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Trees hit by sawfly outbreak
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Record larvae numbers seen in Elbert County, southern Douglas By Mike DiFerdinando
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Cherry Hills Village Mayor Doug Tisdale, right, helps Bronco alumnus and celebrity auctioneer Reggie Rivers, left, work the crowd during the 2014 SaddleUp! Denver Suitcase Party.
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Lovers of the horse, as well as horsepower, gathered the evening of Aug. 8 at Centennial Airport to rein in hope — and funds — for the SaddleUp! Foundation, an Elizabeth-based organization that provides equine-assisted therapy to special needs individuals, their families and caregivers. Approximately 400 guests attended the annual charity event held inside the AeroColorado hangar and, within four hours, raised more than $300,000. The luxury travel-themed Denver Suitcase Party is a dinner auction where guests come dressed and packed for the chance to win an all-expense paid trip, via private jet, to Napa Valley, Calif. Former Denver Bronco Reggie Rivers served as celebrity auctioneer, along with special guest, Cherry Hills Village mayor, Doug Tisdale.
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Little larvae are causing some major damage to trees in Elbert County and southern Douglas County. Epidemic levels of the pine sawfly, a native insect that defoliates ponderosa pines, have reached areas south of Denver, according to the Colorado State Forest Service. The outbreak is believed to have started near the border of El Paso and Elbert counties, and has now been detected on the southeastern fringes of Douglas County. “We’ve heard some people say that if you see them, then five days later the trees will be dead. That’s not true,” said Meg Halford, assistant district forester for the Colorado State Forest Service’s Franktown District. “If you see a tree that has been exposed and it still has some of those green needles on it, chances are that come spring it will be fine. It might experience a little defoliation, but it’s probably going to make it.” Residents in the area can expect to see heavy defoliation of pine trees and large numbers of visible sawfly larvae in the trees themselves and on the ground beneath them. The Colorado State Forest Service and USDA Forest Service are monitoring the outbreak and believe many of the larvae are depleting their food source and dropping to the ground early, before they mature, and are expected to die before they become adults. Mature larvae, which hatch in spring and
Complete with designer luggage displays, the luxury travel-themed SaddleUp! Denver Suitcase Party was a feast for both eyes and palate. The annual event was held Friday, Aug. 8 at the AeroColorado hangar at Centennial Airport.
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Justin Joseph, third from left, poses for a quick photo with friends before boarding his private jet, bound for Napa Valley, Calif. Joseph won the all-expenses paid trip Aug. 8 at the 2014 SaddleUp! Denver Suitcase Party. Attendees to the party were asked to come dressed and packed for the grand prize trip, which departed that evening.
Pine sawfly larvae outbreaks have been found in Elbert and southern Douglas County. Sawflies can defoliate pine trees and potentially kill them. Courtesy photo
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Gardner talks cost of doing business Congressman stops in Parker to meet with chamber, mayor By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner — who is amid a campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Udall — stopped by Parker to talk about small businesses and possible solutions to the tax difficulties they face. Gardner, R-Yuma, spoke during a congressional update hosted by the Parker Area Chamber of Commerce Aug. 12 at the Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center. The meeting became an open discussion with the few people who attended, including Parker Mayor Mike Waid and town Councilmember Josh Rivero. Much of the conversation focused on the high cost of doing business and its impact on economic progress in the 4th Congressional District and beyond. Business personal property tax, an annual assessment on equipment used for business purposes, is one area that needs improvement, Waid said. It is a frequent topic of discussion in local, state and national races, primarily because the tax is seen as an unnecessary hurdle for businesses that operate on a limited budget. The Town of Parker doesn’t charge business personal property tax, but Waid pointed
out that Douglas County does. “Personally, I would like to see it go away,” Waid said. It’s one of the many unanticipated expenses small-business owners incur, and Gardner suggested including it on a list of “things to watch out for” that could be distributed to those applying with the state for business licenses. He asked the Parker chamber to poll its members to help narrow down the top financial pitfalls that entrepreneurs might not expect. Waid said stripping away the “barriers” that encumber businesses should be a top priority at all levels of government. “If we don’t get our financial issues in order from the federal level on down, the social issues don’t matter,” the mayor said. He cited the example of a medical-device manufacturer that bought a building in Parker last year, but never opened because the accountant didn’t factor in business personal property tax, which drastically changed the company’s projected profit-margin. The manufacturer is selling the building and no longer plans to move to Parker, killing at least 16 new jobs, Waid said. Gardner said he has pushed for several initiatives that would foster a more businessfriendly environment, including a small business savings account that functions much like an IRA and is an ideal “investment vehicle.” Business owners would enjoy tax-free gains and be able to invest the money into new employees or equipment.
Rep. Cory Gardner, right, talks to Parker resident Steve Watson about business taxes during the Parker Chamber of Commerce breakfast Aug. 12 at the PACE Center. Photo by Chris Michlewicz The Republican congressman said the average annual regulatory cost per employee in Colorado is around $13,000. Also discussed during Gardner’s visit: the congressman’s proposal to expand earned income-tax credits to address low wages; taking advantage of bipartisan support to repeal cer-
tain elements of Obamacare that hamstring businesses; avoiding a national minimumwage hike; the benefits of affording control to local governments; and the town’s Businessin-Transition program, which provides financial assistance for home-based businesses to move into storefronts.
Statewide crisis line up and running Mental-health tool aims to head off tragedies Staff report Colorado’s first-ever statewide mentalhealth crisis hotline went live on Aug. 12, an effort that state leaders hope will save lives. The 24/7 Colorado Crisis and Support Line was born from legislation aimed at curb-
ing mental health-related tragedies, including suicide. Colorado continues to have one of the highest suicide rates in the nation. “We do not want to lose one more person to the tragedy of suicide, gun violence, substance abuse or mental illness,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said through an emailed statement. The hotline is part of a legislative package that recently became law, which made improvements to services that are provided by
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the Department of Human Services. The changes also include more walk-in and mobile crisis services as well as a staterun public information campaign that raises awareness of mental health issues and services. “Colorado made an unwavering commitment to redesign and strengthen our mentalhealth service support system, and this is a critical step,” Hickenlooper said. Callers to the hotline can speak with mental-health professionals at any time of the day.
The counselors are available for emotional support and also to provide referrals for mental-health services. “Mental health is a key component to overall health, wellness, and public safety,” said state Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, who is a physician. “When Coloradans are healthy, the entire state thrives.” The hotline number is 844-493-TALK (8255).
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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.
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.
THE ELIZABETH Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment.
DOUGLAS-ELBERT COUNTY Music Teachers’ Association meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. THE ELBERT County Sheriffs Posse is a
nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriffs Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriffs Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Membership is open to anyone without a criminal record. It meets the last Monday
LAWYERS AT the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a firstcome, first-served basis. MYSTERY BOOK Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. Clubs continues on Page 6
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Education Haley Bisesi-Adkins, of Elizabeth, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado. Kaylee Campbell, of Elizabeth, was
named to the spring 2014 dean’s honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado. Shawn Walcott, of Elizabeth, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list of distinction at the University of Northern Colorado.
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The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary. org. 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.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. SATURDAY GENEALOGY Fun meets at the Elbert Public Library at 1 p.m. on the seocnd Saturday of each month. Beginning to advanced genealogy enthusiasts are invited to attend. The Elbert Public Library is in the Elbert School library at 24489 Main Street in Elbert. Call 303-648-3533 for more information. SENIORS MEET in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for information
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Talk puts fracking front and center Hickenlooper says panel seeking compromise will be his responsibility By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Gov. John Hickenlooper said last week that he will be the one who selects the members of a task force that will be charged with finding a compromise on issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing. The governor also addressed concerns on the part of Republicans that the commission’s work could result in more regulations on the oil and gas industry. Hickenlooper talked about fracking during an Aug. 8 roundtable event with several business leaders at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce in Centennial, as well as during an interview with Colorado Community Media afterward. The governor said his administration hasn’t quite figured out how the 18-member commission will be selected or how it will ultimately operate. But the governor put aside any question as to who will put the task force together. “People ask me, `Who’s gonna pick ‘em?’ I am,” Hickenlooper said. “The buck stops here and I guarantee you we’re going to have everybody pissed off again. The one criteria is that everyone who is going to be on that list is someone who believes we can get to a yes (on a compromise).” The task force was born out of a deal the governor reached with Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis earlier in the week that will keep anti-fracking initiatives that Polis was backing from appearing on the November ballot. The measures would have required greater distances between wells and occupied structures and would have given communities more control over fracking - the process in which water and chemicals are blasted into the ground to free up trapped oil and gas.
