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Vets seek answers amid VA problems Legislation hopes to improve current standards in system By Vic Vela
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Mike Warner buries the newly laid cables for the new PA system at the Elbert County Fairgrounds. He has been with county maintenance for more than 15 years. Photos by Rick Gustafson
New PA system coming to fairgrounds Plan for facility mostly funded by state lottery By Rick Gustafson
Special to Colorado Community Media Work has begun to replace the antiquated public address system at the Elbert County Fairgrounds with a new, advanced system. According to Kyrei Zion, the Elbert County Fairgrounds event coordinator, the new bi-amplified system will provide clearer sound with capacity for increased volume, a much-needed improvement over the existing system, which has been repaired in a piecemeal fashion over the years. Zion expects the new system to be installed in time for the Cowboy Up in Kiowa Rodeo, to be held at the fairgrounds the last weekend in June. The fairground’s new public address system is just one element in the first phase of a three-phase master plan to upgrade the fairgrounds through 2023. Much of the phase-one work, which focuses primarily on the rodeo arena and surrounding earthworks, has already been completed. Construction of a new 700-seat covered grandstand and the installation of new bucking chutes was finished last year. Phase two calls for infrastructure renovations that will facilitate vehicle and pedestrian access, in addition to providing ADAcompliant parking. New public restrooms and a pavilion are also part of the second phase. Additional grandstand seating and an indoor arena will make up phase three. County Manager Ed Ehmann says the improvements, like the new PA system, are designed to enhance existing events such as the Elbert County Fair as well as add the upgrades, which will make the venue attractive
Additional grandstand seating and an indoor arena comprise Phase III of a master plan to upgrade the fairgrounds. for additional users. According to Ehmann, the facility has already seen an increase in bookings since the project began. In addition to the equestrian and agricultural events traditionally hosted by the fairgrounds, the renovations are expected to draw dog training and small animal shows, specialty trade and industry shows, and community events such as dances, senior functions and movie nights. Zion is enthusiastic about the improvements to the fairgrounds. “It will be a huge factor in marketing the arena,” she said. According to the master plan posted on the Elbert County website, the cost of all three phases of the plan is estimated to exceed $5.5 million over 12 years. According to Ehmann, some county money is slated for the project, but the majority of the funds come from state grants, CDOT transportation grants and the Conservation Trust Fund.
The Conservation Trust is funded by the Colorado Lottery and distributes 40 percent of net proceeds from lottery ticket sales to eligible county and municipal projects for development and improvements of parks, recreation and open space. The fairgrounds are also home to the Elbert County Extension Office and monthly meetings of Elbert County 4-H.
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George Claggett was a Marine who lived by his own definition of karma. The Vietnam veteran believed that treating others well wasn’t about reciprocation; rather, it was a belief that his goodness would show up elsewhere, even if he wasn’t the one reaping the benefit. It’s a good thing that Claggett wasn’t expecting anything in return for his actions toward others, or for fighting in a war of which many wanted no part, because karma wasn’t there for him during the last months of his life — much of which was spent in frustration over his dealings with the Department of Veterans Affairs. “It was hell, absolute hell,” said Michael O’Brien, a close friend and Claggett’s power of attorney, when asked what it was like dealing with the VA system. According to O’Brien, Claggett would spend several weeks just trying to schedule an appointment to see a doctor at the VA hospital in Denver. When he would finally obtain appointments, he would sometimes have to wait for hours to see a doctor. Claggett, of Denver, also waited several weeks to receive lab results of a tumor that contributed to his death on May 2. He was 66. “It just seemed like all he was doing was waiting,” O’Brien said. Claggett’s story is one of many that have surfaced in recent weeks regarding systematic failures and corruption within the VA department. “I am absolutely stunned, particularly as a combat veteran, that this agency that’s entrusted to meet our obligations for those who served in uniform can be so incredibly incompetent... and be so corrupt,” said 6th Congressional District Rep. Mike Coffman, a Republican who served in the Iraq War. Last week, Coffman joined every other member of the House in voting for a bill that aims to address some of the issues that have caused veterans like Claggett to receive substandard care from their government. The legislation is a start, say members of Congress, to restructuring a government-run entity that has been failing its soldiers for a very long time. “I am so angry and disappointed,” said Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat who represents Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. “There are too many stories like that.”
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Last week, the House gave unanimous approval to the Veterans Access to Care Act. The bill requires that the VA send veterans to private health providers when the department is unable to provide care within 14 days.
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Mike Warner buries cables for the new public address system at the Elbert County Fairgrounds.
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FRONT RANGE ROUNDUP Ex-sheriff sentenced to jail
ARAPAHOE COUNTY — Former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan was sentenced to 15 months in jail on June 19 for repeatedly violating the terms of his probation by missing or failing 46 drug tests, leaving the state without permission and continuing to associate with people involved in the case that got him in trouble in the first place. Sullivan, 71, was originally arrested Nov. 29, 2011, when a sting operation caught him trying to exchange methamphetamine for sexual acts with a man, law enSullivan forcement officials said. In 2012, Sullivan avoided up to six years in prison by pleading guilty to Class 6 felony drug possession and a Class 3 misdemeanor of soliciting prostitution. He was fined $1,100, sentenced to 38 days in county jail and given probation.
Golf facility to tee off
CENTENNIAL — Topgolf is coming to Colorado for the first time. The Centennial City Council in early June approved a tax-shareback deal as part of its final approval of the project, which will be built on the northeast corner of Havana and Easter and is expected to open in spring 2015. The site will be Topgolf’s 21st location worldwide.
Company executives plan a threestory building, which is expected to encompass around 60,000 to 65,000 square feet. Topgolf stands for Target Oriented Practice Golf and is billed as a “new kind of golf experience that combines competition with entertainment.” Players, who are required to buy memberships, hit microchipped golf balls at targets on an outfield. The high-tech balls instantly score a shot’s accuracy and distance.
Man guilty in police chase
DOUGLAS COUNTY — CJ Galley, the man who led police on a high-speed chase from Castle Rock to Parker, has been found guilty on 17 of the 18 counts he faced. The jury announced its verdict June 19, after nearly two full days of deliberation. Galley, 24, of Northglenn, will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Galley Robert A. Christensen Justice Center in Castle Rock. He was found guilty on four counts of attempted first-degree murder with extreme indifference, a class-1 felony with mandatory sentence-enhancers. The jury also found him culpable for first-degree assault, attempted reckless manslaughter, burglary and vehicular eluding. Galley faces 257 years in prison if he is sentenced by Douglas County
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DOUGLAS COUNTY — Jack Hilbert is leaving his post as Douglas County commissioner earlier than planned, having accepted a job with the state. He is also ending his run as the only Republican who was vying for state House District 44. On June 18, the county announced that Hilbert, commissioner for District 1, will vacate his seat effective July 13, approximately six months before the conclusion of his second and final term. On Hilbert June 16, Hilbert accepted an offer from the Colorado Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Protection Division, as the Child Welfare Hotline System manager beginning July 14. In this role he will oversee the department’s new statewide Child Welfare Protection hotline, scheduled to launch Jan. 1.
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Service dogs may be on move ENGLEWOOD — A proposed move by Freedom Service Dogs would take the organization out of the city of Englewood to land in Douglas County owned by the city. Freedom Service Dogs, located at 2000 W. Union Ave., is a nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to provide specialized services to people with disabilities. Sharan Wilson, Freedom Service Dogs director, said a lack of space makes the move necessary. The land under consideration for the new Freedom Service Dogs facility is one of the parcels of property in Douglas County near C-470 that Englewood acquired in the 1950s when the city bought vacant ranch land to build McLellan Reservoir.
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GOP analyst: Hickenlooper unlikely to lose Republican gubernatorial candidates point out governor’s weaknesses By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A longtime Republican political analyst said it’s doubtful that any of the GOP candidates for governor can beat Gov. John Hickenlooper in the fall. Bob Loevy, a retired Colorado College political science professor who has analyzed Colorado politics for decades, believes that Hickenlooper “remains the strong favorite” to win re-election in November, regardless of which of the four candidates Republican voters select to face him in the primary, which was held June 24. Results were not available by press time. Go to elbertcountynews.net for coverage. “Yes, this is an exciting primary, but what I take away from it is, at the moment, it’s highly unlikely any of these candidates can beat Hickenlooper,” said Loevy, a registered Republican. The Republican candidates seeking the post are former Congressmen Bob Beauprez and Tom Tancredo; Secretary of State Scott Gessler; and former state Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp. Loevy believes that “none of these candidates have the asset of looking like a winner in November.” “The main criticism of (Hickenlooper) is he’s too moderate,” he said. “In that case you’re criticizing him for what wins elections.” But in recent interviews with Colorado
Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, is waiting to see who his Republican challenger will be. File photo Community Media that occurred prior to Loevy’s analysis, the GOP hopefuls pointed out plenty of areas where they see weaknesses in the governor’s record. Beauprez blasted Hickenlooper’s “failure of leadership” on several policy fronts. Tancredo said the governor “kicked the ball down the field” when he granted a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1996. Kopp said that Hickenlooper hasn’t pro-
vided leadership on the hot issue of local community control of hydraulic fracking. “He should stand up against the radical interests in his own party who want to shut down the oil and gas industry in the state,” Kopp said. And the candidates believe that Hickenlooper is anything but a moderate, having signed into law bills on gun control, election overhaul and civil unions, to name a few. “Look at Hickenlooper,” Gessler said.
“He says he’s a moderate, that’s what he claims. And yet he signs the most liberal agenda in the history of Colorado.” But Loevy feels that the candidates from his own party have their own set of obstacles to overcome. Loevy said that Tancredo benefits from a split field because of a “set block of highly conservative Republican voters supporting him.” At the same time, Loevy wonders if voters might see Tancredo as unelectable, given his unabashed views on issues like immigration that could turn off moderate voters in the fall. Loevy said that Gessler has done an effective job in soliciting Republican voters through email, which has helped him in fundraising efforts. “But then Gessler, as we all know, has gotten bad press,” Loevy said, referring to a state ethics commission’s finding that he violated ethics rules for using state money to attend an out-of-state Republican event. Loevy said that Beauprez could very well win the nomination, but wonders if his double digit loss in a 2006 gubernatorial race to Bill Ritter still lingers in the minds of general election voters. And Kopp might be over his head, according to Loevy. “He just does not have, in my view, enough of a statewide reputation,” he said. “I think the office is way larger than a person with his qualifications can hope to win.” Hickenlooper could be vulnerable if we see a Republican wave sweep across the country in the fall, Loevy said. “Maybe in a giant Republican sweep someone might be able to win a close race against Hickenlooper,” he said. “Unless that happens, this is a race of theoretical interest.”
