, such as science lab and art. The goal of the program is to supplement the homeschool classes, to build relationships with these families, and to help with enrollment for the school. Students are coming both from in district and out of district. Legacy Homeschool

The EHS Track and Field Booster Club have commissioned a Track and Field Resurfacing Task Force to spearhead an initiative to raise the necessary funds to resurface the track. Clay Terry, EHS parent and booster club member, has agreed to be the chairman of the task force. The goal is to raise $100,000 by July 1. The task force has developed a list of potential donors. The targeted donors are area businesses and/or individual business leaders who have a vested interest in the community or who have ties to economic development in the Elizabeth and Elbert County area.

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presents “Learn the Election Process A to Z” from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15 at 840 Kinner St., Castle Rock. Jack Arrowsmith is the featured speaker.

MAY 17 ELECTRONICS RECYCLING Douglas/Elbert Task Force and Blue Star Recyclers plans an electronic recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Castle Rock Middle School, 2575 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Proceeds raised from gross materials recycled in excess of 2,000 pounds will benefit the task force’s food bank. Non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the food bank also will be accepted. Recycling is free, with the exception of computer monitors ($10 each); TVs ($1 per inch); hard drive destruction ($5); batteries ($1 per pound). Go to www.detaskforce.org or www.bluestarrecyclers. com; contact Joe Roos, director of philanthropy, Douglas/Elbert Task Force, 720-648-5558; or Kari Ross, event coordinator, Blue Star Recyclers, 719-597-6119.

JUNE 23 GOLF TOURNAMENT A charity golf tournament to benefit AFA Wounded Airman Program and the local Air Force family is planned for Monday, June 23, at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Course, 23155 E. Heritage Parkway, Aurora. The tournament is a scramble format and begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. Sponsorships are available and donations for a silent auction are welcome. Registration for players and sponsors can be found at www.defensetournament.golfreg.com. 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 303-6212366.

BLOOD DRIVE Walmart blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 21 inside the Bloodmobile, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth. Contact Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300.

THE OUTBACK EXPRESS is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appeciated.

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GOLF TOURNAMENTS The Douglas/Elbert Task Force will benefit from the Rockyard American Brewery’s second annual golf tournament, and the Castle Pines Chamber of Commerce’s third annual A Day on the Greens tournament. Rockyard’s tournament is Friday, May 30, at Arrowhead Golf Club, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The Castle Pines tournament is Monday, July 14, with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. Go to www.detaskforce.org/ events or call 720-648-5558.

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July, and the days before it and the days after it, because I have some schmuck neighbors who like to make loud noises. Is it cool? I think it is asinine and disrespectful.

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statements. How about you, do you focus on the other person or do you engage in a battle of verbal ping-pong to make yourself the

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DIVORCE AND POST-DECREE CLINIC. Elbert and Lincoln County Pro Se Divorce Clinic is offered from 9 a.m. to noon the third Friday of each month at the Elbert County Justice Center, 751 Ute St., in Kiowa. For information, call 303-520-6088 or email morgan@hayday.org. The clinic is free for parties who have no attorney and who are going through dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or post-decree cases. All walk-ins are welcome, and will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis. DOUGLAS-ELBERT COUNTY Music Teachers’ Association meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. THE ELBERT COUNTY SHERIFFS POSSE is a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriffs Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriffs Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Membership is open to anyone without a criminal record. 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. MYSTERY BOOK CLUB meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org.

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Fireworks scare Smitty and other dogs, too. One jumped a fence and was run over and killed. The owner got an apology. Chances are offenders are not reading this. That’s just the way it is. But it’s apparent from my in-box that they are being watched. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

center of attention? Either way and always I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we trade an ear for an eye, it 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.

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mental illnesses in seven county jails, according to a 2010 City of Denver survey of the metro Denver counties; $28 million budgeted this year to treat state prison inmates. “We’re spending a lot of money on mental health, but in all the wrong places,” says Moe Keller, a former state legislator who is now an advocate with Mental Health America of Colorado. “We’re spending an inordinate amount of money in jails because we’re not treating mental health as a physical health issue, in courts because we’re not treating mental health as a physical health issue, in emergency rooms, in prisons.” Keller believes the money would be more wisely directed to the front end, to screening for depression in primary care offices and treating people for mental and physical health problems in the same place. Around the state, health officials and hospital administrators are coming to the same conclusion. And they’re starting with the frequent flyers.

Treating the whole person

Christina Jackson seemed to sleep only an hour at a time after her sister died in March 2013. Her daughter had to coax her to eat. She cried a lot. And then, in July of last year, chest pains punctuated a crying jag. Jackson was having a heart attack. One thing led to another. The heart attack was followed by a stroke that left Jackson, who is 47, blind in one eye. Her hopelessness and anxiety deepened. By last fall, Jackson had visited the emergency room at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora three times in a span of six months — the tipping point that alerted Bridges to Care to intervene. Bridges to Care, which is run out of Metro Community Provider Network safety-net clinics in Aurora, launched its frequent-flyer program last year. The program, funded by a federal grant, is part of a national movement aimed at stemming health-care costs by improving the way care is given to the most costly consumers in the medical system. In Colorado, this idea is gaining ground in scattershot efforts launched by state Medicaid administrators and hospitals including Denver Health. These efforts diverge in how they flag frequent flyers and facilitate care. But they share a philosophy of coordinating services and giving personalized attention to help people navigate a complex healthcare system more efficiently. Relationships are key. It’s these relationships — between care coordinators and the patients — that can help turn up the undiagnosed and untreated mental illness beneath the surface of a medical crisis. Along with getting a care coordinator, each person who enrolls in Bridges to

