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Stampede gets ready to ride Rodeo, parade among events set for Elizabeth By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo will provide a weekend of rodeo riding, mutton bustin’ and a parade. This will be the 50th year for the annual rodeo in Elizabeth. This year’s event is June 6-8 at Casey Jones Park. “We feel really honored that we’ve made it this many years and the rodeo is still going strong,” said Traci Swisher, Elizabeth Stampede Rodeo community relations chair. “We understand that it has taken 50 years of the community coming together to make this happen.” This year’s rodeo will feature the stock of Summit Pro Rodeo, a new partnership created by J.D. Hamaker from the original Burns Rodeo Co., along with two other new partners, Jesse Hill of H&H Rodeo and Greg Talbert of Talbert Bucking Bulls. As the primary stock contractor, Summit Pro Rodeo will provide some of the most feared buckers in professional rodeo today, having supplied bulls for many NFR and Mountain States Circuit Finals, Xtreme Bulls and PBR. The arena is tucked in a ring of 75-foottall pine trees with an open view of the Rocky Mountains. There will be professional bull riding on Friday night, a parade Saturday, three PRCA performances on Saturday and Sunday, and a dance with a live band on Friday and Saturday night. “When people come they are guaranteed to see the top in the nation regardless of which performance they go to,” Swisher said. There will be free public admission to Mutton Bustin’ allows the youngsters to compete at the Elizabeth Stampede. File photo Vendor Alley throughout the weekend. to bull riding or bronc riding, in which Bailey Volock. Volock is the 21-year-old daughter of Vendor Alley is open 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 children ride or race sheep. In order to a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 3 compete, children must weigh less than 65 John and Jane Volock of Kiowa. She is curpounds and be younger than 8 years old. rently finishing her degree online in agrip.m. Sunday. Contestants must be registered for the cultural sciences with minors in chemistry There are more than 250 volunteers that and psychology from Oregon State Univerhelp put on the Elizabeth Stampede each event beforehand. Mutton bustin’ will take place at each of sity’s E-campus. year. The following is a more in-depth look the rodeo performances over the weekend. “It’s always a crowd favorite,” Swisher at some of the various attractions of the Rodeo continues on Page 10 said. Stampede:
Mutton bustin’
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Parade and royalty
The 2014 Elizabeth Stampede Queen is
Friday, June 6
11 A.M. - Royalty Luncheon, Casey Jones Pavilion 5 TO 10 p.m. - Vendor Alley Open 7 TO 10 p.m. - PRCA Xtreme Bulls Professional Bull Riding EVENING: DANCE featuring the Tyler Walker Band
Saturday, June 7: Family Day
8:30 A.M. - Staging for Stampede Parade, Big R parking lot
10 A.M. to noon - Elizabeth Stampede Parade 10 A.M. to 10 p.m. - Vendor Alley Open 2 P.M. - PRCA Rodeo and Mutton Bustin’ 4 TO 6:30 p.m. - the Black Rose Band in Vendor Alley 7 P.M. - PRCA Rodeo and Mutton Bustin’
The bareback-riding competition is always full of ups and downs at the Elizabeth Stampede. File photo
9:30 P.M. - Queens Dance featuring Lee Sims and the Platte River Band
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Sunday, June 8: Red White and Blue Rodeo 9 TO 11 a.m. - PRCA Timed Event Slack. No admission fee Printed on recycled newsprint. Please recycle this copy.
2 P.M. - PRCA Rodeo, “Red, White & Blue” Rodeo 11 A.M. to 3 p.m. - Vendor Alley Open (ROYALTY CORONATION, during PRCA performance) Bailey Volock is the 2014 Elizabeth Stampede Queen.
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A flash mob with purpose Woman organizes `Happy’ moment for mom By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com From the gloom of dark clouds sprouted a brilliant rainbow, one that illuminated the sky over Parker. It was fitting for the occasion, and appeared just before the big surprise. Mixing equal parts careful planning and unwavering love, the surprise went off without a hitch, with the guest of honor taking a few extra seconds to realize that the 100-strong flash mob was organized just for her. Beth Twibell, a Parker resident since 2000, wanted to do something for her mom, Jane Grifasi, who was stunned by a cancer diagnosis earlier this spring. Despite never being a smoker, doctors told the 61-year-old she has stage-4 lung cancer. They gave her three months to live. Grifasi, of Northglenn, immediately quit her job to focus on more important things. At the top of the list is family, so when Twibell told Grifasi that her grandson Ethan won an essay contest on what he would do if he were mayor for a day, she made it a point to be there, with a proud smile and a camera. The mayor of Parker was to present the award at the Parker Fieldhouse and it was a big deal, Twibell said. That was the ruse, and Twibell agonized over telling a white lie to her mother, even if it was with the best intentions in mind (it turns out, by chance, that Ethan really did win). Knowing that her mom loves the catchy Pharrell Wil-
Jane Grifasi, with her friend Melonie Miller, right, reacts when she learns that a ‘Happy’ flash mob was organized for her. She later told her daughter, Beth Twibell, of Parker, that it was the most loving experience of her life.
education news Scout helps feed hungry
During this past Easter season, for his Eagle project, Alex Green, of Boy Scout Troop 636, organized, fundraised and put together 50 Easter meals for 50 needy families in Elbert County. He and fellow Scouts stood out in front of Walmart on several weekends before Easter and handed out short “grocery lists” to the public asking for Easter meal non-perishable food items. Alex acquired monetary donations and ham and turkey donations from local stores and restaurants for his project to include in the meals. He was able to assemble and distribute 50 meals to families with the help of the Kiowa Food Bank and several local churches that helped him locate and contact the families, on the Friday and Saturday before Easter weekend.
Elizabeth High student recognized
The Western Academic Talent Search celebrated the top scoring students from a seven-state region for the 2013-14 academic year recently at Colorado School of Mines. Ian McMullen from Elizabeth Middle School was recognized for achieving an outstanding score on the ACT that is offered to eligible students in grades three through nine to assess and recognize academically talented youth in the top 95 percent of nationally-normed standardized test scorers. Ian was additionally in the TOP 25 percent of all participating WATS students in his state to be recognized at the state ceremony.