Mental-health actions raise racial questions Seclusion, restraint seen as `treatment failure’ By Kristin Jones
Rocky Mountain PBS I-News In 2010, a man named Troy Geske died at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo after being wrestled by staff members onto a bed, where he was restrained with straps and left by himself, face down. He asphyxiated. Geske’s death resulted in the state’s paying a $775,000 settlement to his family and a ban on the use of prone restraint in state hospitals. The tragedy also accelerated a concerted effort in Colorado to limit the use of seclusion and restraint for people receiving mental-health treatment. Seclusion, or confining a person alone in a room, and restraint, or physically preventing a person’s movement, have long been common tools for controlling people in a mental-health crisis — particularly when violence is a risk. But state health officials regard the procedures as a “treatment failure,” in which risks include “serious injury or death, retraumatization of people who have a history of trauma, and loss of dignity and other psychological harm.” Hospitals, clinics and mental health centers — including both state-funded and private-sector institutions — reported 12 percent fewer instances of seclusion and restraint in fiscal year 2013 than two years earlier. Still, the state’s latest report on the use of these and other mental-health procedures, released May 23, shows that minorities are more likely to be put into these punishing conditions than whites. The data shows: African-Americans make up 11 percent of the 1,498 Coloradans secluded or restrained in hospitals and other mentalhealth settings last year, according to the annual report by the state’s Department of Human Services. By comparison, only around 4 percent of the total population in the state is black, according to the latest available census data from 2012, while about 8 percent of the instances of mandated mental-health treatment — including 72-hour holds,
certifications, seclusion, restraint and involuntary medication — in fiscal 2013 involved black patients. Whites show up more or less proportionally in mandated mental-health treatment. They make up around 70 percent of the state’s population, and were involved in 69 percent of the instances of mentalhealth treatment last year. However, white patients made up only 53 percent of those put into seclusion and restraint.
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Hispanics are under-represented in mandated mental-health treatment, raising questions about Latinos’ access to care. Hispanics make up 21 percent of the state’s population, but were involved in only 13 percent of the instances of mandated treatment. Like blacks, Hispanics are more likely to be subject to the most punitive conditions while in care. About 30 percent of the people put into seclusion and restraint last year were Hispanic. A series of investigations into the state’s behavioral health-care system by Rocky Mountain PBS I-News, “Untreated: How Ignoring Mental Illness Costs Us All,” has found that for many people with mental illnesses, help is hard to find. While demand for psychiatric services has increased significantly in recent years, the supply of inpatient services has dropped, straining the remaining hospitals and clinics that do provide these services. Health officials at the Colorado Department of Human Services say they haven’t examined the apparent racial disparity in the use of punitive measures like seclusion and restraint. Patrick Fox, an official with the department, says he has no insight into why African-Americans may be disproportionately subject to the harsh procedures, and the issue hadn’t previously been brought to his attention. But he said that given documented differences in the treatment of minorities in the criminal justice system — where blacks are arrested in disproportionate numbers
and given longer sentences — discrepancies in mentalhealth treatment are “not surprising.” Recent records of incidents of violence and alleged abuse at the state mental health institutes at Fort Logan and Pueblo show that seclusion and restraint are still used as tools to control patients who are perceived as a risk to others. At times, residents complain that the measures cause injuries. In December, for instance, a teen patient at Fort Logan was put into four-point restraints after trying to kick and grab staff while experiencing delusions of needing surgery, according to the hospital’s report. He later complained of feeling numbness in his hands from the restraints — allegations that the hospital said it wasn’t able to substantiate. The state health department investigated and agreed with the institute.
Case spurred resignation
In a separate instance in May 2013, a female patient in her 30s said she knocked for 15 minutes at the window of the room where she was held in seclusion, needing to use the bathroom. Nobody came, and she urinated on the floor. “I’m used to being in seclusion,” she told investigators later. “But that’s not right that I had to pee on the floor.” One nurse resigned and another was disciplined as a result of the hospital’s investigation. Mark Silverstein, legal director at the Colorado chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, says the practices — and the potential for racial bias — deserve a close look. “Seclusion and restraint are some of the most serious deprivations of liberty that there are in an institutional setting, so there’s certainly a risk of abuse, and there’s a history of abuse,” says Silverstein. A lack of funding for research into racial disparities in the behavioral healthcare arena in Colorado hampers efforts to address the problems, says Julie Reiskin, executive director of the Colorado CrossDisability Coalition, which advocates on
behalf of people with disabilities. Reiskin says her organization often hears concerns from people of color that they or their family members are ignored, refused treatment or funneled into jails and prisons when they seek help for mental illness. Marlene Murillo, an executive assistant at the coalition, is one of them. Murillo, who is Hispanic, says efforts to find help for her 31-year-old son — who is schizophrenic, has substance abuse problems, and refuses treatment — have more often resulted in his being jailed than hospitalized. Reiskin says others report they’re treated more punitively than whites when they are able to access the health-care system. “For anybody with a mental illness, even though there’s understanding that these are illnesses, they’re treated like they’re bad,” says Reiskin. “That’s really exacerbated around people of color.” Without enough state-directed research into the issue, says Reiskin, complaints are treated as “anecdotal.” Simone Charles, an African-American Navy veteran who recently trained to become a peer support specialist to people with mental illnesses, says a perception that the mental-health care system is unfair to blacks already deters people from seeking the help they need. Charles, who is 48 and lives in Denver, recalls being physically restrained by four male staff members as a teenager, when she was a student in a Kentucky school for girls who had been sexually abused. She says she was kept in a quiet room for days at a time. But only in retrospect did she wonder whether she was disciplined more than other girls in the class because of her color. “I’ve never been restrained as an adult,” says Charles, who has post-traumatic stress disorder. “I learned that you can’t afford to be crazy and violent and black in America, because they’re going to lock you up.” Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. Contact Kristin Jones at kristinjones@rmpbs.org.
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Manna not typical hospital restaurant Castle Rock Adventist offers rotating, seasonal menu By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com Castle Rock Adventist Hospital’s Manna restaurant is more than simply a hospital cafeteria. The restaurant utilizes a modern dining room and open kitchen, wait staff and a rotating seasonal menu that includes such dishes as elk steak salad with bulgur wheat and seared salmon spring rolls. In addition to the sit-down dining room, Manna Market sells coffees and grab-andgo meals along with retail items. Manna is overseen by Chef de Cuisine and Johnson & Wales graduate Adam Freisem. “I would say that the majority of the people in here at any given time are not patients at the hospital. They’re from out in the community,” Freisem said. “In a typical hospital, evenings and weekends are dead, totally dead. You come in here on Friday night and we’re packed.” Freisem came to Castle Rock, along with Daniel Skay, nutrition manager and executive chef at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, from Parker Adventist Hospital. “The big thing that we noticed over there was that we had a cafeteria setup, and patients and their families would come in, and you know they don’t want to be there unless they’re having a baby,” Freisem said. “People came in and they wouldn’t know what to do. They would kind of walk around with their tray and they would leave and go somewhere else. They would say, ‘I don’t want to do this.’ So we thought, ‘Why can’t we do that in a hospital?’” So when the pair was asked to come lead the way in the kitchen when the hospital opened in August 2013, they wanted to try something different. “The thing here with the way that the menu works is, if we were going to go this route and do a restaurant, the food has to go along with it. If we had tried to serve traditional health-care food in this setting it
Manna at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital uses touch-screen menus. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando wouldn’t have made sense,” Freisem said. The chef said Manna tries to get all of its food from sources as local and sustainable as possible. It even has a half-acre garden on the hospital property to grow its own produce and herbs. Manna is currently showcasing itsr summer menu. A fall menu will be unveiled in September. According to Christine Alexander, the director of marketing and public relations for Castle Rock Adventist, the restaurant has also been a big success with expectant mothers and families who may be in for a lengthy labor. Patients and families are able to order food from Manna up to their rooms as long as it is in compliance with the dietary needs prescribed by their doctors. “When I market our maternity and obstetric services, it’s one of the differentiators,” Alexander said. Manna was recently recognized by The
Manna Market offers grab and go snacks and drinks. Association for Healthcare Foodservice as the winner of the 2014 Spotlight Award. The Spotlight Award is presented to members who have enhanced operations through technology, program develop-
ment, implementation, innovation and/or creative use of managing finances. For more information, and to view the current menu, visit castlerockadventist. org/manna.