Remarks in spotlight Hickenlooper and the oil and gas industry were fearful that the initiatives would essentially ban fracking in Colorado and cripple the state’s economy. Instead of the voters, it will be the task force that will take up those issues and that will provide recommendations for potential legislation to the General Assembly. But Republican lawmakers are already feeling uneasy about the commission. And their concerns were heightened following comments Hickenlooper made during an energy summit in Denver earlier in the week. According to the Associated Press, Hickenlooper said the task force’s “success is dependent upon it ending in regulation.” That comment didn’t sit well with House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland. “We should go into it from the premise that the commission take a look at whether we actually need regulations,” DelGrosso said in an interview prior to the governor’s
Chamber of Commerce event. “He’s starting with the premise that it’s going to be set up to regulate.” Hickenlooper, in an interview with Colorado Community Media, insisted that’s not what he said, even though he made his comments in front of a group of reporters. “What I said was legislation,” the governor said. “Go back and look at the quotes. I never said we needed more regulation. Now, we might. Again, this is the whole point of getting people from all the different viewpoints in the same room and letting them have a discussion in such a way to try to figure out: `Is there a compromise here?’” Hickenlooper said he would like to see the task force’s effort result in some kind of legislation, even if it’s merely “taking existing regulation and codifying it.” “Unless we get it into legislation, I mean we would have made progress, even if we just discuss it we will have made progress,” he said during the interview. “But I think that the best success will be if we get to some level of legislation.” Hickenlooper said the commission will have a “narrow focus,” one that he hopes will result in work getting done in a timely manner. “We’re not going to be out there talking about air quality; we’re not going to be out there talking about water quality,” he said. “We’re really going to look into surface use issues, a very narrow set of issues to talk about.”
From 48 to 18
The governor said there were different opinions among his staff regarding the makeup of the commission, including an initial suggestion that the task force have 48 members. The governor believes that an 18-member commission will have the appropriate balance of interests being considered. “The idea is there’s six spots for the oil and gas industry, but that would include pro-industry sides like home builders and agricultural interests,” he said during the roundtable forum. “There should be six from the local control and the environmental side of things ... And then six civic leaders who as far as we can tell are not on the record one way or the other, who are what the Quakers call a fair witness.” The governor acknowledges that there are logistics that still need to be figured out. “We still have a lot to work through,” he said. “You know, (such as) if you want a representative from agriculture, is it
Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during an Aug. 8 round table discussion with business leaders at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce in Centennial. Photo by Vic Vela from the Cattlemen’s Association or the wheat growers?” State Rep. Max Tyler, D-Lakewood, the chairman of the House Transportation and Energy Committee who crafted several pieces of energy-related legislation, said he is hopeful that the task force will result in legislation that is needed to tackle this “really thorny problem.” “We need to make sure that everybody has a voice,” Tyler said in a phone interview. “Ballot initiatives are a huge sledgehammer and you never know what the consequences are going to be and you can’t make changes. And that’s not good policy.” But DelGrosso said he doesn’t know “if you’ll actually see legislation come out of the commission.” And, when asked how a battle over fracking would rank on the list of other controversial measures taken up by the General Assembly in recent years, DelGrosso said, “Extremely high.” “The reality is the economic impact that the oil and gas industry has in Colorado is tremendous,” DelGrosso said.
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Strength, weakness, and the old switcheroo Maybe you have heard about this philosophy before, and then again maybe you have not. So it may come as a shock to your system or thought process. The philosophy is this: Sometimes an overdeveloped strength can actually become our biggest weakness or Achilles’ heel. An example might be the professional salesperson who has an unbelievable knack for building relationships. Our master salesperson could be so strong on the relationship side that they become too emotionally attached to their customers and are never able to talk about price increases or apply the necessary professional pressure when faced with a problem or competitive situation. They may just even revert to discounting price as a way to secure future business and falsely believe they are preserving their friendship with the client. We can clearly see this same impact when we walk into any health club. Have you ever noticed the person in the gym with incredible strength and muscle development in their upper body, but their legs and cardiovascular system receive minimal or no attention at all? They look top-heavy and seem like their upper body is disproportionally out of alignment with their lower body. They get so focused on biceps, triceps, chest, back and shoulders that their weakness is obvious in lack of leg strength and physical appearance. And their endurance suffers as well. It is good to have areas of focus and to capitalize on the things we are very good at. However, it is also easy to get so caught in the trap of overdevelopment in any one area
that we lose touch with other options or new ways of thinking. Our closed-mindedness prevents us from being open to a new paradigm or ideas from others, as we believe we have all the answers or we are certain in our belief that our way is absolutely the right way, maybe even the only way. On the other hand, when we can be honest about areas where we lack expertise, knowledge or physical capability, we have an opportunity to develop any area of weakness into a strength. If our weakness is that we are not very good at listening, we can start to practice listening skills such as taking notes, focusing the conversation on asking questions rather than always jumping in with our own answers. If we excel at selling once we are in front of a client but struggle with prospecting and qualifying, we have to align ourselves with a coach or mentor who has perfected the art of finding new clients and making sure that the prospects are qualified to buy. We can learn from their strategies and techniques to increase our personal income. Perhaps we love to cook but our weakness
is a limited style of a lack of experimenting with new dishes and varying ingredients. What if we took the time to learn more, watch other chefs prepare and cook, and what if we were open to failing when we try? It is in times of failure when we grow the most and can turn our weaknesses into strengths. So whether it is in sales or selling, the gym, cooking, or other hobby or vocation, we can all recognize that we have strengths in certain areas and that we need to be cautious so that our powerful assets do not take away from what we are trying to accomplish and therefore become a weakness. And conversely, recognize that the areas where we are deficient can become a strength as long as we find the right coach and mentor, or apply the time to improve in some way, turning that weakness into another strength and asset in our armor as we pursue our goals and dreams. How about you? Do you have some overdeveloped strengths that are keeping you from achieving your overall goals? Do you have a weakness that you are looking forward to developing into a strength? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can capitalize on our personal assets and develop other areas into strengths, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
Creation, fascination, and a little hestitation You have until Nov. 2 to see the Daniel Sprick exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. It’s impossible not to be in unending awe of it. Sprick lives and paints in Denver. Is he Denver’s best painter? Remember that “Life” magazine article about Jackson Pollock? “Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” I wonder if that was the beginning of the end for Pollock. Critics lost interest in him, he relapsed, and later drove into a tree on Springs-Fireplace Road, killing himself and the poor girl who was in the back seat. But not his mistress. She had asked, “Who is the second best painter in the United States?” Told it was Willem de Kooning, she became de Kooning’s mistress. Sprick and I have little in common. His paintings are exquisite, magical definitions of existing information — and mine are very otherwise. But I have respect, artist to artist, and a lot of it. There is a book, “Daniel Sprick’s Fictions.” Recommended. If you prefer installations, three-dimensional contemporary pageants, like a 14-foot tiger shark in a tank of formaldehyde (see:
Damien Hurst), then Sprick will seem out of fashion. Thankfully. He is a painter who paints on a flat surface, and makes things look like things. Just like Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) did. That’s the best compliment I can give him. Illusions please us and always have. Films now are almost nothing but illusions and special effects. I avoid them. I want to see people doing what people do, what people do and say to each other. Not what a bat does when it becomes a crime stopper. I watched a documentary on Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments,” which I have never seen. The making of the film (1923) was remarkable. The set construction was remarkable. It included four 35-foot-tall
Pharaoh statues. After filming, DeMille had the set blown up and buried in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in northern Santa Barbara County. He didn’t want any other film crews to use it. Like an archaeological dig, fragments of the set were unearthed in the 1980s. If you haven’t seen the film, maybe you know about one of the scenes: the parting of the Red Sea. It was done with Jell-O. A “slab of Jell-O” was sliced and jiggled and filmed close up. That was “combined with live-action footage of Israelites walking in the distance, creating a near-perfect illusion.” The expression “trompe l’oeil” means “fool the eye.” That’s what Sprick does. I can come close. I have tried, but it’s not what I do. I don’t have that particular discipline. The painting on the cover of Sprick’s book stopped my heart. It looks like we both worked on it together. I did the hair. I once asked “trompe l’oeil” Denver sculptor John De Andrea if he ever thought about leaving something unresolved. His human figures, like “Linda” at the Denver Art MuMarshall continues on Page 9
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`Three Stooges’ put on a show Larry, Moe and Curly appear as steers at the fair By Christy Steadman csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com Twin sisters brought the Three Stooges to the Douglas County Fair this year. Sydney and Taylor Buckley, 18, of Franktown, showed three steers, which they named Larry, Moe and Curly, at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale on Aug. 8. Curly, the grand champion steer, sold for $9,000. The girls said they were especially fond of Curly because he was born from one of their cows. They said it is rare to get to show an animal they raised from birth. In addition to the Three Stooges, the girls showed three sheep and one heifer at the auction. “This is what we love to do,” Sydney said. “We put all our time and effort into it.” The girls said they wake up at 5 a.m. every day, and work with their animals for about 10 hours each day. But they agreed their favorite part is showing the animals. “Once it’s all done, it’s great to be able to show what you’ve got to offer,” Taylor said. The twins said they travel around Colorado, and to other states, participating in livestock sales. Another reason for doing so is to raise money for college tuition. Sydney will be attending school at Texas Tech University, and Taylor will be attending school at the University of Nebraska. Both girls are going to be studying animal science, but Taylor aspires to become an entrepreneur and Sydney would like to become a lawyer.