Milestones
Rachael Lee, of Elizabeth, was one of 19 students accepted into the bachelor of science in nursing program at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Lee is a sophomore and the daughter of Dean and Bonnie Lee, of Elizabeth. Lee also will study abroad this summer in Tanzania. Trevor Boss, of Elizabeth, was awarded the founders scholarship from Cornell College.
Dozens of people danced to the Pharell song “Happy” as part of a flash mob at the Parker Fieldhouse May 17 in support of Jane Grifasi, who is undergoing treatment for lung cancer. Her daughter, Beth Twibell, involved friends, family and strangers. Photos by Chris Michlewicz
liams song “Happy,” Twibell put the flash mob invitation out to friends and family, including Jann Jones and Melonie Miller, longtime friends who traveled from California for the surprise. Twibell barely finished her sentence before the ladies agreed to join in the show of support. “She wanted to do something that would put a smile on her mom’s face,” Jones said. Miller chimes in: “Talk about uplifting.” Grifasi was so focused on her grandson and the “presentation” by Parker mayor Mike Waid on May 16 that she failed to notice people vacate the stands around her. The crowd gathered on the turf at the Parker Fieldhouse, along with dozens of Grifasi’s friends and family members who had been in hiding. Grifasi continued rolling, unaware of what was going on. Soon, the people were dancing in unison to “Happy” and holding up signs bearing phrases like “Everybody Loves Jane.” Miller, who was seated next to Grifasi, let her in on the secret, and a look of dismay and sheer joy washed over her face. Then, she began dancing along with the mob. Twibell spoke directly to her mother from the field, telling her that the community is behind her. “It’s a complete shock,” Grifasi said immediately after the dance. “I feel like queen for a day, queen for a year, queen for a lifetime.” She quickly asked whether Ethan had actually won the essay contest. Grifasi also commented on the number of people whom she did not recognize. It turns out that twothirds of those who participated in the flash mob don’t know Grifasi directly. Eileen Polan, who knows Twibell, heard about the flash mob and brought along her daughter, niece and her daughter’s friend.
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Book sale The annual Friends of the Elizabeth Library book sale is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 5-7 at the Elizabeth Library. The sale includes thousands of books including fiction, nonfiction and children’s books in both hard cover and paperback. All proceeds from the sale support the programs, collection and facilities at the Elizabeth Library. Donations of books are welcome through June 4. Call 303-646-3416.
June 9
sCienCe and music The Elbert County Library District welcomes musician Calvin Weatherall, who will demonstrate musical instruments and the science behind how they work. He will perform at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 9 at the Simla Library; at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Elizabeth Library; and at noon June 12 at the Kiowa Library. Call 303-646-3416, 303-621-2111 or 719-541-2573 or visit www.elbertcountylibrary.org.
June 9-11; June 23-26; July 7-10
sports CaMps Elizabeth High School and Elizabeth Middle School plan
several sports camps this summer. At the high school are: volleyball camp, Monday to Wednesday, June 9-11. At the middle school are girls basketball camp, Monday to Thursday, June 23-26, and girls volleyball camp, Monday to Thursday, July 7-10. Go to http://elizabeth.k12.co.us/ for information and registration forms.
June 14
Flea Market The citizen impact committee plans a flea market fundraiser on Saturday, June 14, at the Elizabeth High School parking lot. There is plenty of space for vendors, homemade goods, merchandise or garage sale items. Contact vweber@myrgroup.com for information.
June 18
Blood drive Walmart blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, inside the bloodmobile at 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth. Contact Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-3632300 or visit bonfils.org.
June 20-21
treasure trek Take a road trip and pick up a treasure or two Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, with Treasure Trek, starting in Elizabeth on Colo. 86, and trekking to garage sales across Colorado’s central plains, including Simla, Elbert, Kiowa, Elizabeth and more. Contact 719-541-2288 or ranchland@ bigsandytelco.com for information. Calendar continues on Page 5
“We wanted to help make this as big of an event as possible,” said Polan, a Parker resident. “I’m glad she lit up.” Another dancer brought tears to Twibell’s eyes. Her daughter Avery’s first-grade teacher at Mammoth Heights, Ed Goulart, lost his sister to cancer 15 years ago and said the event made him feel as though he was “dancing for her,” Twibell said. Still ecstatic by the outcome, Twibell was unable sleep that night. The event and her mom’s reaction were a dream come true, she said. There was also something her mom said afterward that will linger for some time. “She was saying that it was the most loving and profound experience of her life,” Twibell said. “For her to say it was that meaningful, it was so beyond our expectations as far as how much it touched her. I would do that 10 times over for that end result.” The family has taken heart in a new treatment method and a more recent diagnosis from Cancer Treatment Centers of America oncologists in Phoenix, who have said Grifasi, who beat breast cancer six years ago, could live another year or more. The news was welcomed. It’s all about perspective, Twibell says.
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Wildfire reports sound a call to action With the recent rain and hail that pounded much of the Front Range, bringing flooding to some areas, wildfires may not seem like an imminent threat. But trends tell us otherwise. It’s not a matter of if, but when. Earlier this spring, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control released some chilling information in a special report to the governor and General Assembly. The report focused on strategies to enhance the state’s aerial firefighting capabilities. In making its case for that, the report stated that since the 1990s, “the number, intensity, and complexity of wildfires in Colorado have been growing exponentially, and experts predict that it will continue to worsen.” The length of the wildfire season is
our view growing, too, the report said. “In general, Colorado sees short periods of increased fire occurrence throughout the year with just a few of the fires reaching a significant size or complexity. However, the drought conditions and fire activity experienced throughout 2012 — one of the worst wildfire seasons in state history — may be representative of a new normal. Experts warn that drought and the other causal factors could result in repeats of 2012 with widespread fire activity and extended, year-long wildfire seasons.”
aerial firefighting fleet. The legislation, which comes with a $21 million price tag, creates a fleet of four planes — two leased and two owned by the state — and four leased helicopters and designates money for a center to study high-tech firefighting tactics. The primary goal, as outlined in the division of fire prevention’s report, is to keep fires small. If the fleet can help cut down on an average year’s $42 million in fire-suppression-expenses, while saving lives, acres and property, it will be money well spent. One thing is for certain when it comes to wildfires in Colorado: Inaction is not an option. With the ominous reports that have surfaced, lawmakers here and in other Western states would be wise to read and react for years to come.