Parker teens to appear in indie movie Film to include allColorado cast and crew By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com For years, actress and film producer Ronda Belser has seen Hollywood studios come to Colorado to shoot a movie only to cast from out of state. Her latest and probably most ambitious project aims to change that trend. The film industry has a history of casting from New York and Los Angeles, but “Body Keepers,” an independent horror movie with an all-Colorado cast and crew, is meant to showcase in-state talent. That includes two eager, fresh-faced teens from Parker, Kristi Hoopes and Karlie McLaren. Belser, a Screen Actor’s Guild member who moved back to Denver from L.A. 10 years ago in favor of corporate management, still dabbles in movies, television and commercial voiceovers. It has been “discouraging” to see major studios bypass, if not dismiss, local talent, she says. Her film not only is utilizing writers, directors, producers and actors from Colorado, it is being shot on location in Denver, Lyons and Nederland — the latter of which is the primary setting for the
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teen horror flick. Belser, the creator and executive producer for “Body Keepers,” put out casting calls in 20 Colorado cities with 320 people auditioning. McLaren and Hoopes made the top 25 after auditioning at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock. From there, it was up to online voters to decide who the main characters would be. Even those who don’t land a major part get a smaller role. At the urging of investors who wanted to make sure she was serious about the project, Belser quit her job at a Fortune 500 job to dedicate herself full time to “Body Keepers.” She has also enlisted a handful of Hollywood veterans, including Shelly Cole, who had a recurring role on “Gilmore Girls” and is now contributing her time and expertise to help the teen actors. Hoopes, a student at Legend High School, views the entire experience as a learning opportunity. Having never acted on camera before, she found her way through auditions, callbacks and script readings before landing a speaking role that also incorporates her interest in singing. “However you get your foot in the door, it doesn’t matter what door it is,” said Hoopes, 16. Belser took an innovative approach to
Kristi Hoopes, 16, of Parker, looks at a promotional flier with executive producer Ronda Belser, who devised the idea to make a film with a Colorado-based cast and crew to promote the state as a movie-making destination. Photo by Chris Michlewicz
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The legislation would also ban bonuses for VA employees and puts in place greater oversight over the department’s operations. The bill comes on the heels of a federal audit that shows that more than 57,000 veterans have waited at least three months to see a doctor, while others who asked for appointments never received one. Other findings have shown that VA employees — whose bonuses are tied to
George Claggett, a Marine and Vietnam veteran, was one of many veterans whose health care needs had been impacted by systematic problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Photo courtesy of Michael O’Brien
wait time reductions — falsified reports to hide information about long wait times. Reports have also shown that veterans died awaiting treatment. The scandal led to the resignation of department director Eric Shinseki. Coffman and Perlmutter believe that the legislation will go a long way in helping veterans receive better care, without having to deal with unreasonable — and sometimes life threatening — waits. “At the end of the day, it will allow the VA to have a much better system to allow vets options they don’t have now,” Coffman said. Coffman, who is the chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, added an amendment to the bill that sets aside money to pay for court costs that could come as investigations into the scandal continue. Coffman said that employees who were falsifying reports out of motivation for bonus pay could end up facing criminal charges. “There are veterans who have died as a result of manipulating these appointment wait times for financial gain,” Coffman said. “To me, that’s not just a matter of firing people. (It includes) the possibility of criminal charges.” The bill is one of several efforts to change the VA system. Acting VA Director Sloan Gibson has also spelled out a list of reforms that he would like to see made. Perlmutter said the VA’s “arteries have hardened” over the years, due to a culture that has preferred to sweep problems under the rug while hoping that no one notices. “There’s more of a `protect your turf, protect your fanny’ mentality,” Perlmutter said. “There’s so many good people, but there’s others who are protecting their reputation. That’s really a problem within the system.” The Senate passed a similar bill the same week. It’s likely that the two chambers will come to a consensus on a singular piece of legislation in the coming weeks.
Michael O’Brien thinks about his late friend George Claggett as he sits in a booth inside a bar that Claggett often frequented, Denver’s Park Tavern and Restaurant, on June 13. On the table sits the cap that Claggett, a Vietnam veteran, often wore. Photo by Vic Vela
The wounded warrior O’Brien said that the last year of Claggett’s life was spent in grave sickness. He was too sick to work. He often had blood in his urine, lost an unhealthy amount of weight and was also suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that often brought on flashbacks. O’Brien said that he tried to set up appointments for weeks and when he was finally successful in obtaining one, Claggett waited for more than an hour to see a doctor — who never showed up. Claggett’s peace finally came during the early morning hours of May 2. “I gave him some morphine the night before and woke up at three in the morning and I saw immediately that he was
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gone,” he said. “And the son of a bitch had a smile on his face.” Claggett left O’Brien the little amount of money he had at the time of his death to give to the Wounded Warriors Project, an organization that provides services to wounded veterans. O’Brien said it wasn’t in Claggett’s nature to “advocate for himself” that he was a Vietnam veteran who deserved better treatment for serving his country. “My question is, why does a Marine have to advocate for care so he can die with a little dignity?” O’Brien said. “Why does he have to push a system to get him aid that we should be bending over backwards to give?”
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JunE 23, 2014
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) A change of season reinvigorates the Lamb, helping to overcome the effects of a recent slower-paced period. This is a good time to restate your feelings for that certain someone. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You might not like using your authority to correct a workplace situation, but that’s what being placed in charge is all about. Besides, you have people ready to lend support if need be. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Your creativity continues to run high and helps guide you to make some fine choices in the work you’re doing. Keep the weekend free for those special people in your life.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Don’t be surprised if you experience a sudden spurt of energy strong enough to pull you out of that recent period of indecision and put you back in charge of your own goals. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) This is a good time for Leos and Leonas to set new goals regarding health, educational choices and possible career moves. The plans you make now could be a blueprint for your future. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) You might have much to offer a potential employer, but it can all be overwhelmed by too many details. Let the facts about you speak for themselves without any embellishments. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) This is a good week to balance your responsibilities to your work-a-day world with your obligations to the people in your private life. Expect news that could lead to a change in plans. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to nov 21) A changing attitude on the part of a once determined adversary could cause changes down the line. Be prepared to take advantage of an unexpected new opportunity. SAGITTARIUS (nov 22 to Dec 21) You’d be a truly wise Sagittarius to be skeptical about an offer that doesn’t answer all your questions. Even a colleague’s testimonial doesn’t replace facts that aren’t there. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) It’s a good idea to avoid spending on unnecessary purchases this week in order to keep a money reserve against a possible upcoming (but, fortunately, temporary) shortfall. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) More information is what you should demand regarding that workplace situation that recently came to light. Don’t be surprised at who might turn up as one of your supporters. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) You might still be in a “treading water” mode, but by midweek, a shift in your aspect favors taking a more active role in pushing for the changes you feel are necessary. Good luck. BORN THIS WEEK: You exude a warm, caring attitude that comforts everyone who comes into your life. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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putting the movie together. She was partly inspired by Boulder-based Hitching Post Theater, which requires a writer to quickly create a script based on the headshots of the two main characters. The actors then get an hour or two to rehearse with a director before a one-act production in front of an audience. The making and viewing of the show, from start to finish, happens in one day. “It forces the actors to memorize their lines quickly and to trust your instincts when you’re up there,” she said. “There’s this fear in it and it’s intense.” Low-budget films that became wildly popular, such as “The Blair Witch Project” and “Paranormal Activity,” further inspired Belser.
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And with a budget of less than $100,000 for “Body Keepers,” she has carefully researched the secrets to the creators’ success. They are shooting with a Red Digital Camera, a highquality device that has been used in feature films. Belser said she does not want to make a B movie and wants to make Colorado proud while putting its film industry workers on the map and offering them a chance to work on something unique. Belser is motivated to create something special, ideally a film that generates a groundswell of interest. But she has encountered her fair share of doubters, who give her a sarcastic “good luck” when they discover the “lightning speed” at which “Body Keepers” is being made, she said. The film will start shooting within the next two weeks, and Belser is laser-focused on a mid-October release in 50 Colorado theaters, just in time for Halloween. For more information, go to www.myteenmovie.com.
WHAT IS ‘BODY KEEPERS’ ABOUT? The film is based around the true story of Bredo Morstol, whose grandson brought his cryogenically frozen body to Nederland, Colo., in 1993. Since officials discovered his body on dry ice in a shed on the family’s property, the town has celebrated “Frozen Dead Guy Days” as a way to boost tourism. Legal battles have ensued over the keeping of the body on the property, as well as rights to the family’s story. The movie focuses on a fictitious group of teens who sneak into the shed before the start of “Frozen Dead Guy Days” only to discover there is much more going on.
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Napping is a decision I don’t have to sleep on
Tune in to major life lesson from TV Now, I am not typically a huge fan of television shows. Maybe I should say it differently: My preference has always been to read when I have downtime, or write, or just take some quiet time instead of watching TV. And I would say that for most of my adult life that has been consistent. Of course, there are the exceptions to the rule, such as the Weather Channel, where Jim Cantore has been bringing great stories and keeps us hanging on the edge of our seats with his live action shots for so many years. Then there is the Discovery Channel, and really, what is better than shows about Vikings or Shark Week? And I love local news broadcasts and catching up on everything that is happening locally and around the world. Lastly, I enjoy having baseball on in the background as I read or write — I love the game and will watch or listen to almost any game that may be on. This past year, I have been introduced to a few programs such as “Person of Interest,” “The Good Wife,” and “24.” For this column I wanted to focus on the last one, “24.” If you are familiar with the premise, you understand that every show for the entire season happens one hour at a time. Meaning it can start at 4 p.m. and every event that takes place during that show will be completed by 5 p.m. Each episode, tons of action and loaded with drama, all takes place each week within 60 minutes. So as I watched the most recent intense, action-packed and dramafilled one hour of Jack Bauer’s life on “24,” I was caught up in thinking about a program based on a philosophy that Zig Ziglar used to promote and embody himself, the idea of being a 24 Hour Champion. So what does that mean? Zig would remind us that we are not just eight- to 10-hour per day employees or business people: We are moms and dads, we are community volunteers, we are part of groups and associations, and we have our circles of friends. So it’s not just about what we do to earn a living or support our family, it’s about who we are in each hour of each 24-hour day we are blessed enough to spend here on earth. How do we do this? We have to focus
on our self-confidence and healthy selfimage; we have to maintain a positive attitude; we have to build and develop relationships at home and at work; we have to set goals and pursue those goals;
and we have to live with hope. Now back to why this resonated with me during a recent viewing of a television program. The concept in the show “24” is that we see everything that is going on in a window of 60 minutes. So I thought about if someone was viewing my efforts, actions, words and, yes, even drama, would they see someone who is caught up in the moment or would they see someone who is maximizing each minute of each hour to work on mind, body, and spirit? As much as we believe we are not in control of our time or maybe even question our control over our own future, it really is in our grasp to live the life we want to live. When we live as 24 Hour Champions we are truly set up and empowered to succeed. Becoming a 24 Hour Champion does not mean we are awake for 24 hours. What it means is that we stay wellrested, work hard, play hard, volunteer when and where we can, laugh hard, learn hard, and love even harder than everything mentioned above. We, not anyone else, we alone are responsible for how we see ourselves and attempt to live up to becoming a 24 Hour Champion based on how we treat our minds, our bodies, and our spirits. I would love to know more about your own 24 Hour Champion efforts, and I would love to share more about the concept with you if you would send me an email at gotonorton@gmail.com. When we aspire to be better than good, 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.