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Care receives a home visit from a therapist and a psychiatric nurse practitioner. The Aurora project has collected detailed profiles of 57 people who have graduated from its two-month program. Around 72 percent of them were diagnosed with one or more mental illnesses. About a quarter of them had depression, 20 percent had anxiety disorder, and 11 percent had bipolar disorder. Bridges to Care’s findings are in line with what health officials and doctors are seeing across Colorado. Mental illnesses collectively make up the most prevalent conditions among Medicaid clients who frequent the ER six times or more in a span of 12 months, according to an I-News survey of the state’s seven regional Medicaid administrators tasked with improving care for low-income Coloradans. Mental illnesses are more common than diabetes, asthma, or any other driver of ER use. Around 33 percent of these frequent flyers have behavioral health claims, but that’s likely an underestimate of the true disease prevalence, Medicaid administrators say. “When you look at the claims data, it doesn’t help paint the picture at all,” says Jenny Nate, community strategist for Rocky Mountain Health Plans, which helps administer Medicaid for much of the western half of the state. “Sometimes behavioral health diagnoses get missed or minimized,” says Nate. “So it’s hard to get the real story.” On top of that, Medicaid clients get their physical care and their mental health care from separate places, making it harder to track any overlap.

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That’s where care coordinators like Alyssa Murphy come in. Murphy, a former AmeriCorps volunteer, was assigned to guide Christina Jackson to a primary care doctor and make sure she could get an appointment when she needed it. The two hit it off immediately. “I really love her,” Jackson beamed at Murphy, who was sitting across the room from her in Jackson’s duplex in east Aurora. Before, she said, she couldn’t seem to get a doctor’s appointment when she needed it and hospital staff didn’t seem to care about her at all. Murphy seemed genuinely interested in her well-being. “She helped me through it.” Along with arranging transportation to the clinic and helping her apply for food stamps, Murphy introduced Jackson to the clinic’s behavioral health team, who taught her breathing techniques to manage stress. On the sofa at home, Jackson demonstrated her breathing exercises. She inhaled, one-two-three, and exhaled. Immediately, her face looked less drawn; she smiled and sat up straighter. Jackson graduated from the two-month program at the end of January, without going to the hospital once during that time. While her depression hasn’t lifted, Jackson has found that its burden was eased by the

personal attention and a sense of empowerment about her health. As time-consuming and resourceintensive as it is to provide care this way, it’s actually expected to cut medical costs, says Green. Six months after graduating from the program, 79 percent of the patients were either visiting the emergency room less frequently or not at all. With an eye toward reducing Medicaid expenses, state government recently launched pilot programs to do similar work in regions with the highest concentration of what they call superutilizers. The state’s intervention targets people who visited the emergency room six times or more in a span of 12 months, or used 30 prescriptions — a population that cost $25,187 per patient in 2013, on average. By comparison, the average Medicaid patient costs just $3,000 a year. Care coordinators — the kind of personal medical assistant that Murphy was to Christina Jackson — will be assigned to these high-cost medical customers in Pueblo and Colorado Springs in order to make their health care more efficient.

covery. “It’s very difficult to find treatment on your own,” Bingham said in March. “I called every treatment center in town and they didn’t call me back.” When Denver Health designed its frequent-flyer program, it specifically targeted people with co-occurring mental illnesses. To qualify for an intensive outpatient intervention, patients had to be admitted to the hospital three times in the past six months — or twice, with a mental illness diagnosis. The reason for this, says Tracy L. Johnson, who directs health-care reform initiatives at Denver Health, is the growing body of research on a national level showing the relationship between preventable hospital readmissions and mental illness. The revolving door is especially likely to ensnare people with mental illness who are non-compliant with medication, who are discharged into unstable care or who have co-occurring substance abuse disorders, according to recent research reviewed by scholars at George Washington University.

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Behavioral health will be a key part of the approach, says Patrick Fox, deputy director of the Office of Behavioral Health at the Colorado Department of Human Services. “Most of these superutilizers have a physical health problem and behavioral health component,” Fox says. He gives the example of a Medicaid client who was treated for a blood clot in her lung. Afterward, every twinge in her leg or chest would send her, panicked, to the ER. She went every two or three weeks. “She didn’t understand that her risk of this coming back was nonexistent. Somebody needed to explain it to her,” says Fox. “It was not a severe persistent mental illness, but in a regular primary care office, there’s not time to look for a behavioral health condition. It doesn’t get diagnosed.” At the same time, it isn’t uncommon for frequent flyers to have a mental illness that’s the main driver of their ER visits. Around 14 percent of the frequent ER users in central Colorado counties, including El Paso, have a primary diagnosis of mental illness. The number is 18 percent in the state’s southeastern counties, including Pueblo. They include people like Fruita resident Agnes Shellabarger, who has schizophrenia. Migraines and suicidal thoughts have led her to the hospital repeatedly, and she now works with a care coordinator based at Mind Springs Health, the community mental health center in Grand Junction. Substance abuse is also a common driver of ER visits. Robin Bingham was a repeat visitor to the emergency room at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, usually for detox from crystal methamphetamine or alcohol. In January, she took an overdose of medication in a suicide attempt, and was referred to a care coordinator at Mind Springs Health who has helped her embark on re-

As big as the financial costs of untreated mental illness can be, the personal ones are much greater. Poor mental health can come hand-in-hand with substance abuse, unemployment, homelessness, high rates of smoking and poor access to medical care. In part for these reasons, people with severe mental illnesses die an average of 25 years earlier than others, according to a 2008 study by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. Statistics like this one have convinced many that there are benefits in coordinating physical and mental health care. But the mechanics of doing so are often more difficult. In practice, the two forms of care are in separate silos. Keller, the mental health advocate, ticks off a list of obstacles that stand in the way of integrating the two types of care. Much of the difficulty has to do with reimbursement. Physicians can’t bill for anything that doesn’t have its own billing code. And the payment model doesn’t account for the lengthier office visits that a mental-health visit requires. There are other barriers, too. Nurses, doctors and psychologists are often unaccustomed to working in a team. And broad interpretations of medical privacy laws prevent the sharing of information. Colorado is applying for a federal grant to integrate its physical and behavioral health care, and Keller believes the Affordable Care Act will go a long way toward reforming payment for mental health. “There are some good things happening,” says Keller. “We’re not there yet.” Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. Contract Kristin Jones at kristinjones@rmpbs.org.