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It’s all in the teeth!
Sports cartoonist Drew Litton recently showed a crowd at the Denver Press Club how to draw John Elway. Litton talked about his career as a sports cartoonist and shared examples of his work at this casual presentation that was open to the public. Litton was the popular sports cartoonist for the Rocky Mountain News for 27 years until its closing in 2009. His cartoons will appear in all of Colorado Community Media’s 22 newspapers beginning the week of June 16. Photo by Julie Rasmussen
For a real good time, skip the good times One of my pet peeves is “pet peeves.” Is that fair? It’s kind of like saying that you are opposed to flavored coffee because it is flavored. I am opposed to flavored coffee because it is flavored. Coffee has to be black, and strong enough to clean my paint brushes. We begin to have dislikes at an early age. It probably starts with vegetables. Especially vegetables that have been turned into a pudding, like beets. I’m not sure what comes next. Being told to go to bed when you want to stay up. Getting dressed up on Sunday morning. Entertainment options were very limited when I was a kid. I don’t know what it would be like to have had a time limit on video games, because we didn’t have video games. We had Buffalo Bob Smith. Now I have more dislikes than likes. I admit it. No es bueno. But I know myself, and what is and isn’t beneficial. The Cheyenne Frontier Days would not be beneficial. It would do me harm. This year there is a double feature: Kid Rock and special guest Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on July 25. Tickets are $39. No thank you. I flew into LaGuardia a few years ago and waited for a cab right next to the Blackhearts’ gear. The girl I was with al-
In recent months, several reports have blamed wildfire trends like this across the West on global warming, perhaps further evidence of a “new normal.” Given the bigger picture, it’s difficult for us to find solace in the mid-May prediction by state experts of a “normal” 2014 wildfire season. Even a pre-2012 “normal” means an average year in Colorado would see thousands of fires, with 30 of them being large, destructive blazes. But if 2012 — when 260,000 acres in the state were scorched, more than 600 structures destroyed and six people killed — is a sign of things to come, that’s truly alarming. To their credit, state legislators and Gov. John Hickenlooper took action this past session. On May 12, Hickenlooper signed into law a bill creating the state’s first
This is not a “hot off the press” news flash, but rather a simple yet powerful reminder: “Common sense is not always common practice.” You have certainly heard this before, and I have absolutely heard it myself and even repeated it in classroom training, keynote speeches, and from time to time have shared it in this column over the past few years. What I wanted to do in this column is take this principle to the next level. Recently I shared how important fundamentals are to success in both our personal and professional lives. However, now let’s talk about not just common sense, but those lesser-known best practices that actually deliver uncommon results. For a few of us, we are exactly where we want to be in life. We are settled, content, happy and may have no desire or need to look for anything that elevates or disrupts our splendid contentedness. Now for the rest of us who truly desire “uncommon results,” we need to continue to follow the blocking and tackling fundamentals that have gotten us this far, but now we need to look beyond the basics and proven fundamentals and search out the advanced ideas and best practices to help propel us as we continue on the upward journey of our success. So where do we go or how do we search for those best practices that can add value to our lives? Here are three ideas that have helped me over the years and that you may also find useful and help lead you to uncommon results. 1. Identify the person, group, or team that you believe excels in the area you are trying to advance in or improve. Upon
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most passed out, she was so thrilled. Joan has had quite a career. She had one big hit a long time ago, but she is still rocking. I don’t know anything about Kid Rock, except that he is from Michigan, and that he is loyal to Michigan, which is fine with me. I was born in Michigan. The rodeo part of Frontier Days is something I couldn’t watch. I know that, so I know enough to stay away. I helped out at the Highlands Ranch Rodeo a few years ago, and said to myself, “Never again, Smith.” I have said “Never again, Smith,” many, many times. It means that I know better. When I was younger, I went where I didn’t belong, because I had an open mind. I no longer have an open mind. Chances are if there are people there, I am not there.
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Library is great tool to set goals As people who know me can attest, I enjoy setting goals, tracking numbers and accomplishing milestones. I keep a reading journal on goodreads.com, a social media site for bookworms. I track how many miles I exercise each year in an Excel spreadsheet. I keep a separate list of “books to read” that is already so long I might never have time to read all the books on the list, particularly as I keep adding to it faster than I check books off the list! As a community, we recently competed in the LiveWell Colorado Get Moving Challenge. LiveWell Colorado is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping Colorado remain one of the healthiest states in the country. The challenge was to log a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise for 30 days in May. We had a little friendly competition going on between the towns of Kiowa and Elizabeth for bragging rights for the healthiest town in Elbert County. As of this
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June 22
MONTHLY BREAKFAST The Elbert Woman’s Club
plans its monthly breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 22, 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 located in Elbert 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.
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,
writing, as May was drawing to a close, Kiowa was in ninth place statewide, with 34 participants logging an average of 77 minutes of exercise every day. Elizabeth was in 14th place, with 87 participants averaging 66 minutes. Elbert and Simla are also in the top 25 — not bad, for all of our communities to be so fit! What are your goals for the summer? Maybe you want to hike a fourteener, host a “staycation” in Colorado, or shop at your local farmers market and cook more fresh meals. For your children, I hope that one of your goals is to keep them reading and 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.