This is a tribute to naps. W. C. Fields said that the best cure for insomnia was to “get plenty of sleep.” I have never had insomnia, but I know people who do, and it must be very depressing. Sleep is one of the best things there is, and it is free. Naps are gifts to ourselves. I take at least one a day, and sometimes two. When I take a nap, it is like having two days in one. If I take two naps, I will get up at 2 or 3 a.m. and start my day. Napping is different than sleeping at night. It’s more intense. The dreams are different. I subscribe to NapDreams, and always ask for the same ones. Either UCLA is humiliating USC, or Grace Kelly and I are in a remake of “Rear Window.” I take my chances with late-night dreams, and usually wind up dreaming about someone I haven’t seen in 25 years. For some reason, I never dream about Jennifer or Smitty. Maybe because I don’t have to? But I do dream about my mother and father, especially my father, all the time. And they are very vivid and real. How do little kids feel about naps these days? I can’t remember how I felt. I might have balked. I don’t balk now. Give me half an hour or an hour, and I wake up with clarity I didn’t have before I fell asleep. They always tell drunks in films to sleep it off. But if you’re a drunk and you sleep it off, you might not be able to get to sleep again for days. Unless. Unless you get drunk again. And then the cycle begins. I don’t recommend it. Sleep deprivation is a serious thing. I have other things, but I don’t have sleep deprivation. If I am feeling sleepy, I take a nap. It helps to be retired. My “jobs” are to paint and to write, and I am always way ahead on my painting schedule, and way ahead on my column schedule. I do yard work and grocery shopping, and that’s about it. So if the arms of Morpheus are reaching for me, I fall into them. If flights of angels come to carry
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me to my rest, I gladly go with them. My roommate appreciates my naps too. I think Smitty sleeps about 18 hours a day, and he is always happy when I join him. He is so quiet when he sleeps that I sometimes have to hold a mirror to his nose. He never snores, but now and then he makes little sounds as if he just met Miss Dachshund October. Or for some reason he wags his tail, or he kicks his left hind leg. I can nap on the bed, on the couch, on the floor, on the kitchen counter — it doesn’t seem to matter. And I don’t have a Sleep Number bed. I know I am lucky. I don’t have a bad back. I have a good back. I don’t toss and turn. I wake up in the same position that I fell asleep in. Smitty moves around though. He’ll start out near my legs, and winds up next to the pillow. When I wake up in the morning, he wakes up, and comes nearer and puts his two front paws on my chest. You can’t do any better than a dachshund. “Researchers found that men who took naps at least three times a week had a 37 percent lower risk of heartrelated death.” I’m in. And there is a name for the way I nap, nap, and sleep. It figures. I can’t invent anything. It’s called “polyphasic sleep,” meaning that you sleep multiple times in a 24-hour period. That’s Smitty. And that’s me. Sweet dreams. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
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Botanic Gardens exhibit is glass act Chihuly’s standout pieces join forces with nature By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com In 2001, renowned Seattle-based glass artist Dale Chihuly began what has become the “Garden Cycle,” which involves placing his astonishing creations among the flower, shrub and tree collections in large public gardens in the U.S. and abroad. His installation at Denver Botanic Gardens opened June 14 and will remain until Nov. 30, as plants grow and change through the seasons. It will look different at different times of day, in sun or shadows — and sensational when lighted after dark. Some, such as the “Perennial Fiori” sprouting from formal flower beds, or the orange, tree-like “Summer Sun” one sees near the entrance, are obviously inspired by plant forms. The “Blue Icicle Towers” that greet the entering visitor with a burst of glitz and glamour perhaps speak more of rock crystals — still in the realm of nature. Just beyond is “Summer Sun,” a treelike blaze of 1,901 orange, red and yellow glass elements. As one enters, a turn to the left will pass through formal flower beds with sleek “Perennial Fiori” amidst the lupines, daisies and echinaceas: sleek, striped,
IF YOU GO Denver Botanic Gardens is at 1007 York St., Denver. The Chihuly exhibit runs through Nov. 30. Information: 720-865-3500, botanicgardens.org. Admission: $12.50, adults. See website for related programming.
LEFT: “Blue Icicle Towers” by Dale Chihuly greets the visitor at the entrance to Denver Botanic Gardens. ABOVE: “Float Boat” by Dale Cihuly is in the Monet Pool at Denver Botanic Gardens Photos by Sonya Ellingboe
curvy shapes and slender pointed ones in varied colors. Near the Waring House, where administrative offices are found, is a pond with “White Persian Towers” and “Turquoise Reeds and Marlins.” A look to the right brings one to the 30-foot-tall “Saffron Tower and Cattails,” with neon tubes. Walk past a pond and the “White Tower” and return to the main walkway, headed west towards the main water gardens, where floats, in and around boats, as well as the “Blue and Purple Bat and Walla Wallas” await discovery. At the western edge in the Porter Plains, in prairie grass, is a series of tall, thin “Red Reeds,” with some of the longest hand-blown glass elements Chihuly and his team created. One will want to return at dusk when lights give a magical glow to these art pieces.
Special night programming is planned in October and November from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tour guides will be available Fridays through Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and family-oriented tours will be offered on Saturdays from 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult. See the website for other programs for photographers and painters. Chihuly’s studio shipped six 53-foot containers to Denver for the show, and it took 11 team members 11 days to install all the works. There are 14 sites with installations in the Botanic Gardens, and maps are available to find them all. While we realize that some consider the Chihuly art glass works a distraction from the plants, we feel that the Botanic Gardens is also proud to be a certified
museum, and its annual inclusion of art elements is an entirely appropriate way to entice more viewers for gardens and art. It’s just a most happy place to spend a few hours on any given day — on more than one occasion, since the plants are constantly growing and changing. Relax and smell the flowers!
ABOUT DALE CHIHULY Dale Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Wash., in 1941 and discovered glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington. He enrolled in the nation’s first glass program at the University of Wisconsin, continued at Rhode Island School of Design, and then taught there. In 1968, with a Fulbright Fellowship, he went to Venice, Italy, and learned the team method of glassblowing. In 1971, he founded the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington state, which has become an international glass center.
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Juanita L. Urban, 85, of Simla, Colorado passed away on June 12, 2014 in Hugo, Colorado in the Lincoln Community Care Center. Juanita was born on July 21, 1928 in Eastonville, Colorado to John W. and Mary E. (Devlin) Welty; she was one of five children. Juanita attended the Eastonville School graduating high school when she was 16 in 1944. Being so young there was only one college that would accept a 16 year old and that was Loretta Heights, so she accepted obtaining a degree in biology. Juanita then taught at Edison School District K-12 grade. Juanita met and married Bobby Gean Urban and they were married in Elbert, Colorado on December 30, 1948. The couple was blessed with eight children. She loved her family and enjoyed being a homemaker. Juanita had a beautiful flower garden which she loved caring for and sharing with neighbors
and friends. She enjoyed researching and keeping up on the family genealogy and bird watching. Juanita was preceded in death by her parents; John and Mary, husband, Bobby, son Eric, daughter Melody and sister Gertrude Welty. She is survived by sons; John (Kathy) Urban of Cotopaxi, Colorado, Patrick (Sherrie) Urban of Lakewood, Colorado, Christopher (Debbie) Urban of Centennial, Colorado, Faron Urban of Aurora, Colorado, daughters; Roberta Reil of Sheridan, Colorado and Nola Bonewitz of Ackley, Iowa. Juanita is also survived by her beloved 22 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren, her brothers; John Welty of Elbert, Colorado and Danny Welty
of Wheatridge, Colorado and sister; LeiLani Hornby of Englewood, Colorado. Nieces, nephews and many friends. A Mass of Christian Burial for Juanita will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Calhan, Colorado with burial to follow at the Simla Cemetery in Simla, Colorado. Visitation will be held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church on Friday, June 20, 2014 from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. with Rosary being said at 7:00 P.M. Memorials are suggested to the Pikes Peak Right to Life 707 N. Nevada Ave., Suite R, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 or St. Michael’s Catholic Church P.O. Box 199, Calhan, Colorado 80808. The Love Funeral Home of Limon, Colorado was in charge of arrangements. Please visit our website at www.lovefuneralhomes. com to sign our online guest book or to send the family your message of condolence.
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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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INVESTMENT PRESENTATION Rob Reiman with Edward Jones Investments is hosting a free educational presentation from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly Sts, across the street from Big R. Refreshments will be served. Reiman will discuss how to prepare for the always-changing markets. The discussion will cover the economy, strategies to address inflation and interest rates, opportunities and risks of international investing and investing in today’s stock market. RSVP to Sandy Phelps at 303646-8871 or sandy.phelps@edwardjones.com, by Wednesday, July 9.
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BUBBLE PARTY The Elbert County Library District concludes its summer of programs with a bubble party. Explore the science behind bubbles. Program is at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 21, at the Simla Library; at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, at the Elizabeth Library; and at noon July 24, at the Kiowa Library. Call 303-646-3416, 303-621-2111 or 719-541-2573 or visit www.elbertcountylibrary.org.
July 27
MONTHLY BREAKFAST The Elbert 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.
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FESTIVAL THE Elbert Day Festival, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, will feature a country breakfast, pancake race, art booths, craft/food vendors, live music by Barry Ward and Carlos Washington. A parade and old time games for all ages included. Antique cars, petting zoo, pony rides, roping, 5K race. Call 303-648-3611 or email elberttowncommittee@ gmail.com.