Sydney Buckley shows Curly, the grand champion steer, Aug. 8 at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale. Curly was sold for $9,000. Photos by Christy Steadman
LEFT: Taylor Buckley, Sydney’s twin sister, shows the grand champion lamb at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale. RIGHT: Kelton Good shows the grand champion hog at the Aug. 8 livestock sale.
Fashion high, prices low at charity event Sassy Soiree to benefit Douglas/Elbert Task force By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com An afternoon of high fashion and low prices will help to fund charitable work by the Douglas/Elbert Task Force. The 11th annual Sassy Soiree fundraiser will be held Sept. 12 at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock. The event will include a luncheon, runway fashion show, silent and live auctions and boutique shopping. The charity event benefits the emergency services provided by the task force, a nonprofit agency that serves Douglas and Elbert County residents who are experiencing some form of financial crisis. The fashion show will highlight new and gently used designer and high quality fashions from Treasures on Park Street — the task force’s thrift store. Tickets are $45 per person. Reserved tables of eight can be purchased for $400. Tickets can be purchased at Treasures on Park Street, 1638 Park St. in Castle Rock, and will be sold through Sept.5. No tickets will be sold at the door.
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seum, are immaculately defined and lifelike. “Then it wouldn’t be my work,” he said. I understood, but I thought that might be a good thing. Unrelenting illusions don’t interest me as much unless there is a little ambiguity, with hesitations inside of the uncompromising truth. Sprick, Durer and da Vinci are exceptions. But Sprick’s book cover portrait knocks me out because there is ambiguity.
Doors will open at 10 a.m. for boutique shopping and the silent auction. The fashion show and live auction will begin at noon. There will be time for additional shopping from 1-3 p.m. Jason Luber and Lisa Hidalgo from Channel 7 News will emcee the show and provide runway commentary for nine models, including 90-year-old Bella DeVita, who has appeared on the runway at every Sassy Soiree. “Our fashions and jewelry are always remarkable,” said Suzanne Greene, executive director of the task force. “This year, they include a spectacular vintage Doncaster suit, like something from ‘Mad Men.’” The silent auction will offer more than 125 items, including gift baskets with food and drink, home décor, restaurant and event certificates, golf foursomes, one-of-a-kind artwork and travel packages. The live auction includes a golf foursome at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia, an African safari, and “A Taste of Tactics” experience for four at the Highlands Ranch Law Enforcement Training Facility. “It’s a bargain shopper’s paradise,” Greene said. The task force provides food, clothing, rental, utility and other assistance to those in need in Douglas and Elbert counties. In 2013, the task force provided more than $1.1 million in emergency services to 14,740 people in Douglas and Elbert counties.
A column like this comes without special effects. By the time I send it to my editor, it’s polished and the hesitations are all gone — but I do try to make some unexpected references. And I try to move around. From Sprick to Jell-O in this one. The idea for the column was not Sprick. It was DeMille. I cannot explain how one met the other one this morning. But I like it. See: “Daniel Sprick’s Fictions: Recent Works.” Please. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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Modernism without moderation
Kids are especially welcome at the Taste of Colorado, where they can dance to a bit of country music. Courtesy photos
Holiday means Taste is back
From sea level to mile high
Downtown festival loaded with food, performances
Center for Visual Art has opened “In Lak’ech / San Diego to Denver: You Are My Other Self,” which runs through Oct. 4 at the CVA, the Metropolitan State University gallery at 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Co-curators are Cecily Cullen of the CVA and David Avalos, who holds the post of Richard T. Castro Visiting Professor. Avalos said: “Exhibition artists from Denver and San Diego challenge our assumptions, invite us to reinvent ourselves and to create a revolutionary culture through empathy and collective effort.” Special events: Sept. 15, reception at CVA; Sept. 16, opening ceremony at St. Cajetan’s Church on the Metro State campus, keynote address, luncheon, panel at CVA. Hours: 1 a.m. to 6 .m. Tuesdays through Fridays; noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays; open until 8 p.m. on first and third Fridays. Admission is free.
By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com For thousands of metro-area folks, Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29-Sept. 1, means Taste of Colorado festival time: free admission; five stages of entertainment; more than 50 food booths, ranging from hot dogs to “fine dining”; artists; and a section called “Festival of the Mountain and Plain,” which is where it all started in 1895. First organized by Denver businessmen, including William Byers of the Rocky Mountain News, it featured a parade with 25 bands, a masquerade ball that attracted 5,000 and exhibits of American Indian dances and culture, according to an online history. It lasted until 1912 and then fizzled out until about 30 years ago, when Denver business owners started it up again for the same reasons: to bring people downtown. The Denver Civic Center will be filled with activity (there will be some street closures) and bands will be playing rock, country, Motown and more all day long. Openers on Friday will be Rebel Tongue at 11:45 a.m. with hip-hop, jazz and soul, followed by Denver’s Two Girls With Guitars at 2:15 and the Mary Louise Lee Band with music from the 1960s and today at 5:30 p.m. (Lee is married to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.) In the food area, culinary demonstrations by well-known chefs are scheduled and there will be more than 50 marketplace booths, including Fine Art in the Park and a Home and Lifestyles area with products for home remodeling, as well as salons and spas. The state’s pioneer past, nature, the environment and Native American arts such as Navajo weaving and culture will be demonstrated in the Festival of Mountain and Plain area, plus early crafts such as spinning, rug braiding and lace crocheting. A blacksmith demonstration is always popular. Nearby is a KidzStage with music, clowns, puppets, play equipment and hands-on crafts for kids. Among the bands scheduled are Motown legends The Commodores, Denver’s DeLeon Brothers Band, En Vogue, the Wallflowers and the Christian pop/rock duo King and Country. On Labor Day, alternative rock band Rumours Follow will open at 10:45 a.m. and longtime local group Chris Daniels and the Kings will close out the festival, starting at 6 p.m. with a mix of R&B, funk, “jump blues” and rock.
The ninth annual Denver Modernism Show, running Aug. 22-24 at the National Western Complex, will include Charles Phoenix and his popular “Big Retro Slide Show” on Aug. 22 only — following the Miss Modernism Pageant at 7 p.m. Organized by Dana Cain of Littleton, more than 100 vendors of furniture, home accessories and vintage clothing will show and sell their wares, and on Aug. 24, the Motorama Car Show is added. The Tiki Lounge is hosted by The Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails, and the Denver Modernism Art Show, juried by Bobbi Walker, runs all three days. Hours: 6-10 p.m. Aug. 22; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 23; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24. Tickets: $8 Aug. 23 or 24; $20 for the evening of Aug. 22 plus the weekend. Information and schedule: denvermodernism.com.
Shows come to rec centers
The Mary Louise Lee Band will perform on opening day at the 2014 Taste of Colorado Festival.
Local artists will exhibit work in September at three recreation centers operated by South Suburban Parks and Recreation. SSPR’s Public Art Committee encourages artists to apply to exhibit work in the future: see sspr.org or call Darcie LaScala at 303-4837072. Richard Long’s watercolors will be at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Paint Box Guild artists will display work at Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree. Bill Utter will present photography at the Douglas H. Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton.
Get ready to laugh
Comedian Troy Walker will appear from 7-9 p.m. Sept. 12 at Cherokee Ranch & Castle, 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia, with opening act John Crist. A $50 ticket includes performance, castle tour, cash bar. Reservations: 303-688-4600, cherokeeranch.org.