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Man who shot trooper was convicted killer Associated Press The man who wounded a Colorado state trooper on Interstate 70 was a convicted killer who was facing trial on attempted murder charges in Mesa County, authorities said. Thomas Albert Ornelas, 40, of Montrose, was stopped on the side of the highway May 8 when he shot 31-year-old Trooper Eugene Hofacker, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said. A motive is not yet known. The state patrol said Hofacker and Trooper Shane Gosnell, a three-year veteran of the Colorado State Patrol, were on their way to a training session and had pulled over to see if Ornelas needed help. Ornelas fired at Hofacker as he approached the driver’s side of

Ornelas’ car, sheriff’s spokesman Walt Stowe said. Gosnell, who approached the vehicle on the passenger side, then shot and killed Ornelas. According to state records, Ornelas was convicted of second-degree murder in a 1990 case in Denver. He was a teen at the time but was prosecuted as an adult and sentenced to 18 years in prison. He was paroled for the first time in 2002 but put back behind bars for violating the terms of his release. He was paroled a second time in 2004, and his sentence was declared complete in October 2005, Department of Corrections spokeswoman Adrienne Jacobson said. In March 2013, Ornelas was arrested in Mesa County in connection with a drive-by shooting in a Fruita trailer park.

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Governor signs broadband expansion Measure expected to bring service to rural areas By Ivan Moreno Associated Press

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation last week that reroutes part of a $54 million annual ratepayer subsidy to telecom companies into a broadband fund to provide service in rural areas. “This is a first step to really bridging that digital divide,” Hickenlooper said. The subsidy goes back to the early 1990s when most people had landlines and few provider options. The fund was designed to help providers service hard-to-reach areas in the state. “It is no longer needed in the areas where we have effective competition,” said Rep. Angela Williams, D-Denver, one of the sponsors of the legislation. The plan is to phase out the ratepayer subsidy — known as the “Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism” — in 10 years. In the meantime, areas with few telecom provider options will continue to get money from the fund. But in places with more than three providers, the money will be redirected to deploy broadband in rural areas. The governor signed the bill along with three others dealing with updating the state’s decades-old telecommunication laws. Colorado’s high-cost fund is one of the largest in the country. Consumers pay 2.9

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Artists of ACC share works in yearly show Students and instructors involved in the varied Arapahoe Community College Community Education art classes hold an annual exhibit in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex at the east side of the Main Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. The 2014 show will run from May 22 to June 19, with an opening public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 22. Josefina Tuason is coordinator. Summer gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Information: Community Education office, 303-797-5722.

Culture at the park The Highlands Ranch Community Association will present a free performance of “Peter Pan” by the International Youth Ballet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 23 at Civic Green Park. Bring a picnic and a blanket. Future programs: June 27: Denver District Pipe Band; July 25: Denver Taiko (drums); Aug. 22: Quantum Jazz.

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ets: $25. Also, the Parker Chorale will feature an evening of favorite songs at 7:30 p.m. May 23 and will present its Parker Chorale Grant Donation to support vocal music in local high schools. Chaparral is the recipient of $200 this year and the school’s “Aplitude” Jazz Choir will join the Parker Chorale onstage. Tickets cost $20/$25. Tickets for both can be purchased at 303-805-6800 or ParkerArts.org.

History in the Ranch The Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents “Sterling Heroes of World War II” as presented by authors Dr. John Eliff and Denny Dressman from 7-8:30 p.m. May 19 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road (upstairs auditorium), Highlands Ranch. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Free for members, $1 suggested for guests. Highlandsranchhistoricalsociety.org.

Arapahoe Library District presents Andrea Antico, with her children’s book, “Buster the Bully,” from 2-3 p.m. May 17 at Eloise May Library. On May 18 at Koelbel Library, Karen Joy Fowler, author of “The Jane Austen Book Club,” will discuss her new book, “We are all Completely Beside Ourselves” from 2 to 4 p.m. Arapahoelibraries.org, 303-LIBRARY.

Powwow at The Fort The 14th Annual Indian Market and Powwow will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 17 and 18 at The Fort, 19192 Highway 8, Morrison (just off Highway 285). More than 50 intertribal Native American dancers, interactive exhibits on Indian culture, Native American potters, jewelers, textile artists, painters, sculptors. Admission: $5 adults/$3 students with ID/seniors and children free. 303-839-1671, TesoroCulturalCenter.org.