Aug. 16
VETERANS EVENT A Tribute to Vietnam Veterans will take place Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in Kiowa. Joseph DiLeonardo, a Vietnam veteran is the organizer, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10649 will act as co-host. Doors open at 11 a.m. and vets are encouraged to bring memorabilia that can be displayed on tables at the exhibit hall. The VFW will serve food by donation at 11:30 a.m., and the formal presentations commence at 1 p.m. DiLeonardo, author of “Vietnam War Defining Moment for America” will give a presentation, followed by other Vietnam veterans addressing the audience and sharing their experiences in the War and when they returned home. They will also share their observations and opinions about America forty years later. A petition to support Senate Bill 409 to make March 29 an annual day of remembrance for Vietnam Vets, will be circulated for signatures at this event. Any Vietnam veterans interested in speaking at this event should contact Joseph DiLeonardo at amlion68@hotmail.com. Any questions should also be directed to DiLeonardo at 303-646-3740 or amlion68@hotmail.com.
THE OUTBACK Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appeciated. MAY SCHEDULE: MAY 19: Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs MAY 20: Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado
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MAY 22: Simla and Matheson to Limon DIVORCE AND Post-Decree Clinic. Elbert and Lincoln County Pro Se Divorce Clinic is offered from 9 a.m. to noon the third Friday of each month at the Elbert County Justice Center, 751 Ute St., in Kiowa. For information, call 303-520-6088 or email morgan@hayday.org. The clinic is free for parties who have no attorney and who are going through dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or post-decree cases. All walk-ins are welcome, and will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis. DOUGLAS-ELBERT COUNTY Music TeachCalendar continues on Page 11
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Stories from Parker’s past Longtime residents reminisce at Ruth Memorial Church By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com A group of longtime residents took a stroll down memory lane, trading tales from their Parker childhoods. The meeting at Ruth Memorial Church, one of the town’s oldest and most distinct structures, drew a full crowd June 10. On the stage was a handful of nostalgic seniors, some of whom have called Parker home since the 1920s. The echoes of the voices within the 100-year-old church were a perfect parallel to the ceremony at hand. Ruth Memorial, it turns out, holds many memories; Sandy Whelchel, whose ancestors moved to the area in 1881, said the church was the site of her wedding and her dad’s funeral. Resident Charlotte Corah recalled hitching her horses to a post outside, where the bustle of Mainstreet now prevails. A few of the tales centered on the building next door, then a schoolhouse but now the Mainstreet Center. Laughter filled the room when Keene Daiss told of the time when he and a classmate snuck out the second-story window — a short drop to the ground — to have a smoke in the “privy,” or outhouse. The boys crawled back in unnoticed, but soon looked out the window to see the fire department putting out a fire where they had just discarded a cigarette. Several of the honored speakers still seemed annoyed at the decision to close the K-12 school in the late 1950s and move the students to Douglas County High School, which had just opened in Castle Rock. Four students dropped out rather than attend school in Castle Rock, a rival at the time. One woman who was transferred recalled singing the Parker fight song in the hallways as a show of defiance. A few blocks west down Mainstreet, where the Warhorse Inn recently stood for 30 years, was a filling station. Nancy Priest, 86, said she remembers that the owner, Don Murray, had a dog named “Queenie” that would sleep in the middle of Mainstreet. Unwilling to budge from her comfortable spot, what little traffic there was would simply go around her.
Keene Daiss, center, and other longtime Parker residents reminisce about the past during a gathering June 10 at Ruth Memorial Church in downtown Parker. Photo by Chris Michlewicz
What they did for fun Franklin Harn, a 92-year-old with wise eyes and a flair for dramatic storytelling, said he and his friends would pool their money for a trip to Denver to see a movie. “You took your chances going through the cricks” during bad weather, as there was only one bridge between Parker and the state capital, he said. When there wasn’t enough money for such a long-distance trip, the traveling picture shows, featuring cowboys and the adventures of Wonder Dog, would occasionally stop in town, he said. Harn, a self-described “young whippersnapper” at the time, also told the audience about the dances in Franktown on the first Saturday of every month. Teens from all over Douglas County would flock to the Pikes Peak Grange for the much-anticipated event. Jean Martin, whose roots are buried deep in Parker’s soil, said sports were also a cause for gatherings. Baseball games took place roughly where the field at O’Brien Park now stands. The park was named for her uncle Charlie. The Parker team played against squads from Sedalia, Elizabeth and Castle Rock,
the latter of which frequently ended in allout brawls. The team had the chance to play the Kansas City Monarchs, which at the time had Satchel Paige, one of the first African-American ballplayers.
The tragedies Daiss, who lived in the still-standing twin house southeast corner of South Parker Road and what is now Stroh Road, reminisced about the terrible flood that raged down the Cherry Creek corridor when Castlewood Canyon Dam broke during a storm in 1933. The waters took out vegetation along the creek and Daiss’s family “lost 20 acres of good farm land,” he said. Speaking of lost land, harsh words were tossed around when another sore subject, the Parker City Land Company, was broached. The out-of-state-company made plans to build a sprawling community, but abandoned the project and split town, leaving trusting Parker residents financially devastated. Martin recalled an agonizing three-month stint with the real estate development firm. “A lot of my friends were being taken,” she said. “I just had to get out of there.”
But Martin, who grew up in what is now the Heath House, a historic landmark on Pikes Peak Drive, spoke fondly of the old days. She commented about the changes in Parker over the last eight decades, saying “I’ve seen it little and seen it big and I’ve grown with all of it.”
Simpler timeS - Daiss said he “didn’t have trouble crossing (Highway) 83” as a child. It was a seldom-used, two-lane gravel road at the time. - Harn, who moved to Parker in 1933 when he was in seventh grade, said using the telephone was a party. “You didn’t know who you were going to talk to.” -Wayne Pouppirt, who lived on land near current-day Hess Road and Motsenbocker Road, said his mother was superintendent of schools. She married at age 29 and only “missed being an old maid by a few days.” -Daiss recalled that his grandfather would take the train to Parker and always brought him candy. -Harn said when the auto garage downtown caught fire, the heat was so intense that it cracked the windows of nearby businesses. The “bucket brigade” was not too effective in fighting the fire, as it burned clear to the ground.
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The elBerT County Sheriffs Posse is a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriffs Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriffs Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Membership is open to anyone without a criminal record. It meets the last Monday of the month at the Elbert County Sheriffs Office at 7 p.m. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse. html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456. The elizABeTh Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to
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Quarterback Weber back in game Senior playing on 7-on-7 team as knee injury heals By Tom Munds
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Elizabeth High School senior Willie Weber focused on completing passes during the June 17 Broncos 7-on-7 competition, but he also thought about the minor surgery planned on his knee the next day. “I broke my kneecap in practice and couldn’t play last season. Doctors repaired my knee by wiring it back in place but I broke it again during Thanksgiving break. So the doctors used bigger wires to wire my kneecap and keep it in place,” he said June 17. “They plan to take some of the wires out tomorrow so I can start rehab. The expectation is I can start running and I should be ready to go come football season.” Cardinals Coach Chris Cline said Weber is fine playing 7-on-7 because he doesn’t have to run or move around a lot. The coach said the senior has a strong arm and the 7-on-7 helps him sharpen his passing skills. The Cardinals are one of 64 teams playing in the Broncos 7-on-7 tournament. Teams are divided into four-team pools for round-robin play. Elizabeth is one of the 16 pool winners that advanced to the single-elimination tournament on June 21 in Dove Valley. The June 21 tournament winner will represent the Broncos in a national 7-on-7 tournament. Passing is the name of the game in 7-on7 competition. No one rushes the quarterback, but if the pass isn’t thrown in five seconds, it is ruled a sack. Yardage is gained by a pass completion and the yards the runner gains until he is touched by a defender. Weber shared quarterbacking duties with a teammate during the June 17 competition and, between them, they guided the Cardinals to three victories to earn the spot in the June 21 tournament. The Cardinals senior ran the first offensive series of the day against Mullen. He completed five consecutive passes for a touchdown. He said he sat out all of last season, so he likes working with teammates in the 7-on7 games because it helps him improve his
Willie Weber, a candidate to be the starting quarterback for Elizabeth, sends a pass to a receiver during the June 17 Bronco 7-on-7 tournament game against Mullen. The pass was completed, and the Cardinals won all three games that day, which qualified them to take part in the 16-team championship tournament June 21. Photos by Tom Munds football skills to get ready to compete in the fall. “Playing football and playing well this season is very important to me, not only because it is my senior year but also because this probably is my last season playing football,” Weber said. “That is because, when I graduate next June, I plan to play college baseball. Circumstances could change, but those are my current plans” The senior said baseball is his sport. He usually plays shortstop but occasionally will play third base. “I love baseball because it is so much fun. It’s fun playing defense and it is a lot of fun to hit the ball and hit it hard,” he said. “I like to play football, too, but I don’t like it as much as I like baseball. I like football because I like to throw the ball, and I think football is fun, too, because you get to hit people.”
Cardinal coach Chris Cline talks with senior quarterback Willie Weber during the June 17 Bronco 7-on-7 game against Mullen. Weber and a teammate guided the Cardinals to wins in all three of their games which qualifies them to take part in the June 21 championship tournament at Dove Valley.