July 21
BUBBLE PARTY The Elbert County Library District
concludes its summer of programs with a bubble party. Explore the science behind bubbles. Program is at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 21, at the Simla Library; at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at the Elizabeth Library; and at noon July 24, at the Kiowa Library. Call 303-646-3416, 303-621-2111 or 719-541-2573 or visit www.elbertcountylibrary.org.
Aug. 16
FESTIVAL THE Elbert Day Festival, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16, will feature a country breakfast, pancake race, art booths, craft/food vendors, live music by Barry Ward and Carlos Washington. A parade and old time games for all ages included. Antique cars, petting zoo, pony rides, roping, 5K race. Call 303648-3611 or email elberttowncommittee@gmail.com.
learning over the summer. The library can help you meet all of those goals, and more! No, we can’t actually climb mountains for you, but we do have books on hiking and on Colorado’s tallest mountains. We do have guidebooks on places to visit in Colorado. And who doesn’t enjoy exploring new cookbooks, particularly the ones with lots of mouthwatering illustrations? For children, we have the Summer Reading Program. We offer incentives and activities to help keep your kids reading all summer long. For pre-readers, we have a “bingo” card for them to complete with their parents. Each square contains a suggested literacy-building activity, from reading a book together, singing a song, or talking about the items you are putting in the grocery cart. For the elementary-aged kids, we are challenging them to read 100 minutes a week, or about 20 minutes per day, with some rest days built in. Over the eight
weeks of summer, we want them to read 800 minutes! Come to the library when they’re halfway done, and we’ll give them a prize; when they have completed the program they get a cool robot arm. Students entering grades 6 through high school are being challenged to read eight books at their reading level over the summer. One lucky reader will win a Kindle, and the final grand prize drawing is for a Kindle Fire. It’s almost enough to make me wish I were a teen again! I can tell you, with no reservations, that what is hot this summer is encouraging kids to read, so that they are ready to learn when school comes around again in the fall.
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 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appeciated.
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MAY 22: Simla and Matheson to Limon 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,
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
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.
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.
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Isn’t that charming? “Mildred, this here writer is a stiff.” It’s true. See if you can guess where I would rather be: The Indy 500. A New Year’s Eve party. The grand opening of an Ikea. Right here writing. My ex always wanted to be somewhere. I always wanted to be nowhere. You can probably guess what happened. She wanted to surprise me — a mistake to begin with — on my 50th birthday. She had tickets to San Francisco to spend the weekend with my best friend and his wife. I was very unhappy, and showed it. One detail she left out was money. She had none. I don’t know how she afforded the airfare. I had very little, and I knew my credit card would have had an infarction.
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and better results, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And as we appreciate where we are or pursue uncommon results, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/ founder of www.candogo.com. We didn’t go, and she refused to see me for weeks. I can’t think of too many things that are worse than surprise parties. Oh, there are hundreds of things in life that are worse, but not when it comes to my perception of a good time. You might be planning a surprise party right now. Good for you. People, other people, love them. That moment when your boyfriend walks in the door and his friends and marginal friends jump up and say, “Surprise!” and “Speech!” — now you’re talking. I went to one about 25 years ago, and the guest of honor almost walked. She was appalled. Later that night, she and her girlfriend had words. And they weren’t words of love. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net.
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The Colorado Joint Counterdrug Task Force, along with special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, landed a Black Hawk helicopter May 21 at Castle Rock’s The Rock Christian Academy in honor of Red Ribbon Week. Castle Rock police officers and firefighters were also on hand for the event, which commemorated DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who died at the hands of drug traffickers in Mexico while fighting the battle against illegal drugs. Courtesy photo
Humans cause majority of wildfires Agency tracked cause of fires over 11-year period By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press
More than 72,600 wildfires are reported in the United States each year. Humans are the primary cause of fires and start roughly six times more blazes than lightning strikes in a given year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, which tracked fire causes between 2001 and 2013. Human-caused fires burn more than 2.5 million acres each year, or nearly 4,000 square miles — an area bigger than Delaware. Some are set intentionally by arsonists, but the rest are accidents that start with everything from sparking cars to abandoned campfires to discarded cigarette butts. Here are some examples of some recent fires that made news and the things that started them.
LIGHTNING
Nineteen firefighters were killed last June while fighting a blaze in Arizona that was sparked by a lightning strike.
ARSON
A fast-moving wildfire in California’s Riverside County
in 2006 killed five firefighters and burned 60 homes. Investigators determined that a serial arsonist had ignited the flames after lighting multiple, smaller fires over a period of months as he refined his technique. Raymond Lee Oyler was sentenced to death in the case.
VEHICLE SPARKS
A wildfire that erupted in Camarillo, California, last year charred 44 square miles and damaged 15 homes and several recreational campers. Fire investigators later determined that some type of roadside spark had started the blaze. The exact source was never determined. Another common cause of vehicle-related fires is dragging chains. In October 2012, a chain and a jack hanging from the back of a vehicle in Idaho caused sparks that started a 10-acre blaze.
CAMPFIRES
A fire southwest of Denver in 2002 burned 215 square miles and scorched more than 130 homes. The fire started when a former U.S. Forest Service employee, Terry Barton, burned a letter in a campground. Barton served six years in prison after pleading guilty to starting the blaze. Another fast-moving wildfire in Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Foothills burned 400 square acres, destroyed dozens of homes and caused an estimated $54 million in damages. Authorities later determined that the fire was sparked by an illegal campfire set by a hunter who was camping on U.S. Forest Service land.
WELDING, MOWING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT USE
A massive fire on Catalina Island, off the Southern California coast, sent hundreds of residents fleeing the island on ferry boats in 2007 as flames spread across thousands of acres and destroyed one home. Investigators determined that a subcontractor sparked the blaze while using an open-flame torch to cut wires on the island’s radio tower.
He was sentenced to five years of probation and $4 million in restitution in 2009.
TARGET SHOOTING A 2008 blaze in Yosemite that destroyed 130 homes and caused $37 million in damage was started by a man who was shooting assault weapons in the forest. A bullet struck a rock and created sparks that started the fire. The man was sentenced to probation, community service and fines. In 2012, an Arizona man fired a flame-throwing shotgun round into an empty soda box during target practice at a bachelor party, sparking a more than 28-square-mile wildfire. Steven Craig Shiflet received two years of probation, but did not have to pay the $4.4 million in firefighting costs associated with the blaze.