Writer in Lone Tree Piper Kerman, author of “Orange is the New Black,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. May 22 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets: 720-509-1000, LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

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Cardinals recover after loss Elizabeth downs Fort Lupton twice after falling to Weld Central By Scott Stocker

Special to Colorado Community Media The Elizabeth baseball team hit a bump in the road on April 25, but the following week ended in fine fashion for the Cardinals after all. Elizabeth, coached by Doug Severinson, was beaten by host Weld Central 15-8 on April 25. The Cardinals had high hopes of making it two straight over Weld Central as they had beaten the Rebels, 12-1, in their previous encounter on April 23. Making matters worse in this situation is the fact that Weld Central only has a 3-15 record. Elizabeth bounced back with a pair of victories against Fort Lupton on April 30 and May 2. The Cardinals won the first one at home against the Blue Devils 122. They then traveled to their opponent’s home diamond and came through with a 7-3 victory. Through it all, they were able to improve to 14-4 on the season. Elizabeth jumped on Fort Lupton for a 5-1 first-inning lead April 30, then went ahead by a score of 8-1 in the second. It appeared the game could go the seven innings, but the Cardinals tallied three more runs in the fourth, an inning in which Fort Lupton had scored one run. It only took four batters in the fifth inning for Elizabeth to close out the game and to win the last home game of the

season. Not a bad day for the seniors, who were all recognized before the game began. Tyler Erzen reached first base on an error to begin the fifth inning for the Cardinals, then reached second via a second error by Fort Lupton with Chase Nicholas at the plate. Erzen would tally the winning run via a double by designated hitter Sean Herr. “We just wanted to make sure the seniors went out on a high note,” said Herr, who batted for Elizabeth’s winning pitcher, Bill Kinsey. “As the DH, it worked out well for me. We just wanted to do our best and just stay focused all the way through. It was cold and windy today, but we were able to overcome the weather.” That five-run first inning proved to be all Elizabeth would need. Brandon Severinson got the game off quick with a single, then reached third on a following single by Erzen. Nicholas also reached on an error, one that allowed Severinson to score the Cardinals’ first run. Erzen next scored on a fielder’s choice behind David Wahlstrom’s effort and Nicholas would soon touch home plate via a double by Weston Haber. Haber would score the final run of the inning, batted in by Ryan Schaeffer’s single. “This was a big game for us and a good way for our seniors to go out in their final home game of the regular season,” said coach Doug Severinson. “We were outplayed our last time out against Weld Central. We have the one game at Fort Lupton (May 2) and then we’ll have to see what the playoff situation will be.” Those, too, were the thoughts of win-

ning pitcher for Elizabeth, Bill Kinsey, who only gave up four hits. “The wind can take a lot out of you and I just wanted to stay focused and not worry about it,” Kinsey said. “We all just worked through it. It feels good to get the win a home today for all our seniors. My knuckleball was good, but my hands were cold and that affected my curveball.” Haber also felt it was a solid way to end the home-standing portion of the season for Elizabeth. “We felt we had to play tough after our loss at Weld Central, especially since this was our last home game,” Haber said. “There were some struggles. They hit the ball pretty good, but we were in positions to make the plays, too. We just didn’t want to go out and make a lot of mistakes.” Elizabeth had a more difficult time when the Cardinals traveled May 2 to Fort Lupton. Still, they managed to come away with a 7-3 victory. Herr picked up the win on the mound for the Cardinals. Elizabeth led 4-0 going into the bottom of the sixth. That’s where Fort Lupton picked up three runs to help put the win in doubt for the Cardinals. However, the visitors bounced back for three runs in the top of the seventh. Wahlstrom and Schaeffer each had a pair of RBIs to help pace the Cardinals.

Ups, downs for Elbert

Two of the finer teams in Class A faced each other May 2 when Elbert took on Stratton. Yet when Elbert faced Rye April 28, they had certainly faced the best in 2A.

Rye’s Luis Ortiz pitched a no-hitter as the Thunderbolts defeated the visiting Bulldogs, 12-0. Ortiz was not only solid on the mound, but also at the plate as he came through with a team-leading three hits in the game and drove in two runs. Bailey Benz also accounted for a pair of RBIs for the winners as they improved to 17-1 on the season. Elbert fell to 9-4 over the week, also counting its 7-3 loss to Stratton. Brett Meredith was the only player for the Bulldogs to collect more than a single hit while collecting an RBI. No Stratton player drove in more than one run in the game, but the seven they collected was hard to overcome as the Eagles had jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings. Jacob Miller was saddled with the loss for Elbert. Elbert was able to come through with a 9-4 victory against visiting Community Christian on May 2. Brett Meredith, who would pick up the win on the mound, also had a solid day at the plate as he came through with four hits and batted in a pair of runs. Logan Winegar also picked up a pair of RBIs for the winners while Jacob Hodge, David Campbell and Matt Stertz each had a couple of hits.

Win ends Simla’s season

Simla played a doubleheader April 29 against Evangelical Christian of Colorado Springs. The Bulldogs came through with a 16-3 victory in the first game, but were defeated 9-3 in the second. However, they did close out the regular season with a lopsided 21-4 victory against Pikes Peak Christian on May 1, to finish 4-9.

Elizabeth sees tough competition on track Cherokee Trail dominates at St. Vrain Invitational By Scott Stocker

Special to Colorado Community Media The Elizabeth boys and girls track teams perhaps had a good indication of how the Cardinals athletes would fare in an allclassification state meet. Then again, so would all the other competitors who were on hand for the May 2 St. Vrain Invitational held at Longmont High School’s Everly Montgomery Field. At least 51 schools had a boy or girl place among the top eight in a meet representing Class 2A to 5A teams. No team points were reported, but the competition was superb in all the events throughout the day.