Cardinals fly high at All-State Games Athletes shine in trip to Alamosa By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media The trio of football players representing Elizabeth in the 58th annual Colorado High School Coaches Association All-State Games were certainly at their full strength under a full moon. But then, all the players, boys and girls from Elizabeth, came through with some pretty outstanding appearances in the games, played June 9-14 at the Adams State College venues in Alamosa. Elizabeth’s football players, Brody Oliver, Dallas Reins and Chasyn Nicholas, all came through with outstanding efforts that helped lead the North to an 18-12 victory over the South in a doubleovertime thriller. The South, under head coach Kyle Forster of Centauri, was the first to get on the scoreboard in the third quarter following a 0-0 tie at the end of the first
half. They scored on a 19-yard pass from Grand Junction’s Tyler Heinsma to Limon’s Gavin Liggett with 2:28 left in the third quarter. And it was on the extra point attempt by the North that Reins came through with his outstanding play as he blocked the attempted kick, keeping the score 6-0 going into the fourth quarter. “We all played hard, as that’s just what we did, come to play,” Reins said. “My block on the extra point was extra fine and something that I’m going to remember for years to come. It was a case of never giving up out there. It seemed as if the game got off to a slow start in the first half, but we finally got going out there when it counted most.” The North, under head coach Jeff Giger of Strasburg, would tie the score, 6-6, in the fourth quarter via a touchdown pass from Poudre’s quarterback Cody Limmer to Oliver with 55 seconds to go in the game. Yet what could have been a gamewinning extra point was also blocked by a host of South players breaking through the line. Thus, overtime. “It was a lot of fun and we kept our
composure and played hard all the way,” Oliver said. “My touchdown catch was great, something I will always remember. Both teams played hard and we were all very competitive. It’s just a great way to end my high school career. “ Now, it was on to the overtime, for which a determination was made at the end of the regulation game. In the beginning, all participants thought there would be no extra periods if the score was tied in regulation. The North had the first possession and it only took one play, a 10-yard run by Pomona’s Chris Marquez, to go up 126. However, the attempt at an extra point failed once again. Zach Young of Doherty scored the next touchdown on a 7-yard run to tie the score at 12-12 for the South. Again, the extra-point kick attempt failed as the ball sailed off to the left of the uprights. The South failed to score on its second overtime attempt. The North then got the winning score via a 10-yard run from Ty Eichman of Dayspring Christian on their third play in the series. Defensively, it was a solid night for
Nicholas, too. “It was a lot of fun and our defense was awesome in the overtimes,” Nicholas said. “Both our offense and defense was good, but they also played well against us, too. My key was to stay focused and it was just a great experience. I just hope to see a lot of the guys when we play in college.” No doubt Elizabeth athletic director, Chris Cline was pleased with the trio’s efforts. Yet, when the weekend was over, he was more than pleased with all the players, boys and girls, who represented the Cardinals. “It was just a fun night for the boys on the football field,” Cline said. “It was a slow start in the game, but it was just an excellent finish at the end. It was so nice to see the Elizabeth boys play so well. They just came out to play hard and did just great.”
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Special Olympian meeting goals Cody Field, a gold medalist, will be kicking it with the Rapids By Anna Sheffer
Special to Colorado Community Media Cody Field is not your average athlete. The 21-year-old Special Olympian won three gold medals at the 2013 World Special Olympics Winter Games in South Korea and has been named to the Special Olympics Hall of Fame. And now, Field has been named to the Colorado Rapids Special Olympics Unified Soccer Team. Yet, despite all of his success, or maybe because of it, Field remains a team player who knows the value of friendship and good sportsmanship. “I always treat people like they should be treated,” he said. “As a people person, I always try to be social and kind. Kill ‘em with kindness if I have to.” Field has bipolar disorder and Asperger’s, but with help from his family and his doctors, he has been able to excel in activities like Special Olympics. He began Special Olympics in 2004 with swimming. Over the years he has participated in softball, soccer, swimming, skiing, basketball and snowboarding, all through Special Olympics. The rigorous practice
schedule can be demanding, but he does it first and foremost for enjoyment. “For him, it’s just play,” Cody’s sister Nellie Field said. “He doesn’t feel like it’s a lot of discipline; it’s just fun.” To make the Rapids Unified Team, which has both Special Olympics and nonSpecial Olympics athletes, Field had to go to tryouts and then wait to hear about the results until after a second set of tryouts. Watching his sister play soccer inspired Field to play again, and he waited to hear back with bated breath. His mother, Karen Field, said that he was a wreck after tryouts, nervous that he was not going to make the cut. When he found out he made the team, Field described his reaction as “overpowered excited.” His acceptance to the team marks his first time playing soccer since he was 9, when he played with a recreational team. Other players on the recreational team were not very supportive of Field, and the family decided that Special Olympics would be a better fit for him. That proved to be the case. “Special Olympics athletics has been the savior — the best thing that’s ever happened to Cody,” his father, Mark Field, said. Indeed, Special Olympics has given Field opportunities that very few people have. He competed in the Special Olympics 2013 World Winter Games in South Korea, where he won three gold medals in snowboarding. And because he was in South Ko-
Cody Fields, right, is shown with his family. Photo by Anna Sheffer rea, he had the chance to meet his pen pal, who came to watch him race. Field also trained with the other athletes on the U.S. team, and this involved traveling without his family for a week. The Games marked new experiences all around for Cody, and he met them head-on. Special Olympics has helped Field come into his own not only as an athlete, but in all other areas of life as well. He said that Special Olympics has taught him to have
better sportsmanship and has helped him to value friendship, family and honor. Special Olympics has helped him come a long way, and joining the Rapids team is another adventure for him. Field recognizes his progress and looks forward to continuing it. “When I was on the podium,” he said, “I thought to myself, `look how far I’ve come; let’s roll it!’ ”
of Events The River - Littleton’s Past, Present and Future Calendar For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver By Natalie Harden On Thursday, June 12 the South Metro Denver Chamber’s Littleton Business Coalition and the Economic Development Group joined forces at Hudson Gardens to discuss Littleton’s past, present and future. Over 100 Chamber members attended the presentation, sponsored by Hudson Gardens. The morning began with networking followed by presentations by Rich Meredith, executive director of the Hudson Gardens and Event Center, who presented the history and future of Hudson Gardens. His remarks were followed by Dave Lorenz, executive director of South Suburban Park and Recreation District (SSPRD), who discussed the role of SSPRD along the Mary Carter Greenway trail. “This event was a great way for two of our strongest Chamber groups to collaborate on Littleton’s continued growth and economic development,” said Marcia McGilley, interim CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber. Laura Kroeger, assistant program manager
at Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, spoke next regarding the coordinated planning that is occurring along the South Platte River and future economic development opportunities. City Manager Michael Penny then spoke about the existing activity along the river, from the Breckenridge Brewery development to planning for the Ensor site development. Finally, Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Beckman introduced Jim Taylor, board chair of Littleton Invests For Tomorrow (LIFT) (formerly the Riverfront Authority), who presented the city’s plans to use the Urban Renewal Authority for future economic revitalization. Closing remarks were provided by David Shefte, CEO of HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital-Littleton. Norman Stucker, member of the Chamber Board of Directors and both groups, commented on the event. “The future is always about tomorrow, not yesterday; in that light I look forward to transitioning from the Chair of the Littleton Business Coalition (LBC) to a
regular member of the Executive Committee Chamber events and for more information, in support of initiatives like the approval of visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com an Urban Renewal Authority in Littleton; supporting community efforts like Clarity or call 303-795-0142. Commons; and others to participate in other Business, Retention and Expansion programs in Littleton,” said Stucker. “The special spirit Sunday, June 22: that exists in Littleton is the ability to create APSIRE Summer Tea: Celebrating Denver’s Women of Distinction infrastructure and institutions that invest in 3:00 pm, The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, 321 17th St, Denver, CO the next generation, Hudson Gardens, South RSVP by June 21 to Denver.events@trilogyfs.com Suburban, Littleton Public Schools, Littleton Hospital are great examples of this; I envision Littleton Invests For Tomorrow playing a similar Monday, June 23: role along the river corridor and throughout the Mad Greens Ribbon Cutting and Open House city.” 10:30 am, 7300 E Arapahoe Rd, Centennial For more information regarding Littleton Invests For Tomorrow (LIFT) visit www. Tuesday, June 24: littletongov.org For more information regarding the Business Bible Study South Metro Denver Chamber’s events and 9:00 am – 10:00 am, South Metro Denver Chamber membership opportunities, please visit www. 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO bestchamber.com
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Shredding Event raised $4,000 for Littleton Boy Scout troop and several hundred pounds of food donations for Cabrini’s Cupboard A Littleton Boy Scout troop collected $4,000 in donations. Cabrini’s Cupboard at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church added several hundred pounds of donations to the food it provides to people needing a meal. And hundreds of residents from the South Metro area unloaded more than 10,000 pounds of documents to be shredded and more than 40,000 pounds of used electronics gear for recycling.
The event was free to the public but people taking advantage of shredding and recycling were encouraged to provide cash donations to Boy Scout Troop 4 of Littleton or non-perishable food donations that went to Cabrini’s Cupboard. “I can’t say enough about the scouts who showed up to help,” Braunschweiger said. “They really pitched in to help make the day a huge success.”
Those were the highlights of the free shredding and electronics recycling event held June 7 in Highlands Ranch by members of LEADapalooza, one of the South Metro Denver Chamber’s leads groups. The group has been meeting since 2009 and has 34 highly dedicated members. “As one of our longest-running and most successful leads groups, LEADapalooza is a vital part of the South Metro Denver Chamber,” said Marcia McGilley, interim CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber. “They embody our brand promise of “Remarkable Relationships & a Thriving Community.” “This is the most successful event of any kind that I’ve ever been involved with,” said Cheryl Braunschweiger of ALMC Mortgage at NOVA Home Loans, primary organizer of the event. “The shredding truck provided by SHRED-
IT was so full that the sides were bulging,” Braunschweiger said. “And Techno+Rescue had to bring in several extra trucks because of the tremendous volume of items we collected for recycling. Everyone involved was blown away by the amount of material we collected.”
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tling competition that was held in Plachy Main Gym on the campus. The tough part for the Cardinals duo is that neither was able to come through for a victory. Erzen wrestled Mesa Ridge’s Procopi Valdez in their 106-pound match, which turned out to be a 9-2 victory for Valdez. Houston went up against Cherry Creek’s Mitch Finesilver at 126 pounds and was eventually defeated, 15-0. “It was tough, but I was able to keep from being pinned,” said Erzen, who will now enroll at Adams State in the fall. “He wanted to win, but so did I. He was just so much tougher today. In that first period he really got to me and it was hard to recover being down 6-0. I just didn’t want to get pinned. I’m coming here to Adams State for baseball, so today is it for wrestling.” Houston also knew that he was facing a super strong foe in Finesilver. “It’s been a good time here this week and I knew that he was going to be a very tough opponent,” Houston said. “I just didn’t want to get pinned. It was great to be here and now I’m excited for going to the Air Force Academy. I’m excited to wrestle there, too, so there is so much to look forward to.” Monte Vista’s Greg Jones, Pueblo East’s Pat Laughlin, Cherry Creek’s Michael Luhring and Yuma’s Jeff Pagel handled the coaching duties for the two squads in the All-State matches.
