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County reaches out for help with deer Growth of herd prompts letter to state commission By Rick Gustafson

Special to Colorado Community Media The Elbert County commissioners discussed options for managing the county’s growing deer population at their June 11 meeting. In a letter being drafted to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, the county commissioners propose working with the agency to study the issue of growing wildlife populations in Elbert County as well as developing a program that could someday serve as a model for other communities with similar wildlife issues. “We need to look at a plan that addresses the population and the safety issues of the western side of the county,” said Commissioner Robert Rowland. “The Department of Wildlife is willing to work with us on that.”

Commissioner Rowland, whose district is most affected by the rising deer population, has received a number of queries from constituents concerned about the proliferation of deer and the danger presented by wildlife on roadways. Rowland said the Parks and Wildlife Commission acknowledges the increasing number of wildlife conflicts around the county but has no model to manage habitats in heavily developed areas. “Everyone seems to agree there is a dramatic increase in the deer population in Elbert County’s western side,” he said. “We are looking to manage the herd in a professional culling fashion under very controlled conditions, with a high education and a high communication level to the citizens that are affected.” In response to the reported increase in wildlife-related car accidents and animal aggressiveness, Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued 400 additional hunting licenses Deer continues on Page 5

Lt. Tony Schiefelbein, Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office, speaks during the June 11 county commissioners’ meeting. Photo by Rick Gustafson

Four vie for seat in CD4 Gardner’s Senate run opens up spot in House By Vic Vela

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the park will be filled with nearly 70 vendors when the gates open on the morning of June 28. In addition to shopping, the fair includes live music by local entertainer Billie Owens, tarot card readings, roping demonstrations, food from Fat Daddy’s BBQ and a bounce house for kids. Local merchants have also sponsored a visit from HawkQuest, a Colorado-based raptor conservation group dedicated to the protection of and education about birds of prey. Visitors can have their picture taken with a bald eagle, as well as have an upclose experience with a gray horned owl, a peregrine falcon and a red-tailed hawk. Oeser was also pleased to announce the return of a favorite from last year, the plunger toss game, a timed event where contestants attempt to complete a combination of seemingly easy tasks using a plunger, rings and rolls of toilet paper.

Four Republican candidates who are vying to fill an open 4th Congressional District seat are touting their conservative values to voters as the June 24 primary draws near. The hopefuls are seeking a seat that is being vacated by U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, who is leaving the House of Representatives in Sen. a bid to unseat Democratic Mark Udall this fall. The predominately rural district encompasses Colorado’s eastern plains. The district reaches northern cities, including Greeley and parts of Longmont, but it also includes some communities near Denver, including Parker, Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Elbert County. Gardner has thrown his support behind Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck to succeed him in the CD4 race. Buck — who narrowly lost a 2010 Senate race against Sen. Michael Bennet — is the household name among the four candidates looking to take over Gardner’s seat. “People talk about name recognition, but I think what I have is a brand,” Buck said. “People understand I am a fiscal conservative and I have a passion to reduce spending.” CD4 voters are hearing that same message from the other three candidates in the race: state Sen. Scott Renfroe; Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer; and Steve Laffey, a New England transplant who was once the mayor of Crans-

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The Sixth Annual Kiowa Street Fair and Car Show will be at Nordman Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 28. Photo by Rick Gustafson

Street fair, rodeo on tap in Kiowa Car show, fireworks add to fun weekend full of activities By Rick Gustafson

Special to Colorado Community Media Fireworks, classic cars, shopping, dancing and bull riding combine for two days of events in Kiowa on June 27 and 28. The festivities kick off at 6:15 p.m. June 27 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in KiPOSTAL ADDRESS

owa with day one of the Cowboy Up in Kiowa Rodeo. The night’s entertainment will include mutton bustin’ and a Colorado Pro Rodeo Association performance, followed by a dance featuring the music of the Cactus Jack Band. June 28 marks a full day of rodeo beginning at 8 a.m. along with the Sixth Annual Kiowa Street Fair and Car Show at Nordman Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Michelle Oeser, Kiowa town administrator, said the street fair includes activities for all age groups, and

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downloading rookie, we invite you to join us this month to meet our challenge. Simply go to our library’s website, www.elbertcountylibrary. org, click on the “OverDrive” icon, and browse for books, movies, or audio books to check out! If you are on a tablet or a cell phone, you can download the app — for Apple or Android — and add the Elbert County Library District to your library and browse for titles right from your device. Once downloaded, titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, including iPod, iPad, Kindle Fire, and many others. A new feature in our collection is streaming video — you can download movies and documentaries from OverDrive directly to your computer. From “Sesame Street” to “Silver Linings Playbook,” from a Jillian Mi-

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Predators get caught in the Net Law enforcement patrols a dark, online world in the name of child safety By Hannah Garcia

Special to Colorado Community Media Although it’s no secret that the Internet provides plenty of dark corners that harbor new ways to commit old crimes, Sgt. Shawn Cronce said there is a misconception about a certain series of online crimes. “People like to think, `oh, it doesn’t happen here.’ It does, it happens everywhere,” Cronce said, citing a pile of seven case reports still waiting to be written. “I could work (on these cases) 24/7 and never make a dent.” Cronce heads the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s Internet Crimes Against Children program. A typical day for the detective may include chatting as a 13-year-old girl or downloading child pornography as she builds evidence against online offenders, parts of sting operations that are the crux of these types of investigations. DCSO tallied 15 ICAC arrests in 2013 and has made at least eight arrests so far this year. The majority of the arrests center on Internet luring charges, a Class-4 felony, and the manufacture, possession or distribution of child pornography, a Class-3 felony. “Hand over fist, I download child pornography all day long,” Cronce said. “Sadly, I can make a Class-3 felony case in less than five minutes.” Cronce views nearly everything she downloads while making a child pornography case, which usually elicits an “it-wasan-accident” defense from perpetrators, she said. But browser history and hard drive content typically dispel any believable defense, she said. “The way I look at it, if they have to endure it, I can stand to watch it (in the process of making a case),” she said, calling it a “memorialization of their sexual abuse.” By law, anything pornographic involving someone under the age of 18 constitutes child pornography. Cronce said parents should be wary of letting children have too much freedom online and with their phones, because “sexting” fodder sometimes comes up in her cases. After nine years of working these kinds of cases, Cronce said her motto is still the same: “Let’s go get ‘em.” “I will work them as long as they will let me,” Cronce said. “It’s not like people are beating down my door to get my position. There are times that I have to get up and take a walk because I just watched an infant being raped.”

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Although Cronce and investigators like her around the country find most perpetrators on classifieds sites like Craigslist or

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Shawn Cronce heads up DCSO’s Internet Crimes Against Children program. A typical day for the detective includes swapping files with online predators as she builds evidence against offenders. Photo by Ryan Boldrey Backpage, law professor Tom Clancy said an ever-diversifying electronic arsenal is impacting ICAC investigations. Clancy is a law professor at the University of Mississippi and director of the National Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law. As director, he created the institute’s Cyber Crime Initiative, which helps state governments with training and model programs designed to attack computer-based crimes. “Law enforcement’s challenges are multiplied because they (predators) are mobile,” Clancy said, citing apps that allow users to wipe data and an increasing ability for parents to screen their children’s media usage. “All that does is add to the available points of contact,” Clancy said.

As a legal defense, Clancy said a defendant has to prove a lack of predisposition and inducement to prove they were entrapped in an ICAC case. He said entrapment is “rarely successful,” calling it “a peculiar defense because the defendant is saying that I committed the crime but I did it because the govern-

`Allow children to be children’

It’s not uncommon for defendants to show up to a designated meeting area with condoms and “other things” when they believe they are meeting a child for sex, according to Douglas County prosecutor Gary Dawson, who is a part of the special victims unit.