CIGARETTE BUTTS A 2012 fire in Creek County, Oklahoma, began when a man discarded a cigarette butt in dry grass in front of his house. The blaze charred more than 90 square miles and destroyed nearly 400 homes as it burned for six days. The man was charged with felony arson and unlawful burning.
LOST HIKERS In 2002, a woman who got lost on an American Indian reservation in Arizona set a fire to get the attention of a television news helicopter, causing a wildfire that merged with a second blaze and become one of the worst in Arizona history. The fire burned nearly 733 square miles of private, Forest Service and Fort Apache Reservation land in eastern Arizona before it was contained. She was not prosecuted. In 2006, a lost hiker near Yucapia, California, set a signal fire to try to attract attention and started a fire. The blaze was extinguished quickly at 125 acres by more than 400 firefighters.
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A fire destroyed a barn in the Castle Oaks area of Castle Rock in the early morning hours of May 23. The approximately 5,000-square-foot barn was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived at around 3 a.m., according to a news release from the town. Firefighters from the Castle Rock, Franktown and South Metro departments got the blaze under control within 45 minutes. No people were injured, but a dozen chickens inside the barn on Oakgrove Court were killed. Investigators determined the fire was accidental, and was due to electrical problems associated with a heat lamp being used to warm the chickens, the news release stated.
Firefighters battle a barn fire in Castle Rock in the early morning hours of May 23. Photo by Timothy Tonge/CRFD
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New laws address child care costs By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Three bills that became law last week aim to alleviate the high cost of child care in Colorado. The laws, signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper on May 22, address a number of financial areas and are a response to Colorado being the fifth least affordable state for child care. A key piece of the package creates child care tax credits for families that make less than $25,000 a year. The new credit — which is capped at $1,000 per family per year — is available to those who do not qualify for existing child care tax credits that are tied to federal returns.
“It’s a lot of money when you’re only making $25,000 a year and trying to pay for child care,” said Rep. Brittany Pettersen, DLakewood, a bill sponsor. The bill fixes a loophole that disqualifies many low-income families from receiving a tax credit that was set up by the state in 1996. The child care tax credit that the new law replaces applied to families that earn less than $60,000 a year. But that credit was tied to federal income taxes, which doesn’t apply to many low-income families because their earnings are sometimes too low to even have to file federal taxes. Pettersen also co-sponsored a bill with Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, D-Black Hawk, that addresses cases when families receive pay
Law ensures juveniles receive legal counsel By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A new law guarantees that arrested juvenile defendants will receive a lawyer when they face a judge for the first time. The law addresses a “concerning” statistic indicating that 45 percent of children go through the entire judicial process without having a lawyer present, according to Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, who sponsored the effort at the Legislature this year. “This has been longstanding and a very serious problem,” Kagan said. “Our justice system is less robust if children are not getting counsel. This bill makes that right.” The bill — which received bipartisan support from both legislative chambers — was signed into law on May 21 by Gov. John
Hickenlooper. After an arrest, judges have 48 hours to determine whether to release a child or keep the person behind bars, pending trial. The bill ensures that juveniles who are making their first court appearance after being arrested will have legal counsel available at the hearing. Before this law, juveniles were told that they have the option of speaking with a lawyer. But being told that they have that right and actually having a lawyer present are two different things, Kagan said. “The kids are like a deer caught in headlights,” Kagan said. “They don’t have a clue. They’re thinking one thing and one thing only — `How in the hell do I get out of these shackles? I’ll go along with anything that a person wearing a tie or a robe tells me to do.’ But they’re not the child’s lawyer.”
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increases at work that disqualifies them for continuing to receive child care assistance — a significant financial issue for families that has been dubbed the “cliff effect.” The legislation sets up grant funding for the Cliff Effect Pilot Program, which allows families to phase out of assistance they receive through the Colorado Childcare Assistance Program, whenever they receive
higher pay through their jobs. “This bill helps parents seek jobs, promotions and pay raises without worrying about suddenly losing the assistance that helps them afford child care and be reliable employees,” Nicholson said through an emailed statement. “This will eliminate a hurdle, or disincentive, for families working towards financial security.”
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Put us on your spring and summer calendar. The RidgeGate community is thriving this season, with many fun, free events that will inspire you and your family to reconnect with nature, move your body, and meet your neighbors. Plan now to join us. Friday, June 6, 6:30 – 8pm
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Saturday, June 21, 7:30 – 9pm
of food, shelter, tools and pigments that were available to the Ute tribe, who lived in this area for hundreds of
Free Nature Hike: Celebrating the Summer Solstice
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vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A Highlands Ranch legislator hopes that a new marijuana law will help keep the drug out of the hands of children. Gov. John Hickenlooper on May 21 signed into law a bill that aims to distinguish cannabis-infused edibles like candy and cookies from other foods so that kids don’t accidentally consume the drug. Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, a bill sponsor, said that by requiring edibles to be packaged in a way that makes them easy to identify as containing marijuana, fewer children would end up having to be hospitalized for accidental ingestion. “It certainly gives parents and teachers and school resource officers the tool that they need to identify these things and keep them out of kids’ hands,” McNulty said. The bill was signed at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, where nine children have been treated for marijuana ingestion so far this year. The bill creates a task force that will determine the rules to make marijuana edibles clearly identifiable. That includes what kinds of markings are on the packaging or on the edibles themselves. The bill is a change from its original form, which sought to prohibit companies from “selling things that look like kid snacks, lacing them with THC and turning around and selling them to adults,” McNulty said. However, that effort had to be pulled back after it ran into problems during the legislative process. “I would have liked to have gone further, but we had to work within the process we had,” McNulty said. “And I think the end product moves us to a direction of keeping kids safe.” Hickenlooper also signed into law a separate bill that regulates the amount of concentrated marijuana that a person can possess. Under Amendment 64, which was approved by voters in 2012, adults are allowed to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, regardless of whether it is in plant “bud” form or in concentrated form, such as hash oil.