Boys basketball
Trevor Boss was the only player to represent Elizabeth in the basketball competition, playing for the White team in the games at Plachy Fieldhouse. And, he played a solid game in the White 86-77 victory over the Blue in the first of his two All-State games with six
points. “It was such a fine experience, something certainly different for all of us,” said Boss, who has yet to make his college decision. “It’s just an honor to have been chosen for the All-State Games. One thing, you have to play aggressive against all this talent. We all just wanted to come out and show how our hard work has paid off. It was so cool to see all the others and to be able to play with and against the best in the state.” The White team was coached by Grandview’s Gary Childress and his son, Spencer. The Black team was coached by Darin Reese of Mead and Dave Sheffield of Hi-Plains, the Blue by Jim Altergott of Liberty Common and Mark Sharply of Jefferson Academy, and the Red by Barry Clark of Air Academy and J’on St. Clair of Rampart.
Girls basketball
Elizabeth’s Tatum Neubert represented Elizabeth in the girls All-State basketball game playing for the Black team, while Elbert’s Sumiko McDonald played for the Red team. And it was the Red team that garnered the first win for the Red over the Black with a thrilling 55-54 victory. It also was a game, played at Plachy Fieldhouse, in which Newbert put up the shots with many not falling. “I think we all worked well together,” said Neubert, who scored 14 points. “I just wish I could have hit a few more baskets. We certainly had a lot of talent on both teams and I’m so honored to be able to play with and against them. It’s such a fine experience, certainly one that I will remember for years to come. McDonald didn’t score for the Red, but defensively, she was outstanding. “Everything was just great and we all played as hard as we could,” McDonald said. “I’m certainly honored to be a part of the games and to represent my team at Elbert. This just makes an exciting and memorable end to my high school ca-
reer.” Chaparral’s Natalie Baker was on fire for the Red as she led the way in the first game with 20 points. “It is such a great experience as we are all playing with such great athletes, ones that we have played against,” Baker said. “It’s an experience that I will always remember. Everyone felt some pressure to do a good job. Defensively, we did do a good job against Tatum as we all knew she was going to be a player we had to control if we wanted to win.” Erik Melgoza and Austin Wertz of Lamar coached the Black; Jeff Beatty and LaShai Powells of Mesa Ridge handled the coaching duties for the Blue. Jacky Gaddis of Glenwood Springs and Rich Niederkorn of Elbert coached the Red; Sara Crawford of Kit Carson and David Huss of Caliche coached the White team.
Cross country
The inaugural boys and girls Colorado Coaches All-state Games cross country race had its inaugural event in the AllState Games on June 11. The Blue team was coached by Kelly Volleyball It also was a pretty good day for Eliza- Cowan of Hotchkiss and Kenny Wilcox beth volleyball coach, Lori McCoin, and from Salida, while the Red teams were the Cardinals Sabra Ross in All-state coached by Mark Roberts of Lyons and Games competition at Plachy Main Gym. Brett Shanklin of Frontier Academy. Representing the White team, they came Kiowa’s Beth Campbell helped pace through for an initial, 2-1 (22-25, 25-21, the girls Blue team to the team title with 15-10) victory against the Blue. her fifth-place finish over the Adams “It was such an honor and so much State course in 23:01.3. fun to play with and against girls that She was the only Elbert County athlete you haven’t had an opportunity to do in the race as the Blue scored 20 points, so before,” Ross said. “You just seem to trust everyone and I’m proud of the way the Red 37. Miriam Roberts of Lyons was the girls we played. I’m going to play basketball in college here at Adams State, so today champion with a time of 20:56.6. She was is the end of my volleyball career. It has followed by Natalie Anderson of HotchPUBLIC NOTICE been so much fun playing both sports kiss (21:08.5) and Jessica Kleven of PuebPublic Notice and I’m looking forward to a fine career lo South (21:26.7). INVITATION TO BID here at Adams State.” There were only 10 girls in their event. The Board of Elbert County CommisMcCoin, who was assisted by Russ Hasioners, of Elbert,was State of ColCarter Prescott ofCounty D’Evelyn the orado, are hereby accepting sealed bid man, was more than pleased with the efproposals for roadway improvements boys winner with a time of 16:36.2, while on approximately 4 miles of County forts of not only Ross, but all her White CR 29 finished within northwest Elbert Josh Davis of Road Lamar second teammates. County, Colorado. (16:44.2) and Greg Eccher of Grand Junc“It has been a good week with these PUBLIC NOTICE The project will consist of surface water tion finished third (17:54.8). drainage improvements including roadkids,” McCoin said. “I’ve gotten suchPublic a Notice side swales and culverts, and road imINVITATION TO BID The Red team came thegrading, teamtilling winkick working with all of them and it is provements out including a cement mixture into subgrade soils, asphalt with 14 points, the Blue 23. Only The All-state Board of Elbert ner County Commissuch an honor to coach in the r e s u r f a c i n g t h e r o a d s u r f a nine ce and sioners, County of Elbert, State of Colsignage/striping. boys ran Games. The girls always asked what we accepting orado, are hereby sealedin bidthis inaugural CHSCA race.
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wanted them to do, but they all have great ideas on what they need to do. These girls are all such great athletes, the camaraderie is great, and you want them to come out and have fun.” Simla’s Brett Smith played for the Black team, also. Other coaches for the volleyball squads were Amber Ullery of Alamosa and Amy Wertz from Lamar for the Black team; Matt Ferger from Classical Academy and Stacy Roshek from Woodland Park for the Blue; and Randi Asbell from Sargent and Thaddeus Cano from Ignacio for the Red team.
The Board of Elbert County Commis-
proposals for roadway improvements on approximately 4 miles of County Road CR 29 within northwest Elbert County, Colorado.
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.
sioners, of Elbert, State of ColHave a wedding, anniversary, engagement, birth and special occasion coming up? Share it!County Colorado Community Media invites you to place orado, are hereby accepting sealed bid proposals for roadway improvements an announcement to share your news. Please call 303-566-4100 for package and pricing information. on approximately 4 miles of County Bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Road CR 29 within northwest Elbert Thursday July 10, 2014. Two copies of Deadline is 10 a.m. Tuesdays the week preceding the announcement. County, Colorado. said Bid should be submitted. Bids will not PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Notice INVITATION TO BID 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.
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Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice INVITATION TO BID 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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”.
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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.
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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”.
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”.
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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 Elbert County Government reserves the representative, in the BOCC Meeting right, as its interest may requires, to reject Room located at 215 Comanche Street, any and all bids, to waive formalities and Kiowa, Colorado 80117. Please mail bids informalities contained in said bids and to: Elbert County Public Works Office, Atfurthermore to award a contract for items tn: Lynne Eschbach, P.O. Box 116, Kiowa, herein, either in whole or in part, if it is CO 80117, or deliver to Elbert County deemed to be in the best interest of Elbert Public Works Department, Attn: Lynne County to do so. Additionally, Elbert Eschbach, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, County reserves the right to negotiate opCO 80117. Please mark the outside of tional items and/or services with the sucenvelope “CR 29 Roadway Improvebidder. To advertise your publiccessful notices call 303-566-4100 ments”. Contract documents (plans, specs, etc) Elbert County Government reserves the will be available starting Thursday June right, as its interest may requires, to reject 19, 2014 for a fee of $150, and can be obany and all bids, to waive formalities and tained through Sean O’Hearn, Enertia informalities contained in said bids and Consulting Group, LLC, 1437 Larimer furthermore to award a contract for items Street, Denver, CO 80202. herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Elbert Please direct any questions regarding this County to do so. Additionally, Elbert bid to: Sean O’Hearn, Enertia Consulting County reserves the right to negotiate opGroup, LLC (720) 473-3131. tional items and/or services with the successful bidder. ELBERT COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Contract documents (plans, specs, etc) Ed Ehmann, Director will be available starting Thursday June 19, 2014 for a fee of $150, and can be obLegal Notice No.: 927978 tained through Sean O’Hearn, Enertia First Publication: June 19, 2014 Consulting Group, LLC, 1437 Larimer Last Publication: June 26, 2014 Street, Denver, CO 80202. Publisher: The Elbert County News