Most don’t have a criminal history and, thanks to shows like “To Catch a Predator,” are aware that law enforcement are fishing for pedophiles online, he said. “That’s the scary part, they have a good idea there’s an investigator out there,” Dawson said. “That speaks to how dangerous those kind of offenders can be — that they’re not dissuaded by that kind of risk. They still move forward with it anyway because they’re set on it.” In luring cases, Cronce said that investigators don’t “lead the conversation” and only respond to the suspects, typically men, that she chats with online. She called it “gratifying” when prosecutors earn a conviction. “All of these guys demonstrate that these guys aren’t living in a fantasy world,” Clancy said. “I think the vast number of people caught up in these things are people who are predisposed. Is it unsavory? I’ll let other people make that call. What I do think is important is that persons who have this type of fantasy should be caught, punished and allow children to be children. “There’s just so many of them. It’s everywhere.”

messages. He was convicted on April 16 of this year. “Prosecutors pointed and gestured at me, like I deserved to be put away for life,” he said. “All for something that wasn’t real in the first place.” Lewis, a Denver-based Libertarian activist and author, said the case against him was based on “typos and lies” and “theories and beliefs.” A court news release said he posted the ad on April 10, 2013, the same day that investigators contacted him pretending to be a 14-year-old girl, but Lewis said he posted it at least a month before. Suffering from a “deep” depression and an aching loneliness, Lewis claimed he was desperate for female companionship, aggressively posting and responding to Craigslist ads, sometimes with explicit photos of himself. But Lewis, using an app called Wickr that wipes messages after a certain time period, claimed that he never pursued underage females online. On Craigslist, he said it was not uncom-

mon for people to misrepresent themselves — a man pretending to be a woman or a user lying about their age — and said he never believed “Kayla” was actually 14-years-old. He admits that he had never encountered an older woman pretending to be 14, and that he continued a sexual conversation with the investigator after hearing the age on the second message. “The prosecution essentially told the jury my pain wasn’t real, that I was a monster after little ol’ Kayla,” Lewis said. “Sure. I’d really throw my life away over a 14-yearold.” When asked why he continued the conversation after knowing the girl’s age, Lewis said “the picture said they weren’t. The conversation said the same. My irrational mind.” Prosecutors alleged that Lewis offered “Kayla” sex, condoms and marijuana and provided directions to his home and a photo of his genitalia, but Lewis disputes the marijuana offering and said he never provided his actual address. More than anything, Lewis claimed that

he never solicited sex from a minor during the past 17 years using the Internet. “One issue for me here is the construct of laws in society. I never imagined myself in this position ever,” Lewis said. “There are men right now one step away from falling into another trap. They’re devastated and starved for attention, sex, everything.” Douglas County prosecutor Gary Dawson, not speaking specifically about Lewis’ case, said that the majority of ICAC defendants are “outliers.” “The vast majority of citizens do the right thing (when confronted by an investigator pretending to be a teenager),” Dawson said. Lewis is scheduled to be sentenced June 27. He wonders where investigators were when he disengaged chatting with teenagers online in the past and said the process, from arrest to conviction, was “a painful road.” “I have gone my entire life without issue,” Lewis said. “This matter is my deepest regret.”

An `absurd’ defense

ment induced me to do it.” “Think about this, the government has to implant in your head that it’s a pretty good idea to have sex with kids,” Clancy said. “Investigators are just giving these guys what they think is an opportunity to do what they want to do with kids.” Cronce called the idea of entrapment “absurd.” “We’re not on the other end of the computer, holding a gun to their head,” the detective said. “These are sexually-explicit conversations. We also do not come up with the need. Entrapment means you give the person no other option but to act.” The detective said that during these online stings, suspects always believe they are speaking to someone “well under the age of 18” and it’s always the suspect that asks to meet.

Man convicted of luring details `painful road’ Ronald Lewis says he’s being punished for something that wasn’t ‘real’ By Hannah Garcia

Special to Colorado Community Media For Lakewood resident Ronald Laroy Lewis, the term “Internet crimes against children” didn’t mean much before April 10. “Then Kayla happened,” Lewis said. “Nightmare. Biggest nightmare yet.” Lewis, 34, was arrested on April 11, 2013 and charged with one count of Internet sexual exploitation of a child and Internet luring of a child, one day after a Douglas County investigator responded to a Craigslist ad that he posted saying he was looking for a “barely legal” woman for sex. “Kayla” was the persona designed by a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigator to nab predators online. She responded to the ad with a simple “hello” and told him that she was 14 years old in subsequent

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June 19, 2014

Relay honors cancer survivors, victims Teams still needed for Elbert County event By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com Under the dark night sky of Elbert County, a soft glow will shine. The light will emanate the night of June 27 through the morning of June 28 from luminaria set up around the Elbert Community Track. It will also come from the bases of walkers and runners participating in the Elbert County Relay for Life. The relay inspires survivors to celebrate life and enables relatives of cancer victims to walk in honor of lost loved ones. Relay teams will begin setting up tents at 2 p.m. June 27 ahead of an emotional survivors’ dinner at 5 p.m., in which people are encouraged to share their stories. There is always an overwhelming sense of camaraderie, said Mike Anthony, chairman of

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The revived Kiowa Street Fair was inspired by a similar event believed to have taken place in 1910; 99 years later, the town revived the fair, though for practical reasons it is not held on Comanche Street, which is now Highway 86. Running concurrently with the street fair, the Kiowa Car Show makes its return following a two-year hiatus. Classic cars from around the state will be on display, and the event culminates at 2:30 p.m. with a car cruise. All proceeds from the show benefit the Elizabeth Veterans Memorial. The return of the car show makes 2014 the first year that the street fair, the car

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for a special season in late 2013. The C Licenses awarded in a statewide lottery permitted hunting during the last three months of the year in Colorado Game Management Unit 104, an area extending west from the town of Elizabeth to Parker Road in neighboring Douglas County. While the county commissioners agreed that the special season in 2013 was a good start, they hope to refine the conditions in which the special licenses are issued, specifically addressing concerns about firing hunt-

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the Elbert County Relay for Life public relations committee. Anthony got involved in honor of his father, who overcame throat cancer in the late 1980s. Nearly everyone on the organizing team has been affected by cancer, and they walk with purpose. During a “solemn ceremony,” names are written on the luminaria as a reminder, Anthony said. “They are placed around the track and the lights are turned off, so it’s really a beautiful impact seeing all of the shining luminaria,” he said. The goal is to “get as many people as we can to get involved,” Anthony said. The event previously took place at Elizabeth High School, but was moved this year to the Elbert Community Track, nine miles south of Kiowa on Elbert Road. More than 100 people are expected this year, and relay officials are seeking more teams. Those who are interested can register up to the day of the relay at www.elbertrelay.org. Relay for Life events occur nationwide, with organizing committees for each com-

munity. Walkers collect flat donations or pledges and proceed to make a night of it. “We encourage people to stay up all night for the entire event,” said Anthony, an Elbert County resident for 11 years. “The saying is `cancer never sleeps, so neither will we.’” There is no shortage of entertainment to keep the participants going. Each team’s tent has activities and fun things to sell; Anthony’s squad will be selling silly string and glow sticks as another way to raise money. The schedule has a fun happening every hour on the hour, from midnight Zumba to basketball dribble laps to a hula hoop contest to a digital scavenger hunt. At 2 a.m., walkers dress up in superhero costumes and take to the track, which is in a rural area. A DJ will play music from midnight to 5 a.m. The family-friendly Elbert County Relay for Life is from 5:30 p.m. June 27 to 5:30 a.m. June 28. For more information or to join or create a team, go to www.elbertrelay.org.

One man from each Relay for Life team is expected to dress as a woman. Courtesy photo

“I support personhood and traditional marriage,” Renfroe said. “I’m a proven conservative with a proven conservative voting record. You can say you support things, but until you’ve been on a legislative body and voted on things, there’s nothing to back it up.” Kirkmeyer believes that her work as a Weld County commissioner has prepared her for a seat in Congress. Kirkmeyer, who has a dairy farming background and who once served under former Gov. Bill Owens, said the race is more than just about proving to voters who is the most conservative voice. “Yes, we all have conservative values,” she said. “But, to me, it’s about what have we actually done and accomplished and who is a proven leader and has an understating of how government works.” Kirkmeyer is proud of the 13 years she has spent working in county government. She said that Weld County has no debt and consistently pays tax refunds back to its

residents. Like her opponents, Kirkmeyer believes Washington spending needs to be kept under control. “Washington has been overreaching and overspending for years now and we need to get out of that cycle,” she said. In a crowded field, the candidates are doing whatever they can to set themselves apart from their opponents. Recently, Renfroe launched television attack ads against Buck, accusing him of flip-flopping on certain issues. “I think the voters deserve to have all the facts before making a decision,” Renfroe said, defending his ad campaign. Renfroe is also critical of Buck’s decision to drop his Senate bid and instead opt for a CD4 run. “Is that someone who knows what he wants or is he just looking for a job?” Renfroe said. Buck is used to hearing criticism. During his unsuccessful Senate bid, Buck took heat for remarks he made about women.