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Friday, June 13, 4–5:30pm
RidgeGate Walk Concert: 17th Avenue All-Stars Location: Prairie Sky Park (just west of the Rec Center)
Enjoy a concert out on the grass with free live music,
the solstice has been celebrated throughout history, and in a variety of cultures. It’s a beautiful way to mark the first evening of summer, and the longest day of the year. Ages 8+. Register at ridgegate.com/events.
food trucks and activities. This month, hear longtime Denver favorite a capella group, 17th Avenue All-Stars. Take a walk on the one-mile paved path around the park, grab something to eat at a food truck and enjoy the summer sounds.
June 20– August 1 (multiple dates)
RidgeGate Presents Tunes on the Terrace
Tuesday, June 24, 6:30 – 7:30pm
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Show off your best tree pose! Grab your yoga mat for this free Yoga in the Park class in Belvedere Park. No yoga experience is necessary, and no registration
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Castle Rock man sentenced to 30 years for real-estate scam Steven Thompson cheats family out of $2.33 million, not first time he’s been convicted By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com A Castle Rock man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of a fraud scheme in which he stole $2.33 million. In September 2010, Steven Curtis Thompson, 62, convinced a family to purchase a property lot in Castle Rock’s Timber Canyon housing development. Thompson told the family that a $400,000 deposit was necessary in order to secure their investment. In September 2010, the victims wired the money to Thompson Mortgage and Associates, where Thompson was the owner, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Shortly after, Thompson told the victims that his company could purchase the remaining development lots with a $2 million “bridge loan.” Thompson told the victims that the aggregate value of the lots ranged between $20 million and $31 million and that he would pay the victims back within a few weeks. When the time had come to repay the loan, Thompson said he couldn’t pay any money despite having $1.6 million of their money left in the account. According to the news release, he “forgot” to inform the investors that his company was in bankruptcy and the property was in foreclosure.
The victims told the district attorney’s office that it took them 38 years to earn the money that Thompson spent in less than a year. “This thief’s grandiose dreams of living a life beyond his own means ended up costing too many victims their hard-earned money,” District Attorney George Brauchler said in the news release. “These types of economic crimes not only take advantage of a person’s savings, but it robs them of their trust in people. “After everything that this defendant did to live a life of pomp and decadence, it’s fitting that he will spend the rest of his life living in a jail cell of very bare conditions.” Investigator Mary Beth Chandler of the district attorney’s office found that Thompson used the money from the victims on personal expenses including car payments, airline tickets, golf club memberships, landscaping payments, jewelry and numerous expensive upgrades to his luxury home — the latter of which he also purchased with the victims’ money. On March 25, a Douglas County jury found Thompson guilty of felony theft and two counts of securities fraud. Judge Paul King sentenced Thompson on May 30 to 18 years for the first charge, which will run consecutive to the two concurrent 12-year securities fraud sentences for a total of 30 years. During sentencing, King also referenced a previous case from 2011, in which Thompson conned another family out of $120,000 in a similar scheme. He was convicted of felony theft and forgery in that case in April 2013 and ordered to spend 90 days in jail, followed by probation and the payment of restitution in that case.
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She competes in reining, roping, Western riding events and English riding events, among other things, in organizations such as the American Quarter Horse Association, the American Paint Horse Association, the International Buckskin Horse Association and the American Buckskin Horse Association. Madison Russell is the 2014 Elizabeth Stampede Attendant. She is 18 years old and attending the University of Wyoming. The parade will start at 10 a.m. on June 7, and the course is about a mile long. There will be a free pancake breakfast before the parade at the corner of Main Street and Highway 86 in Elizabeth. While the breakfast is free, the Elizabeth Stampede Foundation will be accepting donations. The foundation enables the Stampede to “preserve the Western legacy of providing support and assistance to those in need.”
Red, white and blue
June 8 at 2 p.m. there will be a red, white and blue rodeo to honor members of the military past and present. The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard will be in attendance.
Vendors offer food, wares
There will be more than 65 vendors on hand over the weekend selling goods and food. There will also be live music each day. “We have a lot of vendors that we love that come back each year, but we also have some new ones as well,” Swisher said.
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Panda saga comes to screen in 3-D National Geographic film shown at museum By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Starting on June 6, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will present a new National Geographic nature film, “Pandas: The Journey Home,” which sounds like a fine way to start a summer vacation focused on exploration. It tells a hopeful story of the effort to save these charismatic creatures, which are extremely endangered, with only about 1600 left worldwide. The film, directed by Nicholas Brown, was shot in China at the Bifengxia Panda Base and the Wolong National Nature Reserve — in 3-D, which made shooting terribly difficult, due to the weight of the cameras. After decades of successful captive breeding, the reserve has hit a target of 300 giant pandas. The next step is to reintroduce breeding animals to the wild in the Mother panda carrying her cub in China’s Wolong National Nature Reserve. From “Pandas: The Journey Home” at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Courtesy photo reserve. The 40-minute film, presented by National Geographic Entertainment, was made after the filmmakers were given ac- native who lives in London) compared Doors were opened when the project as- when the tide turned.” It is noted that the film is more than a cess to the Wolong National Nature Re- the Chinese efforts to save the panda to sociated with the China Wildlife Conservaserve, with the support of the Chinese the space program in scope and expense. tion Association. The production crew took family-friendly entertainment about cudWildlife Conservation Association and the In China, the panda is the symbol for the three trips to China, starting in August 2012 dly pandas. This positive story has optimisChina Conservation and Research Center whole environment. “When you save the when they filmed newborn pandas, weigh- tic and surprising ramifications for conserfor the Giant Panda. It can be hoped that panda, you’re saving a vast amount of ing in at only 90 grams. They returned to vation and the planet. this success story provides a model for oth- old-growth forest and bamboo forest eco- shoot 3- or 4-month-old pandas and again er megafauna threatened by man-made systems in the Sichuan Province, which when the animals were moved to semifactors: expansion and habitat destruc- is the place known to be the cleanest and wild enclosures and left alone to learn how tion. Perhaps other governments will be environmentally pristine. Saving the pan- to be wild again. inspired by the Chinese example. da means waters will run clean again and Documenting the apparently successful “Pandas: The Journey Home” will be shown at 11:30 a.m. Filmmakers recorded birth, nursery wildlife will thrive. That’s all being done release of Tao Tao into the wild was “a proand 3 p.m., with additional shows at 7 p.m. on Fridays care and teaching of panda cubs and were under the banner of the panda,” he said. found moment in conservation history,” and Saturdays, at the Denver Museum of Nature & Scigranted special permission to record the The Chinese professor leading the Brown said. ence, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver. For ticket prices and release of Tao Tao, a panda bred in captiv- program, Zhang Hemin, is affectionately “Conservation is usually about trying other details, visit dmns.org/imax/current-films. (One ity, and to follow a group of wild pandas in known as “Panda Papa.” His advice helped not to make things worse. Here, for the first can purchase film-only tickets or a combination that their mountain habitat. the American crew navigate political nice- time, was an opportunity to make things includes a museum visit.) Director Nicholas Brown (a Colorado ties on several occasions. better. It could be seen as the moment
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Bonnie Paine, left, and Dan Rodriguez, perform during Elephant Revival’s May 24 headlining set at the sixth annual MeadowGrass Music Festival in Black Forest.