While there were no team points awarded, competitors and coaches will certainly keep an eye on Cherokee Trail. The Cougars had more place winners among the events than the rest of the field. The top place winners for Elizabeth among the boys and girls were Kim Peterson, who was second in the pole vault with an 11-foot, 3-inch effort, and Brody Oliver, third place in the long jump, going 21-3½. However, in this caliber of competition and with the season nearly completed, any finish among the top eight is a marvelous accomplishment. Peterson was defeated by Loveland’s Heather Waite, who vaulted 11-9. Oliver won his bronze medal behind the efforts of winner Landon Gonser of Greeley Central (21-8) and runner-up Kevin McClanahan of Erie (21-6). Gonser was a double winner, as he also took the gold in the Triple Jump (44-10 ½). Tegan Alexander placed fifth in the

100 meters with a time of :12.49, and Gav Houston placed fifth in the pole vault, going over at 13-9. Shayna Yon of Cherokee Trail won the 100 (:11.97) while Harley Korte, also from Cherokee Trail, won the pole vault with a meet record 15-3. Elizabeth’s Joel Thies placed eighth in the 100 (:11.36) and Ryan White placed eighth in the 200 (:22.53). McClanahan also won the 100 (:11.07) while Brandon Singleton of Cherokee Trail won the 200 (:21.6). Tegan Alexander was the only other girl from Elizabeth to place among the top eight in the girls competition. She was fifth in the 100 with a time of :12.49. The event was also won by Yon (:11.97). The Elizabeth boys finished third in the 800-meter relay with a time of 1 minute, 28.63 seconds. The top two teams here were Cherokee Trail in 1:27.48 and Palmer Ridge, 1:28.30. Elizabeth finished fourth in the 400

relay and only by a heartbeat. Guess who won? Cherokee Trail in :42.37, with Valor Christian in second, :42.50, Longmont third, :42.55, and Elizabeth, :42.65. Next up for Elizabeth will be the Colorado 7 League meet, May 6, in Fort Morgan. The state meet is scheduled for May 15-17 at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood.

Tough end to season

It was a rough finish to the regular season for the girls soccer team and coach Summer Katzoff at Elizabeth. The Cardinals only scored one goal over the course of their last four games. They came through with a 1-0 victory against Vista Peak on April 29 behind the game-winning goal from Kinsee Dodge in the second half. Elizabeth was beaten by Fort Morgan, 1-0 (April 26), Skyview 2-0 (April 28) and Englewood, 4-0 (May 1). The Cardinals finish the regular season with a 4-10-1 record.

Wide receiver didn’t have to shop for new clothes Broncos pick Cody Latimer in second round of draft By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press Cody Latimer is already a good fit in Denver and he has yet to suit up in orange and blue. Well, blue at least. The Indiana wide receiver arrived at team headquarters May 10 sporting a crisp orange dress shirt, white pants and orange leather dress shoes. No surprise there — except that he

didn’t race out on a midnight shopping run in Manhattan after the Broncos selected him in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night. “If there was ever a guy that was meant to be a Bronco, it was Cody, because he had those shoes and this shirt in his bag in New York and came straight here,” general manager John Elway said. “So you know he was meant to be a Bronco.” Latimer said the outfit was the same one he wore to his senior prom at Jefferson Township High School in Dayton, Ohio, in 2011. “It happened to work out perfectly,” Latimer said, adding. “It actually has a white vest, but I wasn’t going to be too dressy. I had to be comfortable today.”

Latimer was comfy at Radio City Music Hall on May 9, donning a white T-shirt and brown sweater for his photo with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former Broncos halfback Gene Mingo, who announced the pick. “I wanted to be comfortable in that green room because I had been sweating bullets in that suit” during the first round the previous night, he said. Latimer joins a stacked receiving corps that helped Peyton Manning set an NFL record with 55 TD throws last season. Eric Decker left for the Jets in free agency and Emmanuel Sanders arrived from Pittsburgh. At a shade under 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, Latimer has an uncommon mix

of size, speed and strength in the mold of Denver’s No. 1 receiver, Demaryius Thomas, but his blocking skills are more in the mold of Decker, who helped free his fellow pass-catchers on pick plays. Latimer also is known for his sure hands, something he attributes to his background on the basketball court, where he was a power forward. He said his physical play in the post also led to his aggressive nature on the football field. “He’s a guy that as you can tell has great size, great demeanor and is going to be a tremendous help and bring great competition to the wide receiver spot,” Elway said. “We plan on him doing great things for us.”

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Ghost-town researcher plans presentation Burkholder to appear at Evergreen museum By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado author Preethi Burkholder has added a new book to the shelf of always popular volumes on Colorado’s colorful history with her recent “Ghost Towns of the Rockies,” which she will introduce from 1 to 2 p.m. on May 17 at the Hiwan Homestead Museum in Evergreen. She will give a PowerPoint presentation “with storytelling.” And autographed books will be available for $20. Treasure tales remain today about these towns — Grandpa may have buried his money and it’s still missing or Uncle Joe may have discovered a silver mine and become suddenly wealthy. Burkholder mentions stories about

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St. Elmo, where resident Annabelle Stark died in 1960 and is said to still haunt the ghost town. Victor had a collection of stories, such as the discovery of gold when digging the foundation for the hotel, streets paved in gold, wickedness, fires and labor troubles. Redstone has its castle, supposedly haunted by John Cleveland Osgood, with a spectacular placement along the Crystal River. Most of these towns were hit by the Silver Panic of 1893 and some never recovered. As summer arrives, it’s a good idea to develop a book box to carry in the car on weekend mountain outings. Field guides to birds, flowers, rocks, critters; restaurant guides; campground maps and guides, ghost town guides, Colorado castles guide, B&B guide. Perhaps add concert and theater listings — and kidoriented destinations, if that fits the family needs. And we recommend maps to Colorado’s beautiful designated scenic high-

Burkholder ways, which you can find online. In the course of those visits, the ghost towns pop up near most routes and the stories are ongoing.