He also likened being gay to alcoholism. To Buck, all of that is in the past. “I don’t think those statements will hurt me in what we’re trying to accomplish in the 4th Congressional District,” he said. Buck believes that voters will care more about his job performance as DA of Weld County. Buck touts a reduction in crime and the creation of a juvenile-assessment center that he believes has played a role in reducing youth crime and truancy. The winner of the primary will face Democrat Vic Meyers in November’s general election. With the district being weighted in favor of Republicans, the candidates aren’t too concerned about demographic shifts that have worked against GOP candidates at the statewide level in recent years. “I don’t do the Hispanic message or Chinese-American message,” Laffey said. “I just tell people about freedom. I’m color blind. I’m a successful businessman running for office because the nation is broke. All the rest is just talk.”

show and Cowboy Up in Kiowa have been held the same weekend, so when the activities at the park wind down, rodeo will still be going strong at the fairgrounds. On the evening of June 28, a fireworks display is scheduled to follow the second day of CPRA rodeo action if conditions permit, and finally the Cactus Jack Band returns to the stage that night for the Home Town Heroes Dance. Admission to the street fair and car show is free, and tickets for the rodeo are available at the gate, $14 for adults, $7 for children ages 6-12, and free for children 5 and younger. Tickets for the dance are $10. Additional information is available from the Town of Kiowa website, townofkiowa. com, and the Cowboy Up in Kiowa website, cowboyupinkiowa.org, or at 303-808-4623. ing rifles in close proximity to residences and the possibility that hunters from out of the area might not respect private property. As a follow-up to the special hunting season, the Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse participated in surveys conducted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission to count deer in prescribed areas as well as on roadways. “The additional season did seem beneficial, and according to the Division of Wildlife, it did turn out well,” said Lt. Tony Schiefelbein of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. “We had no record of complaints for poaching. We had no safety issues in that season.” County Commissioner Larry Ross also proposed the county apply for a state grant to build game fences along critical roadways such as Highway 86.

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Wings, swings highlight state aviation week Golf tournament, hangar dance punctuate state nod to GA Special to Colorado Community Media More than just a place to park a plane, general aviation airports play a vital role in business, agriculture and emergency response. To honor the state’s 76 airports and the $2.1 billion they contribute the Colorado economy, Gov. John Hickenlooper had proclaimed June as General Aviation Appreciation month. Centennial Airport, along with the Colorado Aviation Business Association will showcase the gubernatorial nod with a weeklong celebration that kicks off with the arrival of the “Aluminum Overcast” B-17, luncheon, charity golf tournament, and a 1940s-era hangar dance. According to the proclamation, general aviation in Colorado sustains 22,650 jobs and a payroll of nearly $750 million, with those figures increasing dramatically when factoring in general aviation jobs at commercial service airport. The Aviation Week Luncheon will feature former U.S. Thunderbird leader and author, Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry, whose famous aerial dogfight with North Vietnamese pilot Nguyen Hong Me was the subject of a History Channel documentary. Cherry shot down Hong My’s MiG-21 on April 16, 1972. Cherry will recount the story of that fateful day in the skies southwest of Hanoi, and how he would meet his former enemy decades later, and become friends. Tickets for the June 19 luncheon are $75 for a single seat, $600 for a table of eight. Proceeds from the week’s activities benefit the CABA Foundation Scholarship Fund and the Centennial Airport Foundation. Other aviation week activities include the Signature/CABA Charity Golf Tournament at the Lone Tree Golf Course on the morning of June 20. The tournament is open to the public, but registration is required. Wings Over the Rockies Museum will wrap up the week June 21 with a WWII-era

“Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association’s B-17 Flying Fortress will be at Centennial Airport, highlighting Colorado General Aviation Appreciation Week, which kicks off June 16. Photo by Deborah Grigsby/Centennial Airport Hangar Dance. Guests will enjoy live music from the 1940s, including the swinging sounds of The Andrews Sisters and the big band inspiration of Cab Calloway. Tickets are $50 for museum members and $65 for nonmembers and include two drink tickets and food from some of Denver’s top caterers and a visit aboard the B-17 aircraft for an exclusive ground tour. Period dress or flight attire is encouraged. A recent economic impact study conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics revealed more than $33 million in annual tax revenue can be traced back to Centennial Airport, based in Arapahoe County. Centennial Airport Executive Director Robert Olislagers points out that the airport is “surrounded by 23 business parks

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Governor vetoes road transparency bill Retains parts of measure, signs executive order By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A veto of a road project transparency bill highlighted a busy week of deadline decisions on legislation on the part of Gov. John Hickenlooper. Senate Bill 197 — a bill that sought greater oversight and transparency for private-public road construction partnerships — received the latter fate on June 4, but some of the bill’s intent survived. The bill — a response to grumblings over the US 36 road project process — would have required any “P3” project that exceeds 35 years to be approved by the Legislature. It also would have required a Colorado Department of Transportation board to hold public meetings throughout any road project process and keep the Legislature and other local elected officials informed along the way. The $425 million, 50-year US 36 project, which will widen the lanes of the highway and incorporate toll lanes, received a great deal of criticism by local residents who felt as though the P3 contract was too secretive and that they were kept out of the loop on key parts of the project.

Hickenlooper supports the part of the bill that sought greater transparency and signed an executive order that requires the state to improve “accountability, transparency and openness” of CDOT P3 projects. But the overall bill, which he said contained “unworkable provisions,” was vetoed. Hickenlooper issued a statement, saying that he took issue with parts of the bill that required legislative go-ahead for projects that exceed 35 years and other features that “inappropriately constrains the business terms of future P3 agreements.” “These constraints on business terms would create a chilling component on future transactions, making investors unlikely or unwilling to bid on Colorado projects due to the increased risks this process would generate,” the governor said. Hickenlooper’s statement was accompanied by a list of 48 persons or local government entities that called on the governor to veto the bill, including many business organizations. Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, a bill sponsor, said she was disappointed with the governor’s decision, but that the executive order means that her effort did not go for naught. “I hope we can build on the transparency piece so that we can move toward figuring out a way to figure in oversight,” she said. “We’ll work on this again. I don’t think this is a black and white issue.”

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parking lot at the Elizabeth Walmart. Free activities include car seat safety inspections, K-9 demos, jump castle, fire safety, dunk tank and more. Admission is free.

June 23-26; July 7-10

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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 303-363-2300 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.

June 21

YARD SALES Elbert yard sales event is from 8

a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Perry’s hamburgers will be served in the Russell Gates Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additional menu items available at other local restaurants. Event is sponsored by the Elbert Woman’s Club. Call Doris at 303-648-3121.

June 21

SAFETY FAIR The Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office plans its fifth annual Summer Safety Fair and Bicycle Rodeo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21, in the

are available and donations for a silent auction are welcome. Registration for players and sponsors can be found at www.defensetournament.golfreg.com.

FOOTBALL CAMP Learn the game of football

at the 14th annual Cardinal football camp. Players in grades 2-8 participate July 21-24, and those in grades 9-12 participate Aug. 4-7. Elizabeth High School football staff and senior players will run the camp. This is a non-contact camp. Contact 303-520-5468 or email mzoesch@esdk12.org or bmartinez@esdk12.org for a registration form.

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 2326, and girls volleyball camp, Monday to Thursday, July 7-10. Go to http://elizabeth.k12.co.us/ for information and registration forms.

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Woman’s Club plans its monthly breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 22, and Saturday, July 27, 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

TREE WALK Elizabeth and the Elbert County Master Gardeners offer a tree walk through Elizabeth on Wednesday, June 25. Meet at 7 p.m. at Elizabeth Town Hall on Banner Street. Refreshments and information handouts provided.

June 28

STREET FAIR The sixth annual Kiowa Street Fair/

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

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Stormy weather isn’t limited to outdoors

Now that I am officially starting my 19th year in Colorado, I think I am finally appreciating the finicky and unpredictable weather that blesses us every season of every year. Maybe it’s my short or foggy memory, but I cannot seem to remember a season with more weather fluctuation since I have moved here. I have traveled professionally and frequently since relocating here from New Jersey years ago, so maybe 2014 is just another typical and ever-changing year here in colorful Colorado, and I’m just not used to all the seasonal changes and storms. But, it’s really not the weather that I want to talk about today, as crazy and volatile as it may be. Instead, I want to focus on another topic that could be considered just as wild and sometimes as unpredictable … our children. As another Father’s Day has come and gone, I am reminded of the roller-coaster ride of parenting my own children over these past 25 years. My youngest will hit 20 in September, so I will officially be out of the teenage era. You know — the one where we move from being seen as smart, brave, funny, and even from time to time goofy mom or dad … to that place where children become embarrassed to be seen with us, deny our existence, and find our sense of humor less funny with each passing corny joke or request for them to pull their pants up above the waist. But I digress. If you are a parent, a friend of parent, an outsider looking in on a parenting situation, then you know exactly what that crazy and unpredictable forecast looks like during those teenage years — don’t you? “Mostly sunny today with a chance of drama,” or “Clear skies in the morning with a lack of respect and appreciation showing up around 3 p.m.” And then there is always this one: “The wind will pick up in the early evening, bringing with it a storm front of entitlement and selfishness.” I find a certain beauty and wonder when experiencing the changes in attitudes and behaviors of my children. It is exasperating at times, almost to the point where I’d consider quitting the job of being a dad. But it is also an incredible blessing that keeps me on my toes, astounds me with both their exciting events and little achievements, and it fills me with pride to be a dad even in the midst of their drama, life challenges and experiences, and just every time I am blessed enough to lay my eyes upon them. So let’s remember that crazy, wild, volatile, and unpredictable storms of life will happen. Not may happen, but will happen. And when we embrace the chaos and challenges that our children bring us, love them unconditionally anyway, our umbrella of love will get us through any storm that comes our way. What’s your forecast looking like? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And as we see our storms as blessings, 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.