MeadowGrass enjoys record crowds The sixth annual MeadowGrass Music Festival was the biggest yet, May 23-25 at La Foret, as crowds flocked to Black Forest to enjoy the sunshine Saturday afternoon and keep warm and dry under the big top each of the three nights. The music was nothing short of sensational either as Elephant Revival returned for their second festival appearance to headline Saturday night, coming on right after Grass it Up and Chadwick Stokes got the crowd on their feet. The Duhks, Haunted Windchimes, Birds of Chicago, Mother Hips, and more also performed over the course of the weekend.
Chadwick Stokes brought the MeadowGrass tent down with some powerful lyricism and guitar playing late into the evening May 24.
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Shannon T. Carr and David Jeffrey of Grass it Up play Phish’s “Back on the Train” on a couple of guitar box guitars May 24 at MeadowGrass in Black Forest.
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Elbert County News 13 June 5, 2014
Elephant Rock draws 6,500 cyclists
Riders get in position to hit the starting line on the 27- and 32-mile races. Photos by Paul DiSalvo
Director calls event best ever in 27-year history By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Cyclists surrounded Scot Harris on a warm morning at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. The music was loud and the winds that regularly pound the area were light. Harris, the director of the Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival, claimed the June 1 event was one of the best yet in its 27-year history, despite fewer riders. “This year it looks like (we had) about 6,500 riders which is kind of right in the range,” Harris said. “We’ve had as many as 7,800, and last year we were at 7,000. Although our numbers weren’t as big as they have been, this was absolutely the best. “We just wanted to do some things differently this year. Parking has always really been hard coming into the Events Center with just the one way in. We worked super hard to
David Dickey of Littleton gets a pre-race adjustment from Aaron Docter of the Highlands Ranch BikeSource location. BikeSource had a number of mechanics on hand to make sure riders were ready for the course.
make that work better and it totally worked. We added an Italian lunch, we had live music this year and the weather was beautiful. There’s no question this was a really a good one if not best ever. It just wasn’t our biggest.” Cyclists had the option to ride 100-, 62-, or 32-mile courses or take on the 27-mile fat tire track and there was also an eight-mile course for families and a ride for kids. “It was not a race,” Harris said. “We try to create a course for cyclists of all ages and abilities. It has kind of become a little bit of an institution for the cycling community. Everybody kind of looks at it as the kickoff to the season. When we started the event that’s what we wanted. We wanted to have an early season training ride. One of the riders that trekked the 62-mile course was Janet Rost of Greenwood Village. Rost, 60, had a liver transplant in May 2012 but participated in her second Elephant Rock Ride this year. She finished the 32-miler in 2013 and moved up to the 62-mile course this year. “Never in a million years did I think I would be doing this,” she said. “Two years ago I could hardly go to the grocery store. I could hardly walk to the mailbox to get my mail. I have always been pretty active as an adult but when my liver started failing, I couldn’t do anything. “A year after surgery I did the Elephant Rock. I was feeling so good and wanted to participate to raise money to help other transplant recipients and donors.” Others, such as Kurt Lausman of Westminster, use the race to prepare for a busy summer of biking and running races. “They call this the unofficial first start to the biking season,” said Lausman, who rode the 32-mile course. “It’s always beautiful in Castle Rock and I do it every year. This is usually my first big ride of the year. This is always well organized and everything is really well done here and that’s what makes it so nice. “There’s just an excitement about being here. There are tons of bikers all over, there’s great energy and a good feel. That’s what gets me ready for the season. I’m primed and ready to go mentally and physically for a good year.” Jonah and LuAnne Sperando of Colorado Springs rode 62 miles on a tandem bike. “It’s something fun that we can do together,” related Jonah Sperando. “And the tandem bike, we think is more fun than a single bike. The hills are more challenging but that makes it more rewarding. Communication is key. We wear headsets, kind of like you see on motorcycles. We can sort of plan our steps along the way. In 14 years of riding a tandem we haven’t had too many arguments. We have witnessed a
fair amount of arguments on a tandem but we’ve been fortunate. “We enjoyed the atmosphere with all the folks out. It’s early in the summer and it’s a way to get out and get motivated early in the season. It motivates you perhaps for the rest of the summer. We had a lot of fun.” Reagan Benger literally got to ride the 32-mile course. Reagan is 21-months old and rode in a trailer behind her Dad’s bike. Chris Benger of Highlands Ranch is an avid cyclist who plans to race in the Ride The Rockies and his wife Monica accompanies him but usually doesn’t ride except for in events like the Elephant Rock Ride. “I ride all the time,” said Chris. “This is my hobby. I do it all the time. I’ll do the Ride the Rockies next week. It was a chance to get Reagan out and ride in the trailer. It was tough pulling it uphill and into a head wind.” Monica claimed everybody had fun on the ride. “Reagan slept for a while,” she said. “It was fun. It was a family day. I’m the one cheering at the end on the Ride the Rockies. I’m not riding that.”