Walk With a Doc
Reader Steve Plotkin hopes others will join him a free ongoing program run by National Jewish Hospital and coordinated by Dr. Andrew Freeman, based on the premise that exercise is indeed the best medicine. On a Saturday morning, meet at 8 a.m. at a park for a walk, educational focus, free breakfast and coffee, blood pressure checks and giveaways. Sept. 13: DeKoevend Park, topic “Atrial Fibrillation.” Oct. 11: Crestmoor Park, topic “That Darn Cough.” Nov. 8: Bible Park, topic: “Exercise and Your Sex Life.” Dec. 6, Crestmoor Park, topic: “Smart Holiday Eating.” Information: NJHealth.org/Walkwithadoc.
The Commodores will sing blues and Motown music at the Taste of Colorado.
IF YOU GO The Taste of Colorado/Festival of Mountain and Plain fills Denver’s Civic Center between 14th Avenue, Colfax Avenue, Broadway and Bannock Street from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2. Festival hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 29; 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 30 and 31; and 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 1. Admission is free. Food tickets are sold in various quantities. Parking is in surrounding lots or on the street — or from the south area, one might want to consider riding into town on light rail. The free mall bus takes one to the Civic Center Station across the street. Visit ATasteofColorado. com for schedules and information.
Author coming to Ranch
“Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him,” a new book by Capt. Luis Carlos Montalvan, will be introduced to readers by the author and his service dog at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the James H. Larue Branch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Books will be for sale at the event. Registration: DouglasCountyLibraries.org or 303-791-7323.
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Many dimensions in Denver exhibit ‘3D Piction’ show comes to gallery on Santa Fe By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Two experienced local artists will open a new exhibit Sept. 5-30 at Macy Dorf’s Artists on Santa Fe gallery. They describe “3D Piction” as “a collaborative show of clay, printmaking and alternative process digital techniques including photo transfer, laser cutting and 3D printing.” Dorf and master printmaker Judy Gardner, one of the gallery’s member artists, worked together “incorporating Macy’s extensive knowledge of clay fabrication techniques and Judy’s obsessive collection of digital and traditional printmaking techniques (Tradigital?), the two artists have created a body of both individual and collaborative new works using all these different processes.” “It’s what the show’s all about,” Dorf said of his image of a petroglyph from Utah, a photo transfer onto a clay tile, fired and glazed. “The technique was developed by a woman in Boulder. You can put an emulsion on any surface and can transfer an image. “Judy creates monoprints on flat slabs of clay, put into molds and shaped, such as images of petroglyphs.” Gardner will also have images etched on clear plastic with a laser, and she makes Solar Plate intaglio prints. She teaches at Regis University and has taught 3D animation and digital
image manipulation at the Art Institute of Colorado and Metropolitan State University. She is an initiated shaman and is pursuing a degree in transpersonal psychology. Her spiritual interests appear in her layered imagery, and she has been involved in larger projects, such as murals at Regis, although she is primarily a printmaker. Dorf has been a ceramic artist for 40 years and creates both functional pieces and one-of-a-kind sculptures. He graduated from Southern Illinois University and was, with Larry Wright, one of the original Two Potters in a longtime Littleton Main Street business, now closed. He lived and worked in France and returned to Colorado as a production potter in Durango. When he moved back to Denver he began working in what is now Artists on Santa Fe — a gallery and cluster of individual
IF YOU GO Artists on Santa Fe is located at 747 Santa Fe Drive, in Denver’s Arts District. The “3D Piction” exhibit will run from Sept. 5-30. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. (Open later on first Fridays.) 303-573-5903.
studios which he owns. It was there, his website says, that he began making his distinctive sculptures. He said his series exploring the human form is called “Attitudes.” His “Ruins” series reflects time spent in Utah’s red rocks country and uses pictographs painted on larger surfaces, which led to the photo image on clay in the present show.
What’s on the horizon. Lone Tree, Colorado
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Put us on your summer calendar. The RidgeGate community is thriving this season, with many fun, free events that will inspire you and your family to reconnect with nature, move your body, and meet your neighbors. Plan now to join us.
Sunday, August 31, 3– 4:30pm
Free Hiking and Wildlife Safety Workshop Location: Lone Tree Recreation Center
Join Lone Tree’s Animal Control Officer, Dennis Page, to learn about living safely and in harmony with the wildlife who also call our community home. How do you tell the difference between a harmless bull snake and a
A 3-D print created by Judy Gardner, using a pot by ceramist Macy Dorf, fresh eggshells and her camera. It will be exhibited in a collaborative show, called “3D Piction,” at Dorf’d Artists on Santa Fe gallery in September. Photo by Judy Gardner
Saturday, August 23, 6:30– 8pm
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Free Nature Hike: Where the Buffalo Roam
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Our hike in RidgeGate’s buffalo country will lead us
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played by local favorite naturalist “Ranger Pam” Batton, as she evaluates the surrounding land for farming, ranching and settlement. Check out artifacts from the
Location: Belvedere Park
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these last two free Yoga in the Park classes of the summer season in Belvedere Park. The class on September 9 is a special “Harvest Moon” yoga class beginning at 7pm. No experience or registration required. Ages 8+.
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Saturday, September 13, 6:30– 8:30pm
The Wildlife Experience: Nature Nights Campfire Location: Schweiger Ranch
Gather around a fire for an evening of s’mores, stories and activities at RidgeGate’s historical Schweiger Ranch. Re-enactor Don Brehm will share tales of Teddy Roosevelt’s life as a conservationist, hunter and avid outdoorsman. Visit thewildlifeexperience.org to register.
See ongoing restorations and learn about its long history with Anne Walton, property caretaker. Register at ridgegate.com/events.
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feed on living needles until late summer, soon will drop from trees to pupate in the upper soil layer of the forest floor. “By now most of the larvae have entered the pupate stage and won’t be causing much more of a problem until they hatch in the spring,” Halford said. According to officials, sawfly activity has been common and cyclical in the area for years. However, this outbreak is more severe, possibly due to an unusually large number of eggs deposited on pine needles by adult sawflies last fall. What environmental factor may have accelerated this spike in the sawfly population is unknown. “This is perhaps the largest outbreak seen in this area,” said Bill Ciesla, an entomologist with Forest Health Management International, who has worked closely with the CSFS to monitor the outbreak. Natural population controls, including virus diseases, parasitic wasps and other predators, can combat sawflies. Chemical insecticides are effective in spring when the eggs begin to hatch. However, the most effective time for direct control this year has passed. The only areas where chemicals may be effective now are where trees are showing only partial defoliation and the risk of larvae developing into adults is high. Halford said measures will be taken to monitor sawfly egg deposits this fall to determine the potential for additional damage in 2015. In the spring, the CSFS will survey the threat and begin spraying the needed insecticides in affected areas. “I know it can be hard for people, but our advice right now is to sit tight until spring,” Halford said. “There’s no way for us to know exactly when the larvae will hatch, but we expect May or June.”
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis. ALIGN YOURSELF In Nature VOLUNTEER REGISTERED yoga teachers will lead late summer yoga ses-
sions in Castlewood Canyon State Park. Meet at the Pikes Peak Amphitheater for 75 minutes of luxurious breathe and movement. You can’t beat the setting!! Bring a yoga mat, blanket, and plenty of water. A suggested $10 donation will benefit the Friends of Castlewood Canyon (http://castlewoodfriends.org). E-mail YogaCastlewoodCanyon@gmail.com. Sessions are at 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday in August and September.
STORY OF Friendship and Survival AFTER SUMMITING Mount Rainier, two climbers began their descent. On
the Emmons Glacier, a hidden snow bridge suddenly collapsed and dropped them both 80 feet into a dark glacial crevasse. In minutes, one friend was gone forever. Jim Davidson was left alone, struggling to find a way up the overhanging walls of the icy tomb. Experience this story Friday, Aug. 22, at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 Peoria St., Parker. Doors open at 6 p.m.; presentation begins at 6:45 p.m. Cash bar and concessions will be available. Meet the author and book signing to follow presentation. Contact Kari Ploysa at 720-488-3344, or go to http://thewildlifeexperience.org/cal/classes-activities/ ledge-adventure-story-friendship-survival/
OLD TOWN Wine Walk ENJOY WINE tasting and discover the many shops and restaurants in Old Town Parker at the Wine Walk from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22. The event is sponsored by the Parker Chamber of Commerce. Go to http://www.parkerchamber.com/Wine-Walks.cfm for information and tickets. Future Wine Walk events are Sept. 26 and Oct. 24.
THIRD AND Elbert streets in Castle Rock. The market includes fresh fruits and
vegetables.