Welcoming a familiar face to a new place It is a pleasure to welcome Drew Litton to our opinion pages beginning this week. Drew was a staple with the Rocky Mountain News for 26 years until it ceased publication in 2009. Many of us kept up with him through the web, seeing his postings on Facebook and his website. A few months back, I learned Drew was moving back to the Denver area, and I reached out to him. Drew jumped at the opportunity to be printed in our 20 weekly community newspapers with 180,000 plus circulation and on our

19 websites. Drew agrees with me that the community newspaper business is the place to be due to our unique content and close connection with the communities we serve. I gave Drew no real direction in terms of the topics he will draw. For the most part, expect it to be sports related as he has done in the past. His work will give us a better understanding of how many of us feel about a topic. One drawing and a few words can often trigger our brains to reflect and think

about Drew’s position on a topic. Some will connect, others not. But the goal of any good cartoonist like Drew is for readers to think, smile, learn and yes, even ponder. Bringing Drew into onto our opinion pages will do just that. Welcome to our newspapers and websites, Drew. Count me in as someone looking forward to seeing your work here in Colorado again on a more regular basis. — Jerry Healey, publisher

Most not ready to live on less Regardless of whether it is job loss or retirement, most people are not ready to live on less. When my parents retired 40 years ago, it was understood you would live on less. These days, that is unheard of. Why the change? Two of the main culprits are debt and lifestyle. Most retirees in the 1970s did not have house payments, or rarely ever owned more than one house in their lifetimes. Nowadays it is common for homeowners to move about every seven years. Usually people incur more debt when they move often, as they are usually buying up. Interest rates have been low for over a decade. This provides an opportunity to borrow more than perhaps you should. The standard of living for the average American has changed dramatically in 40 years. Larger paychecks and higher earnings on investments along with home equity have helped fuel richer lifestyles. As people approach retirement, they are not willing to give up that nice lifestyle just yet. A third factor is health. People retiring at age 65 today are generally healthier and have a longer life expectancy than prior generations. Therefore they want to do more in retirement, and this involves costs associated with travel, sports and hobbies. Then there is the other end of the health spectrum. Those with deteriorating health are spending significantly more than prior generations to receive good health care. Based on the 2014 Retirement Confidence Survey¹, we are less prepared for retirement than a year ago, but feel better about it. Part of this better feeling could be assoc iated with an improving economy and increases in the 401(k) balance. However, in reality, most workers are behind on savings. “A third of workers with a retirement plan have more than $100,000 saved while only 3 percent of those

without a retirement plan have more than $100,000 saved. Nearly three-quarters of those without a retirement plan have saved less than $1,000.”¹ This would indicate you are better off funding a retirement plan and consistently

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Pink Lightning ride raises money, awareness Castle Rock teen sets off on 1,065 mile ride to benefit Children’s Hospital Colorado By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com On June 7, 15-year-old Bryan Warnecke of Castle Rock began a 1,065 bicycle tour to benefit Children’s Hospital Colorado. Bryan has cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disorder that primarily impacts the respiratory system and exocrine glands. It causes the production of abnormally thick mucus, leading to the blockage of the pancreatic ducts, intestines, and bronchi and often resulting in respiratory infection. Inspired by his participation in last year’s Courage Classic bike ride, in which he was the top individual fundraiser raising more than $70,000, Bryan, with the support of his father Steve, decided to create his own Pink Lightning Tour as a prelude to this year’s race. “Early last year Bryan came to me and said he wanted to ride the Courage Classic. So we trained and we rode the ride and he rode the entire route,” Bryan’s father Steve Warnecke said. “We had to stop a couple of times to let his lungs recover a little bit, but he rode the entire route and he raised $70,000, which was the most money ever raised by any rider in the 24 year history of the Courage Classic. “After the ride, we started talking about what we were going to do next. We talked about it over the winter and around Christmas time he decided to do a big ride around Colorado to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Courage Classic.” Bryan’s tour began with a 29.76-mile ride from Children’s Colorado’s main campus at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora to Children’s Colorado’s North Campus in Broomfield. He was joined by more than 20 other Courage Classic team captains and fellow riders. “We hadn’t ridden before (last year). We had so much fun training and on the Courage Classic that we kept riding all summer and we just really had fun,” Steve said. “It’s really good for his lungs too. The

Local riders joined Bryan Warnecke, 15 of Castle Rock, who hosted the Pink Lightning Tour to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis Saturday June 7. The 29.76 mile ride stretched from Children’s Hospital Colorado’s main campus at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora to Children’s Hospital Colorado’s North Campus in Broomfield. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando prolonged exercise and work helps to keep his lungs healthy.” The 2014 Courage Classic is an annual three-day, 155-mile bicycle tour that will run from July 19-21 and begins and ends at Copper Mountain. Funds raised through the Courage Classic benefit the Children’s Fund, helping Children’s Hospital Colorado sustain and improve care for kids by addressing the hospital’s areas of greatest need. Bryan’s care for CF includes 50 pills and two half-hour respiratory physical therapy treatments each day as well as ongoing visits to Children’s Hospital Colorado. He said he intends to ride over 1,000 miles in 43 days around Colorado to thank Children’s Hospital Colorado for keeping him healthy and to encourage other kids with disabilities to remain physically ac-

Family fun center proposed for Parker Bowling, go-karts, bumper boats part of application By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com After years of demand, Parker could soon get a bowling alley. And go-karts. And bumper boats. And laser tag… A developer from Idaho submitted a “use by special review” application with the Town of Parker to build a Boondocks Family Fun Center next to Costco. Boondocks Properties, LLC, proposed a 53,000 square-foot facility with indoor and outdoor attractions at E-470 and Cottonwood Drive in Crown Point. Town council will consider approving the application during a meeting at 7 p.m. June 16 at Parker Town Hall. If approved, internal uses would include a 32-lane bowling alley, arcade game center, laser tag, four-dimensional interactive theater, restaurant and event center with meeting rooms. Exterior uses would include a go-kart track, miniature golf course and bumper boat pool. Construction could start in 2015, with completion the following year, said Randy Fullmer, the applicant from Boondocks Properties. Parker’s last bowling alley, in the space now occupied by the Parker Library, closed in the early 1990s. Lone Tree has a Brunswick Zone and Centennial got a Celebrity Lanes on the northwest corner of South Parker Road and Arapahoe Road three years ago, but Parker has long been devoid of an entertainment hub, much to the chagrin of young families who want to stay close to home. At least two separate plans for bowling alleys have been scrapped in the last decade, largely due to the economic down-

turn. Most recently, a Brunswick Zone was proposed on land directly south of the Twenty Mile 10 movie theater. It received early approvals in 2007, but the project stalled in 2008. Boondocks is planning 24 lanes for open bowling and eight private lanes for corporate parties and similar events. Fullmer said performance projections based on demographic research look promising. “I think it should be a good location for us,” he said. “We’re excited about it.” Boondocks has one other Colorado location in Northglenn and two locations in Utah. Boondocks wants to use nine acres out of the 15-acre lot, which has been pregraded and is adjacent to the Costco parking lot and gas station. The exterior uses must undergo a special review “due to the fact that they comprise approximately 50% of the site,” according to town planning documents. The use by special review will also address potential concerns about noise and emissions. Go-karts register a 53-decibel rating, “less than the existing sound levels from E-470” and “slightly less noisy than a standard conversation,” the document says. The track would be positioned adjacent to E-470 and behind the building that would face Cottonwood Drive. Bumper boats are electric and do not generate noise or emission. They are compliant with EPA regulations, the proposal says. The land is listed as “regional retail” in the town’s master plan and Boondocks could provide uses and features that would “draw from a broader trade radius than a typical retail use,” the proposal says. The use appears to work on nine acres of land without resulting in an over-intensive use of the site, said Patrick Mulready, senior planner for the town.

tive and pursue their dreams. “When we rode the `Courage’ last year we thought that was it and then this came up. It’s hard to say what comes next, but we intend for this to be a one off,” he said. “It’s the 25th anniversary, so this is special. “If it wasn’t for Children’s Hospital I wouldn’t be standing here today. This is our way of celebrating and giving back and thanking all the people here.” Why Pink Lightning? Bryan loves hockey but realized years ago that he really would not have the lung capacity to skate up and down the ice with as much stamina as others, so he decided

to play goalie where quickness is more important than lung capacity. “My first ever goalie pads had a pink x on them and my goalie coach said my legs were super quick so he nicknamed me `Pink Lighting’ and I kind of took it with me in every sport I’ve done since,” he said. Bryan’s ultimate dream is to be the first person with Cystic Fibrosis to compete in the Olympic Games as the goalie for the USA hockey team. He is currently a goalie for the Arapahoe Warriors Midget Minor hockey team. To find out more about Pink Lighting and donate, visit www.pinklightning.org.