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Elbert County Government reserves the right, as its interest may requires, to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities and Bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on informalities contained in said bids and Thursday July 10, 2014. Two copies of furthermore to award a contract for items said Bid should be submitted. Bids will not herein, either in whole or in part, if it is be considered which are received after the deemed to be in the best interest of Elbert time stated and any bids so received will County to do so. Additionally, Elbert The project will consist of surface water Please direct any questions regarding this be returned unopened. Faxed bids or eCounty reserves the right to negotiate opdrainage improvements including roadbid to: Sean O’Hearn, Enertia Consulting mailed bids will not be accepted. Bids will tional items and/or services with the sucside swales and culverts, and road imGroup, LLC (720) 473-3131. be opened at 3:15 p.m., or as soon as cessful bidder. provements including grading, tilling a cepossible thereafter, on Thursday July 10, ment mixture into subgrade soils, asphalt ELBERT COUNTY PUBLIC 2014, by an Elbert County Public Works Contract documents (plans, specs, etc) Elbert County Government reserves the resurfacing the road surface and WORKS DEPARTMENT representative, in the BOCC Meeting right, as its interest may requires, to reject will be available starting Thursday June signage/striping. Ed Ehmann, Director Room located at 215 Comanche Street, any and all bids, to waive formalities and 19, 2014 for a fee of $150, and can be obKiowa, Colorado 80117. Please mail bids informalities contained in said bids and tained through Sean O’Hearn, Enertia Bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on Legal Notice No.: 927978 to: Elbert County Public Works Office, AtPublic Notice furthermore to award a contract for items Consulting Group, LLC, 1437 Larimer Thursday July 10, 2014. Two copies of First Publication: June 19, 2014 tn: Lynne Eschbach, P.O. Box 116, Kiowa, herein, either in whole or in part, if it is Street, Denver, CO 80202. said Bid should be submitted. Bids will not Last Publication: June 26, 2014 CO 80117, or deliver to Elbert County ELBERT COUNTY VENDOR PMT LIST MAY 2014 deemed to be in the best interest of Elbert be considered which are received after the Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Works Department, Attn: Lynne County to do so. Additionally, Elbert Please direct any questions regarding this time stated and any bids so received will Eschbach, 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, General Fund Totals $198,790.55 Comfort Of Home Operating Exp 192.00 Kiowa Storage Monthly Service 145.00 Simplexgrinnell Operating Exp County reserves the right to negotiate opbid to: Sean O’Hearn, Enertia Consulting be returned unopened. Faxed bids or eCO 80117. Please mark the outside of Of Co Health Totals Community Media Notice Larry Ross 212.52 Staples Office Supplies tional items and/or services with the 2.50 sucGroup, LLC (720) 473-3131. Reimbursement mailed bidsFund will not be accepted. Bids will $6,232.98 envelope “CR 29 Roadway ImproveR&B Fund Totals $165,443.17 Corp Billing Llc Equip Repair 421.89 Lisa Mazzola Operating Exp 2,031.25 State Of Co Operating Exp cessful bidder. be opened at 3:15 p.m., or as soon as ments”. Salesthereafter, And Use Fund Totals July 10, $35,497.00 Credit Union Of Co Credit Card Trans 3,804.80 Loln Cty Dhs 1,808.50 State Wire & Terminal Operating Exp ELBERT COUNTY PUBLIC Operating Exp possible on Thursday Lea Fund Totals $1,172.43 Dales Paint Supply Co Equipment Maint 701.58 Lyle Sign Operating Exp 1,840.10 Stericycle Waste Removal Contract documents (plans, specs, etc) WORKS DEPARTMENT 2014, by an Elbert County Public Works Elbert County Government Human Services Fund TotalsMeeting $33,432.97 Deepreserves Rock the Monthly starting Service Thursday June 8.45 Mark Smith Director Reimbursement 45.00 Stone Oil Co Fuel will be available Ed Ehmann, representative, in the BOCC right, as its interest may Den requires, to reject Meadow Station Fund Totals Street, $10,556.25 Industrial Sales &19, Serv Asphalt Marshall & Swift Office Supplies 619.90 Sun Badge Co. Badges 2014 for a feeRepair of $150, and can 636.16 be obRoom located at 215 Comanche any and all bids, to waive formalities Foxwood Estates Fund Totals Dhhs Client and Operating ExpO’Hearn, Enertia 631.73 Mcafee Operating Exp 363.78 Sundance Printing Multi Media Cards tained through Sean Legal Notice No.: 927978 Kiowa, Colorado 80117. Please mail bids $7,290.00 informalities contained D-J in said bids and Impact Fund Totals $5,350.00 Petroleum . Fuel 38,059.85 Mccandles Intl Trucks Equipment Maint 953.67 Sysco Food Svcs Inmate Meals Consulting Group, LLC, 1437 Larimer First Publication: June 19, 2014 to: Elbert County Public Works Office, Atfurthermore to award a contract itemsSystems Conservation Trust Fund Dominionfor Voting Operating Exp80202. 14,071.00 Medved Co Vehicle Maint 46.38 Timotheos Training Street, Denver, CO Last Publication: June 26, 2014 tn: Lynne Eschbach, P.O. Box 116, Kiowa, $5,931.09 herein, either in whole Drive or in Train part, Industries if it is Reimbursement Bond Service Fund $163,022.71 Equipment Maint 43.89 Mhc Kenworth Equipment Maint 977.31 Tom Beshore Publisher: The Elbert County News CO 80117, or deliver to Elbert County deemed to be in the bestE470 interest of Elbert Town Of Kiowa Monthly Utilities Travel 8.05 Officechairs.Com Operating Exp 278.00 Please direct any questions regarding this Public Works Department, Attn: Lynne do so. Elbert Town Of Simla Operating Exp Vendor Name TransactionCounty Desc. to Check Amt Additionally, Ecca Operating ExpEnertia Consulting 67.50 Paul Arnold Operating Exp 2,240.00 bid to: Sean O’Hearn, Eschbach, Kiowa, Exp County reserves the rightElbert to negotiate True Value Operating Exp Aarms 215 Comanche Street, Operating 350.00 Cty R&BopVehicle Maint 168.59 Paul Tanner Reimbursement 38.50 Group, LLC (720)Vendors 473-3131. 135,348.01 COAgate 80117. Please mark the outside of Utilities tional items and/or with sucTyler Technologies Monthly Contract Mutual Telephone Monthly 24.90services Elbert Ctythe Treasurer Payroll Phoenix Technology Operating Exp 14,186.03 envelope “CR 29 Roadway ImproveUmb Bank Na Bond Interest Airgas Intermountain Operating Exp 1,050.89 Elizabeth Fire Dept. Operating Exp 150.00 Pitney Bowes Service Agreement 1,221.00 cessful bidder. ELBERT COUNTY ments”. Value Added Svcs Operating Exp Arrowhead Fencing Bldg Repair 187.50 Enertia Consulting Operating PUBLIC Exp 41,015.00 Postmaster Postage & Shipping 48.00 WORKS DEPARTMENT Wagner Equipment Co Operating Exp Auto Glass Guys Equipment Maint 340.00 (plans, Fastenal Co etc) Shop Supplies 13.89 Power Motive Corp Operating Exp 187.00 Contract documents specs, Ed Ehmann, Director Elbert County System Government reserves the Exp Washington Cty Dhs Contract Services Auto-Color Operating 181.50 Flags Usa Building Maint 111.00 Poysti And Adams Services For Audit 17,772.54 will be available starting Thursday June right, as its may requires, toOperating reject Exp Waste Management Monthly Utilities Berg Hillinterest Greenleaf Frame Fusion Studio Operating Exp 654.25 Pronghorn Ctry Ace Operating Exp 453.98 19, 2014 for a 160.00 fee of $150, and can be obLegal Notice No.: 927978 anyBlack and all bids, to waive formalities and Utilities Wells Fargo Bond Payment Hills Energy Monthly 2,396.15 Frontier Communications Monthly Contract 759.96 Psychological Dimensions Operating Exp 350.00 tained through Sean O’Hearn, Enertia First Publication: June 19, 2014 informalities contained in said bids and Westin Resort Conference Blue Star Police Supply Uniforms 152.97 LLC, G&K SvcsLarimer Operating Exp 48.28 Purewater Dynamics Monthly Lease 50.00 Consulting Group, 1437 Last Publication: furthermore to award a contract forMembership items Westpaci Operating Exp Casp Fees Denver, 40.00 Glaser Gas Co PropaneJune 26, 2014 120.40 Quill Corporation Office Supplies 1,553.04 Street, CO 80202. Publisher:Contract The Elbert County News herein, eitherLambert in whole or in part,Travel if it is William Bertot Reimbursement Catherine 104.18 Glenn A. Ohrns 2,175.00 Radiator Supply House Vehicle Maint 1,936.00 deemed to be in the best interest ofOperating Elbert Exp Witt Boys Operating Exp Cdw Government 17,755.12 Grainger Operating Exp 240.40 Rainbow Collision Equipment Maint 285.00 Please direct any questions regarding this County to Link do so. Additionally, Monthly Elbert Service Xerox Corp Copier Expenses Century Great West Life & Annuity Pr Vendors 27,215.21 Rcky Mtn Spring & Susp. Equipment Maint 97.35 bid to: Sean7,505.28 O’Hearn, Enertia Consulting County reserves the right to negotiate op- Exp Certified Laboratories Operating 124.90 Hallcrest Kennel Operating Exp 126.00 Recycled Materials Operating Exp 5,045.97 Group, LLC (720) 473-3131. tional items and/or services with the suc- Exp Cgfoa Operating 90.00 Hensley Battery Llc Equipment Repair 319.23 Robert L Fager Operating Exp 195.00 cessful bidder. Chemtox Operating Exp 20.00 Home Depot Credit Service Operating Exp 263.77 Rock Parts Co Operating Exp 2,998.98 Legal Notice No.: 927983 ELBERT COUNTY PUBLIC Co Background Svcs Operating Exp 100.00 Honnen Equipment Co Equipment Maint 837.26 Rod Wilson Contract Services 200.00 WORKS DEPARTMENT First Publication: June 26, 2014 Co Community Public 44.77 Irea Monthly Utilities 8,029.30 Rt Svcs Monthly Utilities 545.00 Contract documents (plans, specs, etc)Notice Ed Ehmann, Director Last Publication: June 26, 2014 Operating 425.00 Jeremy Mcknight Operating Ext 2,612.00 Schmidt Construction Road Maint 7,950.96 willCo be Counties available. starting Thursday June Exp Publisher: Elbert County News Co Cty Clerks Assoc Operating Exp 811.50 John Deere Credit Lease 19,346.12 School Outfitters Operating Exp 4,883.49 19, 2014 for a fee of $150, and can be ob927978John Deere Financial Co Family Support ConferenceLegal Notice No.: 400.00 Operating Exp 4,522.79 Shoplet.Com Office Supplies 1,598.96 tained through SeanCouncil O’Hearn, Enertia First Publication: June 19, 2014Creek Com Ch Comcast Monthly Charges 557.77 Kiowa Tanf Contract 1,920.00 Signal Graphics Office Supplies 229.09 Consulting Group, LLC, 1437 Larimer Last Publication: June 26, 2014 Street, Denver, CO 80202. Publisher: The Elbert County News
Elbert County May 2014 Payments
Please direct any questions regarding this bid to: Sean O’Hearn, Enertia Consulting Group, LLC (720) 473-3131.
529.75 986.16 126.68 242.59 142.02 15,118.80 84.75 119.88 1,424.91 500.00 46.00 1,517.29 496.90 545.39 8,081.00 17,846.25 58.18 906.78 198.84 816.55 163,022.71 357.00 321.14 44.00 7,479.03 850.96
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