BOOKS FOR sale THE FRIENDS of the Elizabeth Library will host a one-day book sale from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. We will have thousands of books and many great deals. All money raised from the sale goes directly to support the programs, collection and facilities of the Elizabeth Library. Please call 303-6463416 if you need more information. CASTLE ROCK Farmers Market THE CASTLE Rock Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 23, at Third and Elbert streets in Castle Rock. The market includes fresh fruits and vegetables, along with new offerings, including cheese from Wisconsin, olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette, a hydroponics grower, and local organic growers. Favorites such as the Wine Grower and local magician are returning in 2014, too. Contact 720-733-6951 or jjulian@douglas.co.us. Go to http://www. coopext.colostate.edu/douglas/agri/market.shtml PARKER QUEST FOLLOW THE clues, walk through history and explore downtown Parker, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the gazebo in O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Drive. Finishers are entered into a prize drawing. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org. DANCE WITH the Stars SKY CLIFF Center presents a fun filled evening for adults with special needs.
“Dance with the Stars” is from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock. Call 303-814-2863. Admission is $5.
PARKER FARMERS’ Market THE PARKER Farmers Market is one of the top 10 markets in the Denver
Metro area and enjoys a huge variety of farm fresh produce, meat, bakery goods, honey and fresh cooked items as well as hand crafted items from Colorado Vendors. Visit the market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, on Mainstreet in Parker. Call 303-693-3662 or go to http://www.coloradofarmersmarkets.com/
RED HAT Society Luncheon CASTLE COUNTRY Assisted Living plans a Red Hat Society luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St. Share lunch with Red Hat members, family and friends while enjoying a performance by Crooner Michael Angellino. The Red Hat Society is an international organization committed to connecting and supporting women of all ages. This luncheon is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Call 303-482-5552 to learn more or to RSVP. CASTLE COUNTRY Hosts Pink Flamingo Lounge CASTLE COUNTRY Assisted Living will host its popular Pink Flamingo Lounge event at each of its three houses in August. CEO Barbara Dice will tow her pink vintage trailer, aka the Pink Flamingo Lounge, to each house for appetizers and live entertainment by musician Dave Hidalgo. The lounge will park at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive in Parker, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26; Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27; and Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, please call 303-482-5552. OUTBACK EXPRESS August Schedule THE OUTBACK Express, a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments, will take passengers from Simla and Matheson to Limon on Aug. 28. Reservations are appreciated; call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or the ECCOG office, 800-825-0208. Visit http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com.
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Director Of PP And ED Announcement The leadership team at the South Metro Denver Chamber is expanding to include Natalie Harden, the newly appointment Director of Public Policy and Economic Development. “We are excited Natalie Harden, director of public policy and about Natalie economic development stepping up to the position of Director of Public Policy and Economic Development. These are two important elements of the Chamber and Natalie’s involvement will raise the bar of our effectiveness” said Robert Golden, President/ CEO of the Chamber. Natalie’s background includes diverse positions that will enable her to hit the ground running. She most recently served as the
assistant center director for the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC). While in this position she created the Export-Import Consulting Program, a comprehensive guide to consulting clients interested in international trade. The program was adopted statewide with Natalie serving as the primary consultant. Prior to her work with the SBDC she completed a master’s degree in Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration with a concentration in international business at the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies. While earning her degree she completed independent research on Costa Rica’s adoption of the Central American Free Trade Agreement and potential impacts of trade liberalization. She also researched barriers to economic growth in Italy during a US State Department placement in the Economic and Political Section of the U.S. Consulate in Milan by focusing on labor market regulation, economic-monetary union, and historical development policies.
Natalie’s previous experience includes serving as an informal director of communications for the Chamber of the Americas, a Denver-based organization that facilitates trade missions to Latin America. She also served as a legislative aide in the Colorado General Assembly. A Chicago native, she previously worked in the open outcry corn futures pit of the Chicago Board of Trade. She also supported the highestgrossing sales team and sold advertising for the Chicago Sun-times News Group. She holds a communications undergraduate degree from Seton Hall University. Natalie currently serves as the NextGen Committee Chair for the World Trade Center Denver and has served on the World Trade Day Planning Committee since 2012. She is also a board member of the Women’s Global Empowerment Fund, a Denver-based organization that provides entrepreneurship training and microfinance for women in northern Uganda.
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Saturday, August 23 Centennial Gun Club Firearms Festival 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, Centennial Gun Club, 11800 East Peakview Avenue, Centennial, CO
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Monday, August 25 2014 Goodwill Driving for Diplomas Golf Classic 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Colorado Golf Club, 8000 Preservation Trail, Parker, CO
Wednesday, August 27 Webinar: Federal Government Contracting 101 9:00 am – 10:30 am, free webinar. Please visit www.smallbusinessdenver.com to register.
Romanoff-Coffman Debate The first debate between former speaker of the house Andrew Romanoff and U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman was held in a packed room last Wednesday, August 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Highlands Ranch. The event was attended by hundreds of supporters, businesspeople, and community leaders. The lively discussion was moderated by Aaron Harber, host of “The Aaron Harber Show TM” and “The Aaron Harber Show: Colorado Now TM.” Harber himself played a large role in the debate, pressing the candidates to answer questions directly, rather than skirt inflammatory issues. These issues often drew vocal shouts of approval or condemnation from the candidates’ supporters. Introductions were provided by Robert Golden, president/CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber, and Jeff Wasden, president of the Colorado Business Roundtable.
The debate focused heavily on the Keystone XL Pipeline, immigration reform, national security, Fix the Debt, and the government’s role in business. The moderator also focused briefly on climate change, Obamacare, budget cuts, and women’s reproductive rights. Former state representative Robert Bowen said “It was a tremendous opportunity to hear both candidates answer questions and state their views.” The debate was the result of collaboration between the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, Denver South Economic Development Partnership, Northwest Douglas County Economic Development Corporation, Chamber of Commerce of Highland Ranch, and the Colorado Business Roundtable.
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August 21, 2014
Youthful Cardinals lean on experience Elizabeth keys on leadership of accomplished few on gridiron By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media Willie Weber certainly hopes to be one of the “comeback players” for Elizabeth on the football field this season. But, for that matter, so do all of the Cardinals. They just want to come back for a great season. Weber, a senior quarterback, missed last season due to injury and wasn’t part of Elizabeth’s 8-3 campaign, one which saw the Cardinals defeated, 14-13, in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs by Glenwood Springs. As for the team, coached by the venerable Chris Cline, they would like nothing better than to advance further in the playoffs. “I just want to play at 100 percent this season and surpass my abilities,” said Weber, who measures 5 feet 11 inches and checks in at 170 pounds. “I want to be a leader and help lead us into the playoffs. “I want to keep everyone in their top roles and for all of us to do our best. It’s going to be an interesting and challenging season, but I think we’re all going to be ready. We’ve got a lot of guys ready to step up.” That’s just what Cline, beginning his 14th season as the Elizabeth coach, is hoping for. And, he would like nothing better than to see the Cardinals fly as high as they did during their final five games of last year’s regular season, when the squad outscored its opponents 272-38 en route to capturing the Colorado 7 League title. The ball coach would like nothing better than to see his team win a state title as the Cardinals did in 2011, going 14-0 in the process. “One is always challenged as a coach,” said Cline, who doubles as the school’s athletic director. “We only have a few back from last year … and we have a lot of work
Elizabeth coach Chris Cline talks with senior quarterback Willie Weber during a 7-on-7 tournament in June. File photo to do. It’s always a challenge and a test to see how the boys will do. I think we’ve got a fine group of great and confident kids, though.” Not only is Cline looking for leadership from Weber, but from Jacob Burgett, Aaron Stone, and his son, Coby Cline. “It’s just one of those years you are not really sure how things will work out,” the coach said. “We’ve got a lot of experience with these four players and they should certainly help the others with their leadership abilities. I’m counting on them a lot for their leadership.” The younger Cline (5-10, 265) has been a force up front for Elizabeth the past two seasons and he wants to see his hard work at center and nose guard pay off. “We’ve got a lot of young players,” he
said. “We just want to make sure we can help them all improve and step up and be team leaders. This will be my third year starting at center and I just want to do a good job on offense and defense. “This is it for me, my senior year. I’m not sure about college right now. I’m just grateful to be on the field with these guys and hoping to give them all a lift.” Burgett (5-11, 180), a talented running back and outside linebacker, is confident that Elizabeth can overcome its youth. And, he is also hoping to build on his college opportunities. “I just want to keep on trying my best while helping all our younger players to do their best,” Burgett said. “We just want everyone to move up and improve. This is my third year starting and I hope to be a leader
and for our play to be outstanding. I definitely think we can make the playoff and make it past the first round.” Of course, those are similar thoughts for Stone, who begins the season at tight end and middle linebacker, while checking in at 6-4, 205-pounds. He’s not sure on college football, but said he would like to play baseball at the next level if the opportunity arises. “Our key is that we have to play together and meet our challenges and play with excellent chemistry,” Stone said. “We only have three starters back from last season. We have to stay focused, preserve and work hard at practice. I hope we can win league and I think we all have some positive feelings. We will just all have to try hard and see how it goes.”