OBITUARIES Paulson

Debra L. Paulson

Apr. 19, 1954 – June 9, 2014

Former Elbert County Commissioner Debra L. Paulson 60, passed away June 9, 2014 in Colorado Springs. Debra was laid to rest June 18th at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary and Cemetery in Centennial CO. Debra was born April 19, 1954, in Denver CO to Donald & Ione Brightbill. Debra attended Lincoln High School, and with a loving passion for pets, Debra spent 44 years caring for them. Debra served the Elbert County Community from 2004 to 2008 as County Commissioner. Debra is survived by her husband of 39 years Vernon L Paulson and her three children Chistine H Kurtich, Daesha D Deane, Anthony W Paulson and seven grandchildren. Condolences may be made out and sent to: Christine Kurtich 4356 S. Gibraltar St. Centennial, CO 80015

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Lack of license doesn’t stop drunken drivers Adams County, Pueblo, Greeley report high number of offenders By Burt Hubbard

Rocky Mountain PBS I-News One of every four motorists cited for drinking and driving in Colorado over the past two years was driving at the time without a valid license because it had been revoked, suspended or never issued. And more than one-fifth had lost their driving privileges for a prior drunken driving conviction. In one notorious Aurora case, Ever Olivos-Gutierrez, 40, allegedly driving drunk, ran a red light and smashed into a car being driven by Juan Carlos Dominquez-Palomino, 17,

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killing him two months before he was to graduate from high school. Olivos-Gutierrez had never had a Colorado driver’s license and had been cited for two previous DUIs when he was involved in the deadly March 24 crash. That same day, 10 other drivers across Colorado were cited for drinking while driving without a valid license. Five of them — from Pueblo to Colorado Springs to Mesa County — had lost their licenses for prior DUIs. Rocky Mountain PBS I-News and 9News analyzed electronic court records of 45,637 DUIs issued in Colorado from April 2012 through April 2014. The analysis did not include Denver County Court, where court officials said they could not determine how many of the 13,200 motorists charged with drinking and driving over the two years had no valid driver’s license at the time. The analysis found: • One-fourth or 10,978 of the 45,637 driving while intoxicated or impaired citations were issued to drivers who had previously had their licenses suspended, restrained or did not have a license. That’s an average of 15 a day without including Denver. • At least 2,294 of those drivers, or three a day, had lost their driving privileges for a prior driving and drinking arrest. • More than 250 separate law enforcement agencies in the state had stopped at least one driver for drinking and driving without a license. Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck said the number of motorists driving without licenses is so pervasive that it overwhelms the justice system. “The court takes it seriously, the prosecutors it take seriously, the police take it seriously, but we don’t have enough resources to be able to punish somebody appropriately when they’re driving without a license,” Buck told 9News. In the March 24 fatality, Aurora police arrived on the scene at East Colfax Avenue and Dayton Street and found the alleged assailant, Olivos-Gutierrez, in his car without a driver’s license. In Aurora, Colorado’s third-largest city, the driving drunk without a license scenario was repeated more than once a day over the past two years for a total of 1,141 times. When police looked up Olivos-Gutierrez’s record, they found he had been cited for two prior DUIs. That has happened 211 times with other drivers in Aurora during the two years. Olivos-Gutierrez now faces first-degree murder charges in connection with the fatal crash.

Aurora is not unique in dealing with the problem. Thirty law enforcement agencies in Colorado have issued at least 100 DUI citations each to motorists with no license over the past two years. Fran Lanzer, executive director of the Colorado MADD office, said part of the problem is that cars are such an integral part of people’s lives. “We live in a society where people need to drive regardless of whether they are on a suspended license,” Lanzer said. “You still have to go to work. You have to pick up the kids.” Buck said the justice system is also hamstrung because both DUI charges and driving without a valid license are misdemeanors. “I think the most important thing from a story like this is that there are people that flagrantly abuse our laws and we need a stiff remedy for these people — a harsher sanction against them,” he said. The legislature turned down a proposed bill earlier this year to make a third DUI a felony, a reform that Buck and Lanzer said would help combat the problem. Lanzer said officials hope a new state law passed last year that went into effect in January will cut down on DUI driving, especially for motorists who lost their licenses for a prior drinking and driving offense. The law allows first-time offenders to regain their licenses after 30 days if they use an ignition interlock device to prevent them from starting their cars if they have been drinking. Previously, DUI offenders had to wait a year without a license before they could use the device. “We know people continue to drive anyway, so we prefer them to drive with an ignition interlock in their car,” Lanzer said. The analysis also showed the percentage of DUIs given to motorists with no valid license varied by jurisdiction. Among large jurisdictions, 36 percent of DUIs issued by Pueblo, 34 percent by the Adams County sheriff, and 32 percent by Greeley police went to drivers without licenses. The lowest rates were 13 percent by Boulder police, 14 percent by the Boulder County sheriff, 15 percent by Durango police and 17 percent by Fort Collins police. Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. Contact Burt Hubbard at bhubbard@inewsnetwork.org. 9News reporter Whitney Wild contributed to this report.

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June 19, 2014

Hickenlooper signs ride-sharing regulations Marijuana, water, Jessica’s Law also addressed in final week By Vic Vela vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Last week was the deadline for bills passed during the legislative session to either become law or be vetoed. Among the many bills that got Gov. John Hickenlooper’s attention was a measure that passed the House and Senate that allows the Public Utilities Commission to regulate ride-sharing services by companies such as Uber and Lyft. The transportation network companies allow passengers to book rides through a smartphone application. However, up until the bill’s signing, those companies did not face any of the kinds of regulations that are required for other transportation services, such as taxis. The bill would require businesses like

Uber and Lyft to carry liability insurance, conduct background checks on drivers, inspect vehicles and receive permission to operate from the PUC. The bill received bipartisan sponsorship and support from both legislative chambers. “Now that Senate Bill 125 has been signed into law, the necessary safety regulations will be in place and these new, innovative transportation services will have the freedom to expand in Colorado,” said Rep. Libby Szabo, R-Arvada. The governor also took action on the following pieces of legislation last week: • Hickenlooper vetoed Senate Bill 23, which sought to incentivize Western Slope owners of water rights to make water conservation improvements. The governor’s office said Hickenlooper chose to veto the bill “because of unresolved concerns about its potential impact to water rights.” Hickenlooper expressed concern over “a breakdown in consensus toward the end of the legislative session that divided

the water community and, in our view, would make implementation of the policy more difficult.” Rep. KC Becker, D-Boulder, expressed disappointment over the veto through an emailed statement that read, “The governor repeatedly states that our water efforts need to begin with conservation. … He missed a great opportunity to incentivize water conservation by Western Slope water users.” • The governor signed into law a bill that creates a financial system for marijuana businesses. House Bill 1398 allows retail marijuana and hemp businesses to enter into a banking co-operative system that would operate similarly to credit unions. Supporters say the new law is needed to protect shop owners from crime that can occur when dealing in a cash-only business. Because marijuana is considered an illegal drug at the federal level, federal banking rules make it more difficult for retail pot businesses to gain banking ser-

vices from financial institutions. • Hickenlooper also signed into law a bill that creates stiffer penalties for those who commit child sex crimes. The governor signed House Bill 1260, Colorado’s version of “Jessica’s Law.” The law — which the majority of states have enacted some version of — is named after a 10-year-old girl in Florida who was raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender. The law creates new mandatory minimums for various felony classifications of sex crimes on children. The most severe of those punishments carry with them prison sentences of 24 years to life. For the past two years, Republicans have pursued their own version of a Jessica’s Law bill, which contained a strict, 25year minimum sentence for each felony case of child sex assault. That bill, as it did last year, failed in the Democrat-majority Legislature, in favor of the Democrats’ own version.