Cover of “Ghost Towns of Colorado” by Prithee Burkholder. Courtesy photo

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Franktown

Highlands Ranch

Lutheran Church & School

Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

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9:15 am · for children and adults

Non-Denominational “A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher…You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.” (C.S. Lewis)

Beginning March 9th: “Jesus–The Son of God”

Sunday mornings at Immanuel Lutheran 9:30 a.m. Sundays Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree, CO

www.ImmanuelLutheran–LoneTree.org

Castle Rock

1200 South Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

Services:

Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am

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www.faithcrco.org 303-688-3476 303 N Ridge Rd Castle Rock, CO

Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday

8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

1609 W. Littleton Blvd. (303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

Lone Tree

Cowboy Church with Kevin Weatherby

615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185

Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm

Littleton

Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org TWITTER: @CECCastleRock

Sunday Worship 10:30 4825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd. Castle Rock • canyonscc.org 303-663-5751 “Loving God - Making A Difference”

A place for you

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

Abiding Word Lutheran Church UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

Open and Affirming

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

Sunday Worship

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

8:00 am Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 am Sanctuary 10:20 am St. Andrew Wildflower Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

303-791-3315

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

Parker

9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 Miller road Parker, Co 80138 303-841-2125 www.pepc.org

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy. (Across from Murdochs)

Welcome Home!

Greenwood Village

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM & 6PM Bible Study: 9:30AM Children, Young People & Adults 4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

303-798-8485

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop 10926 E. Democrat Rd. Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

An Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Sunday, June 1st @ 9 a.m. Biff Gore of NBC’s “The Voice”

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Saturday 5:30pm

Serving the southeast Denver Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa area

Line camp - Castle Rock Sundays 10 am DC Fairgrounds – Kirk Hall www.savethecowboy.com

Special Mini-Concert

Church of Christ

Christ’s Episcopal Church

Pastor Paul Flannery “It’s not about us... It’s about serving others... T hen God gets the Glory!”

2121 Dad Clark Drive • 720.259.2390 • www.HFCdenver.org

Littleton

First Presbyterian Church First United of Littleton Methodist Church

Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

Serving the community ages 2 1/2—6 years “ Love, Learn, Laugh ”

Parker

9:00 am Sunday WorShip

Trinity

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worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us

Congregation Beth Shalom Serving the Southeast Denver area

Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

The Bahá’í Faith

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”

Weekly children’s classes, devotions and study DouglasCountyAssembly@gmail.com 303.947.7540

Parker

Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet

303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

Elbert County News 13

May 15, 2014

Arts festival to fill downtown streets Music to ring out from multiple stages By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Denver Day of Rock will fill the 16th Street Mall on May 24 with five stages, hosting 25 bands in free concerts. A May 23 concert by the Wallflowers, fronted by Jakob Dylan, precedes the following day’s festival, while Green Day’s rock opera “American Idiot” plays at the Buell Theater (ticket required there, of course). Stages will be: Arapahoe Street/Skyline Park Stages I and II, Curtis Street, Champa Street and Welton Street, where concert hours are 2:30 to 9:30 p.m. Food trucks will be on hand when the munchies hit. The Downtown Denver Arts Festival began some years ago at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, then moved to the Pavilions for a few years, returning to the DCPA last year in the sculpture garden area, where the “Dancers” keep watch and add motion.

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Admission is free for this festival that showcases local and a few invited national artists, which opens from 4 to 8 p.m. May 23 and continues 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 24 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 25. The Downtown Arts Festival announces that Project C.U.R.E. (located in Arapahoe County) is its nonprofit partner for 2014. It makes medical supplies and volunteer teams available around the world for families in need. Denver Pavilions has announced ArtStir Denver 2014, a second year of a weekend arts marketplace. It is held along Glenarm Place between 15th and 16th streets, including surrounding surface lots, on May 24 (11 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and 25 (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.), featuring locally designed items in fine arts and crafts. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Colorado chapter of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) for its many programs to aid design students and others. A third show of arts and collectibles, called Denver Flea, will bring 60 vendors to City Park on May 24, where one will also find food trucks, music and craft beers. Light-rail trains will be on holiday schedule, but are still probably the stressfree way to travel downtown and back.

“Venus in Furs” by David Ives plays through June 14 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Chip Walton is director. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $18$44, curioustheatre.org, 303-623-0524. Mature audiences.

Truth and justice

“Lobby Hero” by Kenneth Lonergan plays May 30 to July 6 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Linda Suttle of Littleton directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

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The Chamber is open for business and growing with new opportunities! “During our time of leadership transition, it has been wonderful to be able to promote two of our internal staff to new positions,” said Marcia McGilley, interim CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber. We are proud to announce the promotion of two staff members who have demonstrated leadership and a drive to help our members and businesses succeed. Colleen Schwake has been promoted to the post of Director of Business Development and Natalie Harden is now Assistant Director of the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as well as continuing as the Center’s International

“Copenhagen” by Michael Frayn is presented by the new Stagecraft through June 7 at the John Hand Theatre, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Bernie Cardell directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Thursday May 22; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturdays, May 24. Tickets: $20/$18, 720-289-8163, stagecraft.me.

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Development Managers, ” states Colleen. Another Chicago native, Natalie Harden has been with the SBDC for two years and was recently named International Business Consultant for the Center. Her additional duties as Assistant Center Director will allow Executive Director Marcia McGilley to temporarily take on her additional responsibilities as Interim CEO of the Chamber. Natalie’s background includes work at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Sun-Times News Group. Earning her Master’s degree from the University of Denver in Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration gives her a world-view on our business climate. “I am thrilled by the opportunity to expand my responsibilities at the Center, and to provide continuity for our clients during this time of transition,” says Natalie. “Natalie has shown her ability to tackle increased responsibility on a number of occasions and I feel confident that our SBDC clients will be in good hands during this time,” commented McGilley.