Cross country a family affair Coach’s daughter among five key returners for Elizabeth girls By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media This season could well be an up and down year for Elizabeth coach Alan Small and his boys and girls cross country teams. Yet for the Small family itself, it could be a fine season to remember. Leading the way for the Elizabeth girls will be Small’s daughter, Cori. And, the fleet-footed junior’s hopes are nothing shy of finishing the season in the school’s record books. “I’m really excited about the season,” said Small, one of five key returners for the
Cardinal girls. “I just want to run as fast and hard as I can. The competition will be awesome as there will be more girls out than what has been normal. The key is to have confidence and that, right there, is a big part of it. “I didn’t make state last season, but I do feel that I have a chance this time. I also think that we have some fast freshmen coming in that are going to help us a lot.” Those, too, are thought of Small’s dad. “The key is how Cori looks back at the success she has had in track and now wanting to carry that over into her cross country season,” Alan Small said. “She’s getting more spring in her kick and certainly more confident in what she can accomplish.” Expected to join Cori Small at the front of the pack will be seniors Caya Bahr and Cross Country continues on Page 15
From left to right, Elizabeth’s Maria Lee, Jake Boss and Cori Small are excited for the cross country season. Photo by Scott Stocker
Elizabeth looks to build off state appearance Cardinals volleyball team returns wealth of talent from semifinal squad By Scott Stocker
Special to Colorado Community Media Following a state semifinal appearance a year ago, Elizabeth coach Russ Haman is high on his team’s prospects this season, as a wealth of talent returns for the Cardinals on the volleyball court. Elizabeth defeated Thomas Jefferson and Montrose in pool play at the Class 4A state tournament, but lost to eventual state champion Lewis-Palmer in the semifinals, 3-0. The Rangers then went on to defeat Air Academy, 3-0, for the crown.
“I do think we’re going to have solid teamwork and these girls are going to play strong as a unit,” Haman said. “We only lost two players from last year’s starters, so we are pretty much the same team. And that right there should put us in a good position as the season begins.” All-around players Aly Morgan, Emily Luke and Shay Piper rate high on Haman’s list of talent, as does back row specialist, Kayla Kagan. “Aly is strong in her all-around play and just talented,” Haman said. “She is certainly one of our leaders and a strong competitor. She has always played solid, always strong all over the court and we all admire that talent. “Emily plays a lot like Aly. She’ll do anything you ask of her and is always working so hard to be good. She can be a strong leader. Shay is another outstanding all-around play-
er for us. She is especially a strong outside hitter and is fundamentally strong.” The praise was equally high for Kagan. “Kagan’s defense has just gotten better each year,” Haman said. “We really rely on her back row play and her team leadership, as well. I just look forward to what she can contribute, but that certainly goes for all the girls. They are a delight to coach.” The girls are also high on their coach and want to make sure that they can go out and make him proud of their play each time they step on the court. Each of the girls feels that Elizabeth has an excellent shot at being a strong team this season and all feel ready to help lead the Cardinals to a possible league title and another trip to state. “I just want to work hard for our team and simply be a good leader,” said the 5-foot, 2-inch Kagan. “I think we can show a lot of
dedication and we’ll all be working hard. Success is all we want in the hardest way.” Morgan and Sammi Montoya also feel Elizabeth is ready to make a strong challenge for league and state honors. “We will practice hard this season,” Morgan said. “A key for me is to be a leader and for us to have a fine season in all respects of the game. I think we can do it, I think we’ll be ready.” “The goal for our team is to work hard together and to work on getting to state,” Montoya added. “We have strong workouts to get us ready. My own goal is to be a team leader and for us to be strong in all portions of our game.” Expectations are also high for senior Kyndal Grenlee and sophomore Chloe Peterson, Haman said.
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Putting their hearts into helping African youths Castle Rock couple’s shop sells fair-trade goods online to support artisans abroad
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mdiferdinado @coloradocommunitymedia.com In 2010, while living in Seattle, Lisa and Steve Stucky read an article in a magazine about international adoptions that would change their lives. At an orphanage in Zambia, widows were making handbags to support themselves and their children. The story inspired a project of passion that evolved into an online shop, a dream to build a school and an adoption-outreach program. “We started with the idea that if we can do a little bit to help, then that’s what we’ll do,” Steve said. First, the Castle Rock couple created an online shop that partners with organizations in Haiti, Rwanda, Tanzania and India to support impoverished people by buying their handmade goods and selling them. But their vision grew when Lisa traveled to Tanzania with her sister in 2012. “I said, `Let’s go to Africa and check out these partnerships we’re buying from and make sure that they’re legit,’ ” Lisa said. “So we went to Tanzania for a week and Rwanda for a week and, oh, my gosh, I totally fell in love with it. Africa is such a heartbeat for me.” And Mavuno Village, an organization in Tanzania that works with orphans, captured her heart — so much so that she and Steve renamed their online shop Mavuno Market. The shop has since partnered with Mavuno Village, which creates homes for the growing number of children orphaned by the AIDS pandemic on the African continent. Its mission is to build a Christian, family-style village, supported in part by farming, which teaches the values of family and equips children with skills for their future. “They bring in 10 kids and put them in a house with a mom and dad,” Steve said. “They want to give the kids that family connection and not the traditional dormitorystyle arrangement.” Twenty percent of the shop’s sales go to the Tanzanian orphanage.
Building something sustainable That partnership has led to an effort to build a school to educate village children. Mavuno Village must raise $100,000 to build four buildings with nine classrooms, a cafeteria and a library. Eventually, the Stuckys would like to build a trade center for adults. Money is expected to come from a combination of the online shop, donations and grants, Lisa said. No timetable has been set for how soon the school will be built, but the village owns the land and all that remains is to finance the construction. “We want to refocus our energy on the school so that in Tanzania, specifically, they can do agriculture and they can learn to be hairdressers and learn computer skills,” Lisa said. Steve will visit the village in November and check on the school’s progress. It will be his first trip to Africa. “What we’ve seen is that crafts or jewelry or bowls or wood carving are a great way for a lot of people to come out of their impoverished situation,” Steve said. But “what we would like to see is more entrepreneurism in a skill or a trade that carries more demand locally, so that we can see viable busi-
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Maria Lee and juniors Mary Ann Hughes and Anisa Samori. PUBLIC NOTICE “Maria is on her fourth year with us and NOTICE OF PUBLIC should have a fine season,” the HEARING coach said. Special Use Review DirectLink LLC. “I think we have thefor talent with the ladies to have a solid N oseason.” tice is hereby given that on September 25, 2014, at 7:00 While the Thursday, Elizabeth girls will have a lot (P.M.), or as soon as possible thereafter, a Planning Commission hearing be of experience on the trails this fall, thewillboys conducted and on Wednesday, October team was hit 22, hard byat graduation. 2014, 9:00 (P.M.), or asLeading soon as possible thereafter, a Board of County the way for the male squad this will Commissioners hearing willseason be conducted. Hearings will be conducted in the Hearing be Jake Boss, Room the lone varsity returnee this of the Elbert County Commission-
TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of JULY 2014 for each County affected. 14CW3057, Kenneth L. Schuessler, 36124 County Road 1, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (James J. Petrock, Petrock & Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), AMENDED APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NOT NONTRIBUTARY AND NONTRIBUTARY SOURCES, CHANGE OF WATER RIGHT, AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE NONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON AND NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFER, ELBERT COUNTY. Applicant is the successor in interest to Freedom Farms, Inc. as the original Applicant herein. Subject Property: 20.5 acres being Lot 3, Fleming Minor Subdivision, and 20.3 acres being Lot 3, Robinson Minor Subdivision, generally located in the S1/24SW1/4 of Section 34, T7S, R65W of thethem?’ 