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Encounter art

Seems like old times with Swing Shift show

Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s Swing Shift, a big band offshoot, will play a free concert at 6:30 p.m. June 28 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd. in Highlands Ranch. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic and a blanket to the park. The program will include music from “Never on Sunday,” “Hello Dolly” and themes from Grieg and Colorado Country. The band includes volunteer professional, amateur and high school musicians who practice and perform throughout the year. For information about membership, see hrconcertband. org or call president Kelley Messall, 303683-4102.

Sherrill Stone’s “Gorgeous Gertie” is installed at the Lone Tree Arts Center in the 2014 Douglas County Art Encounters program. Courtesy photos

Sculptures go up in area communities

Best-selling author Lisa See will appear at 7 p.m. June 27 at the James H. LaRue Library in Highlands Ranch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., to discuss her latest novel, “China Dolls.” The program is free, but reservations are required as seating is limited to 380 people. Books will be for sale. 303-791-7323, douglascountylibraries.org.

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “DCAE plays an important part in supporting the vibrant cultural life of the cities participating in the program. Public art adds meaning to our cities and uniqueness o our communities,” said Lone Tree’s art curator, Sally Perisho. Douglas County invited sculptors to submit entries through CaFE last February for the 2014-2015 Douglas County Art Encounters public art program, and a selection of 23 sculptures by 20 artists was chosen for display in four communities through June 2015. Selections were made by the Public Art Advisory Committee. It is comprised of staff and community members representing each area. A jury from this committee chooses finalists and the jurisdictions rotate positions each year to determine the order in which they will select pieces. This is done in multiple rounds until each jurisdiction has chosen the entire number of pieces it wants. Lone Tree, Parker, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock participate. The program is backed with Scientific and Cultural Facilities District funds, but since Castle Rock is not in the district, it sets aside money from the Philip S. Miller Trust. Each year, visitors to the sculptures are invited to go online and vote for their favorite, and the winner receives $1,000. Each participating artist receives $500 for each piece installed. The City of Lone Tree selected seven pieces, which will be shown at the Lone Tree Arts Center and The Vistas at Park Meadows. The Town of Parker will place six pieces, including at Parker Adventist Hospital, along Mainstreet and at O’Brien Park. The Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association will place seven sculptures at Civic Green Park, the James LaRue Library, recreation centers at Eastridge and Southridge, Town Center North and Town Center South. In Castle Rock, sculptures will be placed at Butterfield Park, Festival Park and Red Hawk Golf Club. Sculptors whose work will be shown are: • Lone Tree: Ivan Kosta, Andrew Libertone, John Wilbar, Michael Mladjan, Sherrill Stone, Charlotte Zink and Shan-

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Historical film

“Alone Yet Not Alone” opened June 13 at the AMC Highlands Ranch 24 and is a 1755 story of sisters captured by the Delaware Indians. It is geared for the Christian, family audience, co-written and directed by George Escobar.

More about Mars

“Mars Exploration Update — What’s New on the Red Planet?” is Dr. Stephen Lee’s topic when he speaks at 7 p.m. June 24 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Lee is curator of planetary science at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. He will share photos taken by the Mars Rover. 303-795-3961.

A daughter’s search

“From Dachau to Denver — A Journey to find My Father” is Maris Sutton’s story of her 43-year journey to find her father, a German officer who disappeared shortly after her birth. She will speak at 2 p.m. June 23 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Copies of her book, “The Night Sky” will be available for sale and signing. 303-795-3961.

Out with art

“Unbound: Sculpture in the Field” will open on June 26 at the Arvada Center in the open space just south of the center. Twenty-seven sculptures of various sizes and media by 15 well-recognized Colorado artists will be exhibited through a partnership with Englewood’s Museum Outdoor Arts. A free opening reception will run from 6 to 9 p.m. on June 26. Open through September 2015.

West side story “Baer Bower” by Barbara Baer is placed at Festival Park in Castle Rock, as part of the 2014 Douglas County Art Encounters program. non Sargent. • Parker: Scott Mohr, Lee Proctor, James Haire, Sherrill Stone, Doyle Svenby, Shohini Ghosh. • Highlands Ranch: Jeane DiRicco-Cable, Ivan Kosta, Robert Henderson, Pokey Park, Ryszard Wagoner, Kirsten Kains,

Bob Heintzelman. • Castle Rock: Ivan Kosta, Barbara Baer, Kevin Shaffer. For more information, photos and an opportunity to vote for a favorite, go to douglas.co.us/artencounters.

“Outside in 303,” an exhibit of local artists who grew up on Denver’s west side, opens with a public reception from 6 to 9 p.m. June 19 at the Museo de Las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Gabriel Salazar, Jack Avila, Javier Flores, Josiah Lopez, Joshua Rogers, Mario Zoots and Victoriano Rivera will have art displayed through Sept. 21. Curators are Maruca Salazar of the Museo and Gwen Chanzit of Denver Art Museum.303-571-4401.

Elbert County News 13

June 19, 2014

Studio jumps on chance for chants Tibetan monks bless Young Voices facility

if you go The “Sing a Mile High” free concert will be at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Newman Center, Iliff Avenue and University Boulevard in Denver. No tickets needed. Young Voices of Colorado’s studio is located at 9294 Inverness Drive East, Suite 50, in unincorporated Arapahoe County. Rehearsals are held there weekly during the school year. There are five choirs with varying experience and expertise. An audition is scheduled for the next season in August. See youngvoices.org for more information or call 303-7977464 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com The connection started with Jena Dickey’s chance meeting, at the Boulder Creek Festival in Boulder, with Tamdin Wangdu, who heads the Tibetan Village Project in Westminster. He was planning to host three Tibetan monks who were to travel in the U.S. for three months. While two of them had achieved Ph.D. status and the third was studying for his doctorate, none had traveled or flown before. Jampa Norby, Lobsang Choephel and Kaldor (one name only) live and study at the Sera Monastery in Mysore, India, which was established after the 1959 revolution in Tibet, where the original monastery was badly damaged and many monks were killed. These men study and travel to help the world better understand Buddhism. They said they are up at 5 a.m. and work until midnight, mostly studying Tibetan language and religion. Jena Dickey, director of the Young Voices of Colorado children’s choirs, had the opportunity to invite the three men to visit Young

Three traveling Tibetan monks: Jampa Norby, Lobsang Choephel and Kaldor (One name only) visited the new Young Voices of Colorado studio to bless it by chanting. Courtesy photo Voices’ new studio in the Inverness area and bless it with their special style of chanting, an appropriate move for a place that’s all about singing. (They also blessed Brookside Inn, an assisted-care home in Castle Rock.) Dickey was interested in Tibet because she and Chrys Harris of the Young Voices staff had contributed $900 each to send a Tibetan student to a university to study medicine, with the objective of opening small local clinics

where there are none. On short notice, five of Dickey’s choristers were able to be at the studio to show the monks how they learn to sing, she said. The traveling monks, who are not familiar with written music notation, but learn by doing, sang three chants: one to call in the Buddah to help; one to bless the structure and people in it; and one for world peace. Next in the summer for Dickey and staff

will be “Sing a Mile High,” a choral festival that will bring in a number of children’s choirs from across the nation. They will train and sing separately and together, learning a newly commissioned work, “Hope is For the Thing With Feathers,” which the whole group will sing in a final concert after five days of training. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory will be guest clinicians and conductors. Each choir will sing several individual pieces as well in the free final concert. That show will be at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Newman Center at the University of Denver. No tickets are needed — families can just attend, especially those with children who might enjoy choral training.

curtain time Company man “Company” by Stephen Sondheim will play June 27 to July 19 at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver, presented by Equinox Theatre Company. With book by George Firth, this popular musical focuses on unmarried Bobby and his friends. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets: $20 advance/$25 at the door. EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

Light summer fare Spotlight Theatre will present Marc Camoletti’s pair of comedies: “Boeing,

Boeing” (opens June 28) and “Don’t Dress for Dinner” (opens July 5) in repertory at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances Fridays through Sundays. See thisisspotlight.com for complete list of show times. Katie Mangett and Luke Allen Terry direct and Bernie Cardell will play Robert to Joe Von Bokern’s lothario Bernard in both performances.

Musical set in 1850s

“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is based on the MGM film and “Sobbin’ Women” by Stephen Vincent Benet. Presented by Highlands Ranch-based

Performance Now Theatre Company, it will play through June 29 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Elly Van Oosbree directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: $28/$25/$21, 303987-7845, performancenow.org.