Cultural Business Alliance building Remarkable Relationships by Sue Kenfield The South Metro Denver Chamber (SMDC) Cultural Business Alliance group would like to congratulate Pam Kelley, Sr. Director of Human Resources and her local team at Comcast for being awarded the 2013 Circle of Success, Excellence in Inclusion Team Award! This is a national award within the Comcast organization. Comcast has been a SMDC Chamber member for over 9 years. There were many strong nominations for this award with over 1800 nominations for various categories, and the selection committee was extremely impressed with the Denver Comcast MOSAIC Diversity and Inclusion Teams’ ability to make significant contributions to diversity and inclusion within the company and their department.

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Two Chamber staff members promoted Business Consultant. “Colleen’s extensive background in marketing and strategic media planning makes her an excellent choice for filling this important role,” says McGilley. “I’m looking forward to working closely with Colleen to build upon our Chamber’s past successes, grow our Chamber membership, and continue to further develop our brand promise of Remarkable Relationships and a Thriving Community.” A native of Chicago, Colleen has worked with marketing industry giants such as J. Walter Thompson and Blair Television. She handled accounts for the Ford Dealers Association, Domino’s Pizza, Kraft, Kohl’s, Warner-Lambert, Kodak, Kellogg’s, 20th Century Fox, Sprint, DeBeers, Midas, and Motorola Cellular; negotiating marketing and creating strategic media plans for her clients. While at Blair Television, she represented major television networks and over 50 affiliate stations, along with over 100 radio stations across the US. “I am extremely excited for this opportunity and am dedicated to continuing the great work with our strong group of Business

Fridays, Saturdays and Thursday, July 3; 2:30 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, July 5. Tickets: $26 ($21 in advance), 303-8567830, vintagetheatre.com.

Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Thursday, May 15th: City of Englewood 2014 Business Summit Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood Making Return to Work, Work for You WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Anniversary Celebration 1001 W. Mineral Ave., Littleton

Friday, May 16th: Social Marketing for Business: Your Company as Thought Leader WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Rocky Mountain Energy Council Board of Advisors WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Sunday, May 18th: Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon, 1/2, 10 Mile or 5K Denver City Park, East Side of Ferrill Lake, Denver

Monday, May 19th: How the Secret Service May Assist You in Protecting Your Business WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Save Lives and Sort Medical Supplies with Project CURE 10337 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial

Members of the MOSAIC team will be acknowledged at an awards ceremony in Philadelphia in June. Pam contributed as a panelist for the February Cultural Business Alliance program entitled Secrets of Cross-Cultural Alliances to Ensure That Your Business Will Prosper. Additionally, a connection was fostered between Petr Kucheryavyy, Employment Specialist at Colorado Center for the Blind and Pam Kelley, through the Cultural Business Alliance panel program featured in October. Petr participated as a panelist for the October program in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness month. According to Sue Kenfield, Chair of the Cultural Business Alliance, “Our mission

includes being a resource and connecting people to resources. Petr and Pam met at our October program last year. As a result, Petr was able to help Pam assess the work space at Comcast in order to create an environment that would allow them to expand their hiring of persons with disabilities. We are excited and grateful to be increasing cross-cultural connections which allow businesses to collaborate in order to prosper and thrive.” Petr is also the co-founder and Director of PR and Community Relations for Socially Accessible and can be reached at 678-3503075. To learn more about the Cultural Business Alliance please contact Sue Kenfield, President of See It Thrive, at 303-791-2807.

Tuesday, May 20th: Business Bible Study The Chamber Library, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

Wednesday, May 21st: Colorado Heights University International Business Reception 3001 S. Federal Blvd., Denver

Thursday, May 22nd: Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration at Land Rover Denver 6160 S. Broadway, Littleton Women in Leadership Advisory Board WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Littleton Family YMCA May Matness (Yoga mats that is) WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center at the Chamber, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

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May 15, 2014

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more important that we can forget about the jurisdictional boundaries and realize that we all need to pitch in on a major incident.” Steck also said that citizen care has climbed up the list of

priorities after the state lost residents in area wildfires and floods. “We have, as an industry, put a much larger emphasis on evacuating and care of our citizens, training them to be part of the solution,” Steck said. Resident David Smukler said he was glad to see the agencies out for the drill, but

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it dredged up concerns about his own Happy Canyon home. “I’m concerned about it (wildfires). I’ve been here for 40 years and we’ve been lucky so far,” Smukler said, pointing to I-25, which runs near the subdivision. “My big problem is that highway. People flip cigarettes out and who knows what happens from there?”

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beds, where are we better off?” Carroll said. “It’s a really good question.” Steadman said that repeat DUI offenders have addictions and that prisons aren’t the ideal place to treat their problems. Steadman also

said that being an addict means you are less inclined to be deterred by the prospect of prison time, to begin with. “You can get into a big debate about the deterrent effect of criminal law,” Steadman said. “And when you’re dealing with a behavior that is driven by addiction, those deterrent effects and rational decisionmaking you kind of have to step back and question.”

SALOME’S STARS

crossword • sudoku

FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 12, 2014

GALLERY OF GAMES

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) This is a good week to look at healing bruised feelings and re-establishing weakened relationships. It’s also a good week to start new projects and make new job-linked contacts. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Music and art dominate the week, giving the sensual Bovine a lot to appreciate. On the practical side, deal firmly, but fairly, with those who might try to undermine your work efforts.