6th P.M.,”as shown on Atnesses by Africans being started and then gling with how do I raise tachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). them employing others.” Two meetingsTheare each year, in theis lotsheld are contiguous and Applicant the owner of the Subject Property. Source spring and the fall. of Water Rights: The Upper Dawson aquifer is not nontributary as described “We wanted to get moms together so thatin Sections 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the PUBLIC NOTICE Dawson aquifer is nontributary honest with their strugglesas The Stuckys’ international work has led they can be trulyLower described in Section 37-90-103(10.5), DISTRICT COURT, talk about their hardships,” Lisa said. to a local focus as well. C.R.S. Estimated Amounts: Upper WATER DIVISION and 1, COLORADO Dawson: 12 acre-feet per year; Lower JULY 2014 WATER RESUME Despite all they’ve They founded Passion for Orphans to Dawson: 4.1accomplished, acre-feet per year of the Lower PUBLICATION groundwater was previmoreaquifer dream still to fulfill. support and educate parents looking to Stuckys have oneDawson ously decreed in Case No. 02CW204, and TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED the their remaining approximately 2 acre-feet IN WATER APPLICATIONS One day, when young children are adopt internationally in the Denver area. per year was reserved for use through exIN WATER DIV. 1 canwells. takeApplicant off enough time A local arm of Mavuno Market, Passion older and Steveempt requests that the 2 acre-feet per year be decreed herein. ProPursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are nowork, would likeincluding to liveinand for Orphans hosts retreats and informationposed Use: Domestic, house, tified that the followingfrom is a resume of the all family commercial, irrigation, livestock watering, water right applications workand in certain the village they are helping to build. al meetings about international and local fire protection, storage and augmentation amendments filed in the Office of the Wapurposes. Change water rights: deter Clerk during the month“That’s of JULY 2014 an experience that Iofwould loveAsto adoptions. scribed above, 4.1 acre-feet per year of for each County affected. children,” LisaDawson said. “This “I started meeting all of these moms be able to give our nontributary Lower aquifer groundwater underlying the Subject Prop14CW3057, Kenneth L. Schuessler, mission, as family, it would be who had adopted internationally,” Lisa said.Roadis1, our ertyawas decreedand in Case No. 02CW204. 36124 County Elizabeth, CO Application requests that the decreed 80107 (James J. Petrock, Petrock & great if our children were able to live it first“Most of them had really hard Fendel, stories700—17th `I Street, amount and the Lower Dawson aquifer #1800, Denver, water requested herein be withdrawn in CO I’m 80202), AMENDED APPLICATION hand.” brought these kids back and now strugcombination through wells which may be FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS located at any location on the Subject FROM NOT NONTRIBUTARY AND NONProperty, including through existing well TRIBUTARY SOURCES, CHANGE OF Permit No. 78243-F. Description of plan WATER RIGHT, AND APPROVAL OF for augmentation: Groundwater to be augPLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE season. their DAWSON efforts intomented: helping me. per year or all not 12 acre-feet NONTRIBUTARY LOWER nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPPER “It’s kind of a rebuilding AND year for the “I feel some pressure, but I don’therein. think a groundwater to be decreed Water DAWSON AQUIFER, ELBERT COUNTY. rights for augmentation: Return flows Applicant is the successor in interest to boys,” Small said. “We lost a lot of seniors, whole lot,” Boss said. “I think I can be one from the use of not nontributary Upper Freedom Farms, Inc. as the original Apbut we are excited for the season. We’ve got Dawson aquifer and returnthis flows seafrom or plicant herein. SubjectofProperty: 20.5 the top runners in the league direct discharge of nontributary ground acres being Lot 3, Fleming Minor Subdivia good group of hardworking kids and a lot water would underlyingbe thegreat.” Subject Property. sion, and 20.3 acres being Lot 3, Robinson. That definitely Said nontributary ground water was deson Minor Subdivision, generally located of talent. Many have really improved since creed in Case No. are 02CW204 and Applicin the S1/24SW1/4 of Section 34, T7S, Indeed, good thoughts much aplast year.” ant is owner of 12.3 acre-feet per year of R65W of the 6th P.M., as shown on Atnontributary Laramie-Fox Hills for use in tachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). preciated by Small. Boss did not qualify for state last seathis case. Statement of plan for augmentaThe lots are contiguous and Applicant is tion: the The Upper Dawson aquifer groundowner of thebe Subject Property. “JakeSource is finding confidence to know son, but he has high hopes the that he’ll water will be used for in house use in two of Water Rights: The Upper Dawson able to make the field this time around. how fast he is,”and hecaresaid. “He(1.2will residences taker units acreaquifer is not nontributary as described in really feet per year), irrigation of home lawn and PUBLIC NOTICE Sections 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the “I just hope the team does well and that burden season as weon treesthis and bushes, and pasture Lower Dawson aquifer shoulder is nontributaryaasbig garden, the Subject Property (9 acre-feet per DISTRICT COURT, described in Section 37-90-103(10.5), I can make the best of my contributions,” have to replace a lotstock of guys.” year), watering of up to 50 large doWATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO C.R.S. Estimated Amounts: Upper Boss said. lost a lot of good guys. The mestic animals (0.6 acre-feet), and storJULY 2014 “We WATER RESUME Dawson: 12 acre-feet per year; Lower Elbert and Simla do not fieldfeature any (1.2 cross age and use in a water acrePUBLICATION Dawson: 4.1 acre-feet per year of Lower key for me is that I’ve got to Dawson be mentally feet), through wells to located at any locaaquifer groundwater was previcountry although they have ath-an tion on the Subject Property, including TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED decreed in Case No. 02CW204,teams, and prepared, run fast and make ously state. That’s existing originallyElizabeth permitted in Permit WATER APPLICATIONS remaining approximately acre-feet letes 2who co-op withwelleither or my INgoal. I wasDIV. the1 last runnerthe on the No. 146529. Applicant reserves the right IN WATER per year wasvarreserved for use through exto amend the uses without having to empt wells. Applicant requests that the 2 Kiowa. sity last season and I’m glad the guys put amend the application or republish the Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are noacre-feet per year be decreed herein. Protified that the following is a resume of all same. Sewage treatment for in house use posed Use: Domestic, including in house, water right applications and certain will be provided by a non-evaporative sepcommercial, irrigation, livestock watering, amendments filed in the Office of the Watic system. Return flows associated with fire protection, storage and augmentation ter Clerk during the month of JULY 2014 in house use will be approximately 90% of purposes. Change of water rights: As defor each County affected. water used for that purpose and return scribed above, 4.1 acre-feet per year of flow associated with irrigation use will be nontributary Lower Dawson aquifer 14CW3057, Kenneth L. Schuessler, 15% of water used for that purpose. Durgroundwater underlying the Subject Prop36124 County Road 1, Elizabeth, CO ing pumping Applicant will replace actual erty was decreed in Case No. 02CW204. depletions to the affected stream system 80107 (James J. Petrock, Petrock & Application requests that the decreed pursuant to Section 37-90-137(9)(c.5), Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, amount and the Lower Dawson aquifer C.R.S. It is estimated that actual depleCO 80202), AMENDED APPLICATION water requested herein be withdrawn in To advertise your public notices tion at 100 call years303-566-4100 of pumping is 4.9% of FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS combination through wells which may be the annual amount withdrawn. The majorFROM NOT NONTRIBUTARY AND NONlocated at any location on the Subject ity of depletions occur to the Cherry Creek TRIBUTARY SOURCES, CHANGE OF Property, including through existing well stream system. Return flows accrue to WATER RIGHT, AND APPROVAL OF Permit No. 78243-F. Description of plan the South Platte River stream system PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE for augmentation: Groundwater to be augthrough that stream system, and those reNONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON mented: 12 acre-feet per year or all not turn flows are sufficient to replace actual AND NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPPER nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer depletions while the subject groundwater DAWSON AQUIFER, ELBERT COUNTY. groundwater to be decreed herein. Water is being pumped. Applicant will reserve Applicant is the successor in interest to rights for augmentation: Return flows an equal amount of nontributary LaramieFreedom Farms, Inc. as the original Apfrom the use of not nontributary Upper Fox Hills aquifer groundwater decreed in plicant herein. Subject Property: 20.5 Dawson aquifer and return flows from or Case No. 02CW204 to meet post pumpacres being Lot 3, Fleming Minor Subdividirect discharge of nontributary ground ing augmentation requirements. Further, sion, and 20.3 acres being Lot 3, Robinwater underlying the Subject Property. Applicants pray that this Court grant the son Minor Subdivision, generally located Said nontributary ground water was deamended application and for such other in the S1/24SW1/4 of Section 34, T7S, creed in Case No. 02CW204 and Applicrelief as seems proper in the premises. (7 R65W of the 6th P.M., as shown on Atant is owner of 12.3 acre-feet per year of pages). tachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). nontributary Laramie-Fox Hills for use in The lots are contiguous and Applicant is this case. Statement of plan for augmentaTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY the owner of the Subject Property. Source tion: The Upper Dawson aquifer groundTHESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT of Water Rights: The Upper Dawson water will be used for in house use in two IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS aquifer is not nontributary as described in residences and care taker units (1.2 acreSections 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICfeet per year), irrigation of home lawn and Lower Dawson aquifer is nontributary as ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND garden, trees and bushes, and pasture on described in Section 37-90-103(10.5), OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS the Subject Property (9 acre-feet per C.R.S. Estimated Amounts: Upper MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN year), stock watering of up to 50 large doDawson: 12 acre-feet per year; Lower THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR mestic animals (0.6 acre-feet), and storDawson: 4.1 acre-feet per year of Lower BE FOREVER BARRED. age and use in a water feature (1.2 acreDawson aquifer groundwater was previfeet), through