Mountain theater

Combine theater with a summertime weekend in the mountains at some of these venues. Creede Reportory (creederep.org) is staging “The Last Romance” through Aug. 13, “Annie Get Your Gun” through Aug. 23 and “The Liar” through

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Sept. 19; Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre in Grand Lake (rockymountainrep.com) is presenting “Les Miserables” through Aug. 23 and “Hands on a Hard Body” through Aug. 21; Lake Dillon Theatre Company, (lakedillontheatre.org) has “Big River: The Musical” through Aug. 21; Theatre Aspen (theatreaspen.org) offers “The Full Monty” through Aug. 9; Thunder River Theatre in Carbondale (thunderrivertheatre.com) is putting on “American Buffalo” through July 5; and Breckenridge Backstage Theatre (backstagetheatre. org) will run “Monty Python’s Spamalot” through Aug. 23.

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14 Elbert County News

OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

14CW3059, Jake and Sarah Mayhew, 46325 Littlejohn Circle, Parker, CO 80138 (Kara N. Godbehere, Petrock & Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NONTRIBUTARY AND NOT NONTRIBUTARY SOURCES AND FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE NONTRIBUTARY DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND LARAMIE-FOX HILLS AND THE NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPPER AND LOWER DAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT COUNTY. Subject Property: 11.7 acres being Lot 2, Whitner Minor Development, generally located in the NW1/4SE1/4 of Section 11, T6S, R65W of the 6th P.M., Elbert County, as shown on Attachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). Applicants are the owners of the Subject Property. Notice will be provided to Redstone Bank pursuant to Section 37-92-302(2), C.R.S. Source of Water Rights: The Upper and Lower Dawson aquifers are not nontributary as described in Sections 37-90103(10.7), C.R.S., and the Denver, Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers are nontributary as described in Section 37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. Estimated Amounts: Applicants estimate the following annual amounts are available: Upper Dawson: 2 acre-feet, Lower Dawson: 1 acre-foot, Denver: 4 acre-feet, Arapahoe: 4 acre-feet, Laramie-Fox Hills: 3 acre-feet. Proposed Use: Domestic, including in house, commercial, irrigation, livestock watering, fire protection, and augmentation purposes, including storage, both on and off the Subject Property. Description of plan for augmentation: Groundwater to be augmented: 1.35 acre-feet per year of the available Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater as requested herein. Water rights for augmentation: Return flows from the use of not nontributary and nontributary groundwater and direct discharge of nontributary ground water. Statement of plan for augmentation: The Upper Dawson aquifer water will be used for in-house use (0.35 acre-feet), irrigation of 15,000 square feet of lawn, garden, and trees (0.9 acre-feet), stockwatering (0.05 acre-feet), and use in a water feature (0.1 acre-feet), through a new well on the Subject Property. The well will operate at a rate of flow not to exceed 15 gpm. Sewage treatment for in-house use will be provided by a nonevaporative septic system and return flow from in-house and irrigation use will be approximately 90% and 10% of that use, respectively. During pumping Applicants will replace actual depletions to the affected stream system pursuant to Section 37-90137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Depletions may occur to the Coal Creek stream system. Return flows accrue to the South Platte River stream systems, and those return flows are sufficient to replace actual depletions while the subject groundwater is being pumped. Applicants will reserve an equal amount of nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Property to meet post pumping augmentation requirements. Further, Applicants pray that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (5 pages).

2014. The election will be held as Mail Ballot election. Polling places and the ballot drop box locations are listed below. Only voters registered and affiliated with the following parties: American Constitution, Democratic or Republican are eligible to vote in this year’s primary. Unaffiliated voters may affiliate up until 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Public Notices

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MAY 2014 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JULY 2014 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Misc. Private Legals

Legal Notice No.: 73074 First publication: June 19, 2014 Last publication: June 19, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Public Notice INVITATION TO BID

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of MAY 2014 for each County affected.

The Board of Elbert County Commissioners, County of Elbert, State of Colorado, are hereby accepting sealed bid proposals for roadway improvements on approximately 4 miles of County Road CR 29 within northwest Elbert County, Colorado.

14CW3057, Freedom Farms, Inc., 5680 S. Big Cannon Drive, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (James Petrock, Petrock & Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NOT NONTRIBUTARY SOURCE AND FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFER, ELBERT COUNTY. Subject Property: 20.5 acres being Lot 3, Fleming Minor Subdivision, generally located in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 34, T7S, R65W of the 6th P.M., as shown on Attachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). Source of Water Rights: The Upper Dawson aquifer is not nontributary as described in Sections 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S. Estimated Amount: 6 acre-feet per year of Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater. Proposed Use: Domestic, including inhouse, commercial, irrigation, livestock watering, fire protection, storage and augmentation purposes. Description of plan for augmentation: Groundwater to be augmented: 2 acre-feet per year of the not nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater as requested herein. Water rights for augmentation: Return flows from the use of not nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer and return flows from or direct discharge of nontributary ground water underlying the Subject Property. Said nontributary ground water was decreed in Case No. 02CW204 and Applicant is owner of 2 acre-feet per year of nontributary Laramie-Fox Hills for use in this case. Statement of plan for augmentation: The Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater will be used for in house use in one residence and a care taker unit (0.6 acre-feet per year), irrigation of home lawn and garden and trees on the Subject Property (1.15 acre-feet per year), stock watering of up to four large domestic animals (0.05 acrefeet), and use in a water feature (0.2 acrefeet). Applicant reserves the right to amend the uses without having to amend the application or republish the same. Sewage treatment for in house use will be provided by a non-evaporative septic system. Return flows associated with in house use will be approximately 90% of water used for that purpose and return flow associated with irrigation use will be 10% of water used for that purpose. During pumping Applicant will replace actual depletions to the affected stream system pursuant to Section 37-90-137(9)(c.5), C.R.S. Depletions occur to the Cherry and Running Creek stream systems. Return flows accrue to the South Platte River stream system, and those return flows are sufficient to replace actual depletions while the subject groundwater is being pumped. Applicant will reserve an equal amount of nontributary Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer groundwater decreed in Case No. 02CW204 to meet post pumping augmentation requirements. Applicant will provide notice of this application to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Company pursuant to Section 37-92-302(2), C.R.S. Further, Applicant prays that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (5 pages). THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JULY 2014 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Legal Notice No.: 73074 First publication: June 19, 2014 Last publication: June 19, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News

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The project will consist of surface water drainage improvements including roadside swales and culverts, and road improvements including grading, tilling a cement mixture into subgrade soils, asphalt resurfacing the road surface and signage/striping. Bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday July 10, 2014. Two copies of said Bid should be submitted. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Faxed bids or emailed bids will not be accepted. Bids will be opened at 3:15 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, on Thursday July 10, 2014, by an Elbert County Public Works representative, in the BOCC Meeting Room located at 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado 80117. Please mail bids to: Elbert County Public Works Office, Attn: Lynne Eschbach, P.O. Box 116, Kiowa, CO 80117, or deliver to Elbert County Public Works Department, Attn: Lynne Eschbach, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, CO 80117. Please mark the outside of envelope “CR 29 Roadway Improvements”. Elbert County Government reserves the right, as its interest may requires, to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities and informalities contained in said bids 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 successful bidder. Contract documents (plans, specs, etc) will be available starting Thursday June 19, 2014 for a fee of $150, and can be obtained through Sean O’Hearn, Enertia Consulting Group, LLC, 1437 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80202. Please direct any questions regarding this bid to: Sean O’Hearn, Enertia Consulting Group, LLC (720) 473-3131. ELBERT COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Ed Ehmann, Director Legal Notice No.: 927978 First Publication: June 19, 2014 Last Publication: June 26, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO MAY 2014 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

Misc. Private Legals

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JULY 2014 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk. Legal Notice No.: 73075 First publication: June 19, 2014 Last publication: June 19, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notices

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

Primary Election will be held in Elbert 14 County, Colorado on Tuesday, June 24,

All registered voters affiliated with these parties will be mailed a ballot beginning June 2 to the last mailing address appearing in the registration records. Mail-in ballots may be returned via the USPS, dropped off at Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s office during regular business hours or at designated drop-off location on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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To check your voter status and/or affiliation, visit www.govotecolorado.com or contact the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Election office at 303-6213127 or elections@elbertcounty-co.gov IMPORTANT: The Affidavit of Voter on the Ballot Envelope MUST BE SIGNED by the voter. Please use black or blue ink ONLY to mark your ballot. Additionally, if there is a notice on the secrecy sleeve that says “ID Required” be sure to enclose this with your ballot. Your ballot will not count unless ID is provided if this is on the secrecy sleeve. All VOTED ballots must be returned to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office or a designated drop-off location by 7 p.m. on Election Day, June 24, 2014. Sample ballots are available for viewing at the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and online at www.elbertcounty-co.gov In accordance with EAC Advisory 2007001: Accessible voting system for inperson voting is available at the Elbert County Administration Building for any eligible voter. This will be available for any elector June 16-20, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., June 21, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., June 23 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and election day, June 24, 2014 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Coordinated Election Official: Dallas Schroeder, Elbert County Clerk & Recorder 215 Comanche Street, PO Box 37, Kiowa, CO 80117 Open Phone: 303-621-3127 Regular Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open Friday 6-20 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Election Day Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Primary Election will be held in Elbert County, Colorado on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The election will be held as Mail Ballot election. Polling places and the ballot drop box locations are listed below. Only voters registered and affiliated with the following parties: American Constitution, Democratic or Republican are eligible to vote in this year’s primary. Unaffiliated voters may affiliate up until 7 p.m. on Election Day. All registered voters affiliated with these parties will be mailed a ballot beginning June 2 to the last mailing address appearing in the registration records. Mail-in ballots may be returned via the USPS, dropped off at Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s office during regular business hours or at designated drop-off location on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To check your voter status and/or affiliation, visit www.govotecolorado.com or contact the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Election office at 303-6213127 or elections@elbertcounty-co.gov

INSTRUCTION: Connect the arrow pointing to your choice with a single line.