& weekly horoscope

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Good feelings continue to flow from your recent efforts to reconnect with family and friends. But be ready to defuse a dispute before it can disrupt all that peace and harmony. CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) TA practical view of a romanticized situation could help to clarify some of its more confusing aspects before you make a decision that could be tough to undo later on.

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GALLERY OF GAMES

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barby L. Hendricks also known as Barby Lynne Hendricks, Deceased Case Number 14 PR 30007

Public Notices All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert, County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James F Rowledge, Deceased Case Number: 14PR3

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barby L. Hendricks also known as Barby Lynne Hendricks, Deceased Case Number 14 PR 30007

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Elbert, County, Colorado on or before September 15, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred. James Albert Rowledge 4022 E Hinsdale Circle Centennial, CO, 80122 Legal Notice No.: 927956 First Publication: May 15, 2014 Last Publication: May 29, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert, County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred. Deborah Sue Hunt Personal Representative c/o Peter W. Bullard Law Offices of Peter W. Bullard, P.C. 375 East Horsetooth Road, Shores 6, Suite 200 Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 Legal Notice No.: 927945 First Publication: May 1, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Public Notice

Services for unincorporated Elbert County.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Board of Elbert County Commissioners, County of Elbert, State of Colorado, are hereby accepting proposals for Commercial Building Inspection and Commercial Plan Review.

Elbert County guarantees no speciﬁc number of applications or inspections per year. Commercial development in unincorporated Elbert County has historically been unpredictable. It is the County’s desire to have a designated ﬁrm for commercial building inspections when needed.

Elbert County Community and Development Services (CDS) Department seeks proposals for Commercial Building Inspection and Commercial Plan Review

Proposals will be accepted until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Three copies of said proposal should be submitted. Proposals will not be considered that

Deborah Sue Hunt Personal Representative c/o Peter W. Bullard Law Offices of Peter W. Bullard, P.C. 375 East Horsetooth Road, Shores 6, Suite 200 Fort Collins, Colorado 80525

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No.: 927945 First Publication: May 1, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory Dirk Pelley, aka Gregory D. Pelley, aka Gregory Pelley, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30009 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2014 or the claims may be forever barred. Tyler J. Pelley Personal Representative 16337 East Otero Avenue Englewood, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No: 927946 First Publication: May 1, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory Dirk Pelley, aka Gregory D. Pelley, aka Gregory Pelley, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30009

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2014 or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Tyler J. Pelley Personal Representative 16337 East Otero Avenue Englewood, Colorado 80112

Legal Notice No: 927946 First Publication: May 1, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roberta Jean Newton, aka Roberta Newton, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30008 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before September 2, 2014 or the claims may be forever barred. Cory Cowan Personal Representative 129 Buckwall Road Rockingham, NC 28379 (910) 995-1023

Legal Notice Elbert County BidNo: 927947 First Publication: May 1, 2014

are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened. Faxed proposals or e-mailed proposals will not be accepted. Proposals will be opened at 10:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, by the Elbert County CDS Director or her assign, in the BOCC Meeting Room located at 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado 80117. Please mail proposals to: Elbert County CDS, Attn: Kyle Fenner, P.O. Box 7, Kiowa, CO 80117, or deliver to Elbert County CDS, Attn: Kyle Fenner, 215 Comanche Street,

Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News

Kiowa, CO. Please mark the outside of envelope “Commercial Building Inspection & Plan Review”. Elbert County Government reserves the right, as its interest may requires, to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities and informalities contained in said proposals 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 to do so. Additionally, Elbert County reserves the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roberta Jean Newton, aka Roberta Newton, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30008

All persons having claims against the Public Notice above-named estate are required to advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 present themTo to the Personal RepresentNotice of Sale ative or to the District Court of Elbert Contents unknown belonging to Kenneth County, Colorado on or before SeptemKurtz whose last known address is: ber 2, 2014 or the claims may be forever P.O. Box 0662 Elizabeth Co, 80107 and barred. stored in unit #67 Elizabeth Storage LLC 5229 Hwy 86, Elizabeth Co, 80107 will be Cory Cowan sold at auction or otherwise disposed of at Personal Representative this location after 5/16/2014 129 Buckwall Road Rockingham, NC 28379 Legal Notice No.: 927953 (910) 995-1023 First Publication: May 8, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Legal Notice No: 927947 Publisher: The Elbert County News First Publication: May 1, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News

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Misc. Private Legals

Notice of Sale Contents unknown belonging to Randy Peel whose last known address is P.O. Box 1557 Elizabeth Co, 80107 and stored in unit #40 Elizabeth Storage LLC 5229 Hwy 86, Elizabeth Co 80107 will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of at this location after 5/16/2014

Public Notice

Public Notice Notice of Sale Contents unknown belonging to Kenneth Kurtz whose last known address is: P.O. Box 0662 Elizabeth Co, 80107 and stored in unit #67 Elizabeth Storage LLC 5229 Hwy 86, Elizabeth Co, 80107 will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of at this location after 5/16/2014

Legal Notice No.: 927954 First Publication: May 8, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Legal Notice No.: 927953 First Publication: May 8, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

successful orgnanization.

ELBERT COUNTY PUBLIC

Proposal Documents will be available starting 12:00 p.m. (noon) May 13, 2014 and can be obtained at the CDS Department at 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, CO 80117. Proposal Documents will also be available for download at: www. elbertcounty-co.gov/bid_notices.

WORKS DEPARTMENT Kyle Fenner, Director

Please direct any questions regarding this bid to: Kyle Fenner at kyle.fenner@ elbertcounty-co.gov

Legal Notice No.: 927957 First Publication: May 15, 2014 Last Publication: May 15, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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