Ella DeRosa of Littleton cruises into the Finish Line of the 8 Mile Family Fun Ride.
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June 5, 2014
Volunteer Jam rocks Fiddler’s Green Charlie Daniels Band headlines show By Tom Munds
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Members of the audience danced to the music and sang along with the artists at the Volunteer Jam held May 24 to open the concert series at the newly refurbished Fiddler’s Green. The Volunteer Jam lineup included solo artist Craig Campbell and two country rock bands, Blackhawk and Outlaw. The bands were made up of primarily the same members, including lead singer Henry Paul. The featured artist of the night at the Greenwood Village venue was the Charlie Daniels Band. However, the event had a special twist as promoter Chuck Morris deemed it a way to give back to the community and distributed an estimated 1,400 tickets to military personnel, the National Guard, the American Red Cross, first responders and city and state workers. “I am here tonight for two reasons, because I like the music, particularly Charlie Daniels, and to say thank you for the ticket,” Missy Trent said as she took her seat. “I served four years on active duty and I am finishing up my third year with the reserves.” The Douglas County resident said she appreciates the fact the promoter is saying thank you to people who serve the community by offering them the opportunity to see the bands and enjoy the evening. “I like Blackhawk but I can’t wait to hear Charlie Daniels rock the place,” she said with a smile. The second act on the program was the band Blackhawk. The group got a huge response before they took the stage as, in keeping with their way of doing things, the sound of drums filled the air and a Native American in full tribal dress danced onto the stage doing a spirit dance, blessing the
Charlie Daniels prepares to play his fiddle during his performance at the May 24 Volunteer Jam at Fiddler’s Green. Daniels was the headliner for the show that was a tribute to volunteers and where 1,400 tickets were distributed to military personnel, first responders and others. It started raining but many of the audience bundled up and stayed to hear him sing and play his fiddle. Photo by Tom Munds stage, instruments and equipment. Blackhawk took the stage and leader Henry Paul led the group. At one point he became half of a duo blending the sounds of their guitars in a blues number. The Outlaws, a group that began in Tampa in 1967, followed Blackhawk to the stage but the look and makeup of the band was basically unchanged. Paul, again the lead singer, warned the
sizable audience to be prepared because they had been notified that rain might be rolling in. The weather held off until Charlie Daniels was taking the stage. There were those who left but a goodsize portion of the crowd donned rain gear or raised umbrellas in order to hear the 77-year-old performer sing, play the fiddle and entertain them. “We are getting a little wet but Charlie
rocks — and the rhythms of those splendid surroundings. Her future was set. The author of 15 books about Colorado, Young has recently published a handsome coffee-table book: “Rocky Mountain National Park: The First 100 Years,” which she will present to readers at two Arapahoe Library District branches during June. From 11:30 am to 12:30 p.m. on June 13, she will be at Eloise May Library, 1471 S. Parker Road (Parker Road and Florida Avenue), and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 25, she will repeat her program at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St. in Centennial. She spent two weeks in 2012 as the
park’s artist-in-residence, researching and writing in the historic William Allen White cabin in Moraine Park, and has taught nature-writing classes and been involved with the Rocky Mountain Nature Association. She tells the story of Rocky Mountain National Park from not only 100 years ago, but a billion years ago — and stretches into the future. Ute and Arapaho hunted game, trappers and explorers followed a call and settlers moved into the Estes Park area and discovered that they needed to attract tourists. Enos Mills, Joel and Patsy Estes and Abner and Alberta Sprague were among them. Roads were engineered and constructed and visitors came by the thousands. Recent concerns are that the park might be “loved to death.” The book contains more than 250 historical and landscape photographs, including images by photographers William Henry Jackson, John Fielder and Erik Stensland and paintings by Charles Partridge Adams and Birger Sandzen. Actual centennial celebrations for the park are scheduled starting this September and concluding a year later in Estes Park, in Rocky Mountain National Park itself and in Grand Lake. A lengthy list of activities is available online — and it cautions that this is a work in progress and will grow considerably, with special hikes, wildlife studies,
(Daniels) never missed a beat,” Phil Silverman said as he and his wife gathered their rain gear around them. “We love his music and we’ll stay here as long as he is on stage. I work for the state and got our tickets. I want to say thanks to the organizers. Rain or no rain, this has been a great concert, we are enjoying it and the free tickets have made this a great date night.”
Writer salutes national park’s 100th birthday Castle Rock woman has strong ties to state’s jewel By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com As a young child, Mary Taylor Young of Castle Rock spent stretches of the summer at her grandparents’ cabin in Rocky Mountain National Park — back when private cabins were permitted. She watched animals and birds among the trees and undergrowth, learned the names of flowers and
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“Rocky Mountain National Park: the First Hundred Years” celebrates the park’s 1915 opening and its story over a century. Courtesy photo and art events such as plein air painters “paint-out” and show at the Fall River Visitors Center. Young is scheduled to speak about her book at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Kawuneeche Visitor Center on the west side of the park and at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium on the east side. See www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/events.htm.
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CURTAIN TIME `Sabine Women’ revisited
“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is presented by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company from June 13-29 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Performances: 7:30 pm. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: 303-9877845, lakewood.org/CulturalCenter/.
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“Peggy Jo and the Desolate Nothing” is an original creation of Buntport Theater Co. and Square Product Theatre Co. at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver, playing through June 21. Based on the life of a Texas woman who was a cross-dressing bank robber. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets: buntport.com.
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