wells to located at any locaously decreed in Case No. 02CW204, and YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any tion on the Subject Property, including an party who wishes to oppose an applicathe remaining approximately 2 acre-feet existing well originally permitted in Permit tion, or an amended application, may file per year was reserved for use through exNo. 146529. Applicant reserves the right with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, empt wells. Applicant requests that the 2 to amend the uses without having to Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement acre-feet per year be decreed herein. Proamend the application or republish the of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why posed Use: Domestic, including in house, same. Sewage treatment for in house use the application should not be granted, or commercial, irrigation, livestock watering, will be provided by a non-evaporative sepwhy it should be granted only in part or on fire protection, storage and augmentation tic system. Return flows associated with certain conditions. Such Statement of Oppurposes. Change of water rights: As dein house use will be approximately 90% of position must be filed by the last day of scribed above, 4.1 acre-feet per year of water used for that purpose and return SEPTEMBER 2014 (forms available on nontributary Lower Dawson aquifer flow associated with irrigation use will be www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s groundwater underlying the Subject Prop15% of water used for that purpose. Duroffice), and must be filed as an Original erty was decreed in Case No. 02CW204. ing pumping Applicant will replace actual and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of Application requests that the decreed depletions to the affected stream system each Statement of Opposition must also amount and the Lower Dawson aquifer pursuant to Section 37-90-137(9)(c.5), be served upon the Applicant or water requested herein be withdrawn in C.R.S. It is estimated that actual depleApplicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or combination through wells which may be tion at 100 years of pumping is 4.9% of certificate of such service of mailing shall located at any location on the Subject the annual amount withdrawn. The majorbe filed with the Water Clerk. Property, including through existing well ity of depletions occur to the Cherry Creek Permit No. 78243-F. Description of plan stream system. Return flows accrue to Legal Notice No.: 23017 for augmentation: Groundwater to be augthe South Platte River stream system First Publication: August 21, 2014 mented: 12 acre-feet per year or all not through that stream system, and those reLast Publication: August 21, 2014 nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer turn flows are sufficient to replace actual Publisher: The Elbert County News groundwater to be decreed herein. Water depletions while the subject groundwater rights for augmentation: Return flows is being pumped. Applicant will reserve from the use of not nontributary Upper an equal amount of nontributary LaramieDawson aquifer and return flows from or Fox Hills aquifer groundwater decreed in direct discharge of nontributary ground Case No. 02CW204 to meet post pumpwater underlying the Subject Property. ing augmentation requirements. Further, Said nontributary ground water was deApplicants pray that this Court grant the creed in Case No. 02CW204 and Applicamended application and for such other ant is owner of 12.3 acre-feet per year of relief as seems proper in the premises. (7 nontributary Laramie-Fox Hills for use in pages). this case. Statement of plan for augmentation: The Upper Dawson aquifer groundTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY water will be used for in house use in two THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT residences and care taker units (1.2 acreIN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS feet per year), irrigation of home lawn and CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICgarden, trees and bushes, and pasture on ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND the Subject Property (9 acre-feet per OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS year), stock watering of up to 50 large doMUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN mestic animals (0.6 acre-feet), and storTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR age and use in a water feature (1.2 acreBE FOREVER BARRED. feet), through wells to located at any location on the Subject Property, including an YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any existing well originally permitted in Permit party who wishes to oppose an applicaNo. 146529. Applicant reserves the right tion, or an amended application, may file to amend the uses without having to with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, amend the application or republish the Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement same. Sewage treatment for in house use of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why will be provided by a non-evaporative septhe application should not be granted, or tic system. Return flows associated with why it should be granted only in part or on
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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name
Public notice is given on August 1, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Elbert County Court. The Petition requests that the name of Carson Garrett Rumler be changed to Carson Garrett George. Case No.: 2014 C 124
Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 23, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Elbert County Court. The Petition requests that the name of Mark Joseph Johnson be changed to Mia Jasmine Johnson. Case No.: 2014 C 121 Palmer L. Boyette County Court Judge Legal Notice No: 23008 First Publication: August 7, 2014 Last Publication: August 21, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News
PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 1, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Elbert County Court. The Petition requests that the name of Carson Garrett Rumler be changed to Carson Garrett George. Case No.: 2014 C 124 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Jafeen Jenkins, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 23015 First Publication: August 21, 2014 Last Publication: September 4, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News
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Legal Notice No: 23015 First Publication: August 21, 2014 Last Publication: September 4, 2014 Publisher: Elbert County News
Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Special Use Review for DirectLink LLC. Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at 7:00 (P.M.), or as soon as possible thereafter, a Planning Commission hearing will be conducted and on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at 9:00 (P.M.), or as soon as possible thereafter, a Board of County Commissioners hearing will be conducted. Hearings will be conducted in the Hearing Room of the Elbert County Commissioners at Kiowa, Colorado, or at such other time and place as these hearings may be adjourned. Public hearings will be heard upon the application on file with Elbert County Community and Development Services, Courthouse Annex, 215 Comanche Street Kiowa, Colorado, 303-621-3136, by DirectLink, LLC, for a Special Use Review pursuant to the current Elbert County Zoning Regulations. The affected property is located approximately ½ Mile distance and N/E in direction to nearest major intersection of County Road 102 and County Road 49. Reason: Special Use Permit Project Name and Number: McAskill Tower #SU 14-0006 Legal Description of Property: Parts of Section 23 and 26, T9s, R63W Date of Application: December 17, 2013
ers at Kiowa, Colorado, or at such other time and place as these hearings may be adjourned. Public hearings will be heard upon the application on file with Elbert County Community and Development Services, Courthouse Annex, 215 Comanche Street Kiowa, Colorado, 303-621-3136, by DirectLink, LLC, for a Special Use Review pursuant to the current Elbert County Zoning Regulations. The affected property is located approximately ½ Mile distance and N/E in direction to nearest major intersection of County Road 102 and County Road 49.
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Reason: Special Use Permit Project Name and Number: McAskill Tower #SU 14-0006 Legal Description of Property: Parts of Section 23 and 26, T9s, R63W Date of Application: December 17, 2013 Legal Notice No.: 23016 First Publication: August 21, 2014 Last Publication: August 21, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News
Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO JULY 2014 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of JULY 2014 for each County affected. 14CW3057, Kenneth L. Schuessler, 36124 County Road 1, Elizabeth, CO 80107 (James J. Petrock, Petrock & Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), AMENDED APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NOT NONTRIBUTARY AND NONTRIBUTARY SOURCES, CHANGE OF WATER RIGHT, AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, IN THE NONTRIBUTARY LOWER DAWSON AND NOT NONTRIBUTARY UPPER DAWSON AQUIFER, ELBERT COUNTY. Applicant is the successor in interest to Freedom Farms, Inc. as the original Applicant herein. Subject Property: 20.5 acres being Lot 3, Fleming Minor Subdivision, and 20.3 acres being Lot 3, Robinson Minor Subdivision, generally located in the S1/24SW1/4 of Section 34, T7S, R65W of the 6th P.M., as shown on Attachment A hereto ("Subject Property"). The lots are contiguous and Applicant is the owner of the Subject Property. Source of Water Rights: The Upper Dawson aquifer is not nontributary as described in Sections 37-90-103(10.7), C.R.S., and the Lower Dawson aquifer is nontributary as described in Section 37-90-103(10.5), C.R.S. Estimated Amounts: Upper Dawson: 12 acre-feet per year; Lower Dawson: 4.1 acre-feet per year of Lower Dawson aquifer groundwater was previously decreed in Case No. 02CW204, and the remaining approximately 2 acre-feet per year was reserved for use through exempt wells. Applicant requests that the 2 acre-feet per year be decreed herein. Proposed Use: Domestic, including in house, commercial, irrigation, livestock watering, fire protection, storage and augmentation
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