To vote for a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot, write the candidate's name on the line provided and complete the arrow.

REPLACEMENT BALLOTS: If you spoil, deface, or lose your ballot, you may obtain a replacement ballot by contacting the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 215 Comanche Street, PO Box 37, Kiowa, CO 80117 or call 303-621-3127 for instructions. You may return your voted ballot by mail or you may hand deliver your ballot to a Designated Drop-off/Voter Service and Polling Center. Ballots must be RECEIVED at the Elbert County Elections office or a Designated Drop-off/Voter Service and Polling Center by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day in order for your vote(s) to be counted. Ballots received after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted. Postmarks do not count as a received date. You must include adequate postage.

Government Legals

STATE GOVERNOR (Vote for One) John Hickenloooper SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for One) Joe Neguse STATE TREASURER (Vote for One) Betsy Markey ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for One) Don Quick STATE SENATE DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY TREASURER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY ASSESSOR (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY SHERIFF (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY SURVEYOR (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office.

Where can I drop off my ballot?

COUNTY CORONER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office.

Clerk and Recorder’s Office Elbert County Courthouse 215 Comanche Street Kiowa, CO 80117

Official Republican Party Primary Election Ballot For Elbert County, Colorado Tuesday, June 24, 2014

June 16-20 Monday-Friday 8:00am4:30pm June 21 Saturday 1:00pm-5:00pm June 23 Monday 8:00am-4:30pm June 24 Tuesday 7:00am-7:00pm

/s/ Dallas Schroeder, County Clerk

Elizabeth Public Library 651 W Beverly Street Elizabeth, CO 80107

FEDERAL

** Mike Hettinga has withdrawn as a candidate for Elbert County Commissioner, District 2.

UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for One) Cory Gardner CONGRESSIONAL

Official Democratic Party Primary Election Ballot For Elbert County, Colorado Tuesday, June 24, 2014 /s/ Dallas Schroeder, County Clerk INSTRUCTION: Connect the arrow pointing to your choice with a single line. To vote for a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot, write the candidate's name on the line provided and complete the arrow. IMPORTANT: Use only a pencil or a blue or black ink pen. Do NOT use • Red Ink • Felt tip pen • White out Do NOT cross out or erase your marks. If you make a mistake marking your ballot, contact the county clerk to receive a replacement. FEDERAL UNITED STATES SENATOR (Vote for One) Mark Udall

Barbara J. Kirkmeyer

STATE

GOVERNOR (Vote for One) Mike Kopp Scott Gessler Tom Tancredo Bob Beauprez

June 19, 2014

SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for One) Wayne W. Williams

IMPORTANT: Use only a pencil or a blue or black ink pen. Do NOT use STATE TREASURER • Red Ink (Vote for One) notices call 303-566-4100 • Felt tip pen To advertise your publicWalker Stapleton • White out Do NOT cross out or erase your marks. If ATTORNEY GENERAL you make a mistake marking your ballot, (Vote for One) contact the county clerk to receive a reCynthia Coffman placement. STATE SENATE FEDERAL DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One) UNITED STATES SENATOR Jerry Sonnenberg (Vote for One) Mark Udall STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 64 CONGRESSIONAL (Vote for One) Timothy Dore REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 114TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4 DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) (Vote for One) Vic Meyers Kelly Dore Write-In ________ Mike Hettinga

COUNTY

COMPLETE BALLOT CONTENT Elbert County Clerk and Recorder, Dallas Schroeder, certifies the following on the ballot:

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

/s/ Dallas Schroeder, County Clerk

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 64 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office.

June 20 Friday 8:00am-4:30pm June 21 Saturday 1:00pm-5:00pm June 23 Monday 8:00am-4:30pm June 24 Tuesday 7:00am-7:00pm

Primary Election Elbert County, Colorado

Colorado Tuesday, June 24, 2014

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 114TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS DISTRICT 4 (Vote for One) Scott W. Renfroe Ken Buck Steve Laffey Barbara J. Kirkmeyer STATE GOVERNOR (Vote for One) Mike Kopp Scott Gessler Tom Tancredo Bob Beauprez SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for One) Wayne W. Williams STATE TREASURER (Vote for One) Walker Stapleton ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for One) Cynthia Coffman STATE SENATE DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One) Jerry Sonnenberg

Government Legals

COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER (Vote for One) Dallas Schroeder COUNTY TREASURER (Vote for One) Rick Pettitt COUNTY ASSESSOR (Vote for One) Billie Mills COUNTY SHERIFF (Vote for One) Shayne Heap COUNTY SURVEYOR (Vote for One) Keith Westfall COUNTY CORONER (Vote for One) Mike Graeff Official American Constitution Party Primary Election Ballot For Elbert County, Colorado Tuesday, June 24, 2014 /s/ Dallas Schroeder, County Clerk FEDERAL UNITED STATE SENATOR (Vote for One) (01) There are no candidates for this office. CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 114TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS DISTRICT 4 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. STATE GOVERNOR (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for One) Amanda Campbell STATE TREASURER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. STATE SENATE DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One) Doug Aden STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 64 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY TREASURER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY ASSESSOR (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY SHERIFF (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY SURVEYOR (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY CORONER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. Legal Notice No.: 927979 First publication: June 19, 2014 Last publication: June 19, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 64 (Vote for One) Timothy Dore

Balancing Government Actions.... IMPORTANT: The Affidavit of Voter on the Ballot Envelope MUST BE SIGNED by the voter. Please use black or blue ink ONLY to mark your ballot. Additionally, if there is a notice on the secrecy sleeve that says “ID Required” be sure to enclose this with your ballot. Your ballot will not count unless ID is provided if this is on the secrecy sleeve.

CONGRESSIONAL

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 114TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS DISTRICT 4 (Vote for One) Vic Meyers Write-In ________

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) Kelly Dore Mike Hettinga

....With your right to know!

All VOTED ballots must be returned to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office or a designated drop-off location by 7 p.m. on Election Day, June 24, 2014. Sample ballots are available for viewing at the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and online at www.elbertcounty-co.gov

In accordance with EAC Advisory 2007001: Accessible voting system for inperson voting is available at the Elbert County Administration Building for any eligible voter. This will be available for any elector June 16-20, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., June 21, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., June 23 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and election day, June 24, 2014 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Coordinated Election Official: Dallas Schroeder, Elbert County Clerk & Recorder 215 Comanche Street, PO Box 37, Kiowa, CO 80117 Open Phone: 303-621-3127

Notices

Regular Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open Friday 6-20 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Election Day Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER (Vote for One) Dallas Schroeder

STATE

GOVERNOR (Vote for One) John Hickenloooper

COUNTY TREASURER (Vote for One) Rick Pettitt

SECRETARY OF STATE (Vote for One) Joe Neguse STATE TREASURER (Vote for One) Betsy Markey ATTORNEY GENERAL (Vote for One) Don Quick

COUNTY ASSESSOR (Vote for One) Billie Mills

And all from your own home! COUNTY SHERIFF (Vote for One) Shayne Heap

STATE SENATE DISTRICT 1 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office.

COUNTY SURVEYOR (Vote for One) Keith Westfall COUNTY CORONER (Vote for One) Mike Graeff

Read the Legal Notices.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 64 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office. COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER (Vote for One) There are no candidates for this office.

Official American Constitution Party Primary Election Ballot For Elbert County, Colorado Tuesday, June 24, 2014

You’ll be up to date each week!

/s/ Dallas Schroeder, County Clerk FEDERAL

UNITED STATE SENATOR (Vote for One) (01) There are no candidates for this office.

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